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Post by lionheart21 on Dec 29, 2012 13:50:34 GMT -5
On the news last night, they were talking about a woman who was scamming people for money by saying she was a relative of one of the deceased children. What a nasty thing to do.. The boy's parents are still mourning his death, and trying to continue on with their lives, and now some stranger is taking their loss, and trying to profit from it. Goes to show that there are some people who will even try to profit off the bloodshed of innocent children. Absolutely sickening.
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Post by xCompackx on Dec 29, 2012 21:40:09 GMT -5
Well, there's a case about the school not being properly secure which it obviously wasn't, but psychological damage? I don't know how suing someone is going to help the child. It won't. They will argue the child needs counseling and years of it. Of course the parents will use some of it to take the child to places like on vacations and so forth as well...just for the child and not them See, I could understand that. I can't imagine how this child must feel because of what happened (if it's true, that is) and maybe going on vacations is a good way of getting away from things. Not saying $100 Million isn't too much because it is, but I could see the thinking behind asking for more than is needed for therapy.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Dec 29, 2012 22:58:49 GMT -5
I can understand wanting to pay for therapy bills and any sort of psychological traumas the survivors and families of the victims suffer, but $100 million for one kid is ridiculously excessive. Yep. There really should be some limitation on the amount that you can sue for. If it's not a cash grab then paying for the counselling and therapy will be enough, but since it is a blatant cash grab, f*** off. On the other hand, sometimes people really do deserve large sums. I think judges/juries do a pretty good job of sorting the wheat from the chaff generally.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 29, 2012 23:44:02 GMT -5
The blame is more on lawyers. They descend like vultures on things like this and convince people who aren't 100% stable to go along with bullshit cash grabs.
That said, these folks need to be glad their child survived and drop this nonsense posthaste. Ask any of the families of the deceased if they'd rather have $100 million or their loved one back if there's any uncertainty.
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Post by Starshine on Dec 29, 2012 23:46:06 GMT -5
Wow, these people are truly disgusting.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Dec 29, 2012 23:51:58 GMT -5
Eh, I'm torn about this. It's a dumb thing, but I can't fault them because they are probably not in the best frame of mind after what they went through. Plus emotional damages are an important thing--sometimes therapy just doesn't fix certain things. If they had been really wronged and the child went through that trauma, the child would definitely be entitled to some money. That said, I don't think it's the school's fault. But still...
Also they are only suing for $100 million because cases like this either get settled or the jury limits the amount you get. It's not a you-win-you-get-what-you-asked-for scenario. Even if the jury/judge(not sure what kind of trial it would be) finds the school to be guilty, he's going to reduce that amount by a lot--and if they settle, it's gonna be for a lot less.
It's jut an all-around messed up situation...I just hope the poor child gets his therapy and that his parents are just not thinking things through at the moment because of the stress and that they are normally reasonable people.
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Post by Mac on Dec 30, 2012 0:12:37 GMT -5
The parents should be happy they have their child and she didn't wind up like one of the victims and count their blessings. I've seen traumatic things throughout my life, I was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight. I never thought to try to sue the MBTA because it was on state property, but it was traumatizing nonetheless.
And not to be a dick, but the event is only a couple weeks old... Im sure the child is still a mess over it, hell I know people who werent directly involved in the situation who are still a mess over it.
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Post by Danimal on Dec 30, 2012 0:28:30 GMT -5
They are overly-litigious pieces of ****.
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Post by Glitch on Dec 30, 2012 1:44:14 GMT -5
Totally wrong. Instead of going on a campaign to collect donations, they decide to sue people who weren't responsible for their situation.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 30, 2012 11:50:54 GMT -5
Yeah, the school isnt secure, so let's take the money they could use to do that.
f***in these assholes. You can't predict this kind of thing. And the damn intercom being tripped probably saved their kids life. f***
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 11:53:16 GMT -5
Yep. There really should be some limitation on the amount that you can sue for. If it's not a cash grab then paying for the counselling and therapy will be enough, but since it is a blatant cash grab, f*** off. On the other hand, sometimes people really do deserve large sums. I think judges/juries do a pretty good job of sorting the wheat from the chaff generally. I agree. I mean if a litigant can prove that they are losing out on x amount of dollars due to the actions of another that's one thing, but the whole money will cure pain and mental anguish thing is asinine IMO.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Dec 30, 2012 11:54:58 GMT -5
The blame is more on lawyers. They descend like vultures on things like this and convince people who aren't 100% stable to go along with bulls*** cash grabs. That said, these folks need to be glad their child survived and drop this nonsense posthaste. Ask any of the families of the deceased if they'd rather have $100 million or their loved one back if there's any uncertainty. Boom. I remember the Hank Gathers death and the lawsuits that followed. The family later came out and said they were wrong to sue like they did and they were just listening to the lawyers that surrounded them.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 16:02:25 GMT -5
At first I was like $100 million? Seems a bit much but then I read it, and the child heard cursing people
The child heard someone swearing. How can we deny them the money they need to help their child get over that
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 17:06:57 GMT -5
Too soon. When it comes to safety/security......is ANYPLACE normal this safe or secure? They sue a school because they don't have the "proper procedures" in place......well, sue yourself too, pal, because I'm sure someone could barge into that fairly easily and blow the rest of your family away too. This lawsuit is an insult to the people in the school who did provide what safety and security they could and were killed in the process. The farther down Victim Blvd. we travel as a society, we'll (very soon, I think) be to the point where we don't have enough gas to turn around and get us back off the road where we were before. At first I was like $100 million? Seems a bit much but then I read it, and the child heard cursing people The child heard someone swearing. How can we deny them the money they need to help their child get over that That's EXACTLY what I thought the crux of this lawsuit was at first.
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