Just Taylor

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:03:22 GMT, "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info>
wrote:

>I believe we are moving to treat the Internet as more akin to a telephone
>line than a published document, while you are moving in that direction. In
>any case, libel is often accounted for by a public apology and a small fine.
>
>On the topic of your legal system, I liked the story of some teenage girls
>in Pheonix about 6 months ago who baked some cookies for her neighbours and
>left them on their doorstep. Whereas most were pleasantly surprised, one
>neighbour claimed she was so shocked she thought she was having a heart
>attack and successfully sued the girl for $1000. Unbelievable. You are the
>most litigious nation in the world.

That fat cow is exactly the reason why our system sucks. There will
probably be some apologist saying the kids had no right to knock on her
door and offer free cookies and they deserved what the got of course...

Its a sad day when teens are admonished for doing something nice for
people...


--
Taylor

'03 Audi S6 Avant
'05 Mazda6 Wagon GT
'98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Just Taylor

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:03:22 GMT, "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info>
wrote:

>I believe we are moving to treat the Internet as more akin to a telephone
>line than a published document, while you are moving in that direction. In
>any case, libel is often accounted for by a public apology and a small fine.
>
>On the topic of your legal system, I liked the story of some teenage girls
>in Pheonix about 6 months ago who baked some cookies for her neighbours and
>left them on their doorstep. Whereas most were pleasantly surprised, one
>neighbour claimed she was so shocked she thought she was having a heart
>attack and successfully sued the girl for $1000. Unbelievable. You are the
>most litigious nation in the world.

That fat cow is exactly the reason why our system sucks. There will
probably be some apologist saying the kids had no right to knock on her
door and offer free cookies and they deserved what the got of course...

Its a sad day when teens are admonished for doing something nice for
people...


--
Taylor

'03 Audi S6 Avant
'05 Mazda6 Wagon GT
'98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Just Taylor

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:03:22 GMT, "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info>
wrote:

>I believe we are moving to treat the Internet as more akin to a telephone
>line than a published document, while you are moving in that direction. In
>any case, libel is often accounted for by a public apology and a small fine.
>
>On the topic of your legal system, I liked the story of some teenage girls
>in Pheonix about 6 months ago who baked some cookies for her neighbours and
>left them on their doorstep. Whereas most were pleasantly surprised, one
>neighbour claimed she was so shocked she thought she was having a heart
>attack and successfully sued the girl for $1000. Unbelievable. You are the
>most litigious nation in the world.

That fat cow is exactly the reason why our system sucks. There will
probably be some apologist saying the kids had no right to knock on her
door and offer free cookies and they deserved what the got of course...

Its a sad day when teens are admonished for doing something nice for
people...


--
Taylor

'03 Audi S6 Avant
'05 Mazda6 Wagon GT
'98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Dave Milne

I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they are
in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:

> Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
> wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
> videophone in France.... :)

Dave Milne

I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they are
in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:

> Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
> wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
> videophone in France.... :)

Dave Milne

I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they are
in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)


Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:

> Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
> wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
> videophone in France.... :)

Earle Horton

We put people in "jail" or "prison" in the United States, and they retain
their civil rights. In fact, they have access to law libraries while they
are incarcerated, which in many cases makes them even more a thorn in the
side of society, than they would be if allowed to run free. One of their
favorite tactics is to sue the Polizei and their jailers for real and
imagined civil rights violations. They are even more annoying than ordinary
litigants, because threat of contempt sanctions means nothing to them.
"What are you going to do, put me in jail?"

The problem with jailed litigants, is the same as with other types. Some of
them have claims, that have merit. You can't just *****-nilly disallow the
right to sue, because most people abuse it.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:rjp3f.128139$G8.96496@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they
are
> in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
> news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
> > On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
> > wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
> > videophone in France.... :)
>
>
>

Earle Horton

We put people in "jail" or "prison" in the United States, and they retain
their civil rights. In fact, they have access to law libraries while they
are incarcerated, which in many cases makes them even more a thorn in the
side of society, than they would be if allowed to run free. One of their
favorite tactics is to sue the Polizei and their jailers for real and
imagined civil rights violations. They are even more annoying than ordinary
litigants, because threat of contempt sanctions means nothing to them.
"What are you going to do, put me in jail?"

The problem with jailed litigants, is the same as with other types. Some of
them have claims, that have merit. You can't just *****-nilly disallow the
right to sue, because most people abuse it.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:rjp3f.128139$G8.96496@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they
are
> in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
> news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
> > On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
> > wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
> > videophone in France.... :)
>
>
>

Earle Horton

We put people in "jail" or "prison" in the United States, and they retain
their civil rights. In fact, they have access to law libraries while they
are incarcerated, which in many cases makes them even more a thorn in the
side of society, than they would be if allowed to run free. One of their
favorite tactics is to sue the Polizei and their jailers for real and
imagined civil rights violations. They are even more annoying than ordinary
litigants, because threat of contempt sanctions means nothing to them.
"What are you going to do, put me in jail?"

The problem with jailed litigants, is the same as with other types. Some of
them have claims, that have merit. You can't just *****-nilly disallow the
right to sue, because most people abuse it.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:rjp3f.128139$G8.96496@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they
are
> in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
> news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
> > On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
> > wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
> > videophone in France.... :)
>
>
>

Lon

Not entirely sure how this would work, as I don't actually know of
any Gaols in the USofA, so one would probably have to move to some
place like Toronto first.

Dave Milne proclaimed:

> I don't believe Americans lose the right to sue other people while they are
> in gaol, but it might be a real deterrent if you introduced it :-)
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Just Taylor" <taylor@wilhelp.com> wrote in message
> news:434dd498.480178437@wilhelp.com...
>
>>On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:44:28 -0700, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Not to mention how the British also allowed Roman Polanski, who is
>>wanted by the US to sue an American company while hiding behind a
>>videophone in France.... :)
>
>
>