Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Uh... WTF?

It is a crazy crazy litigious world we live in. I saw this little news piece while browsing The Week (news digest, yum!)


A New York man who disappeared after being indicted for having sex with minors is suing American Express for alerting police to his whereabouts. James Colliton, 44, says the company violated his privacy by telling authorities that his credit card had been used in Ontario, Canada, where he was arrested. Colliton later pleaded guilty to raping two underage girls, but is seeking $4 million in damages from American Express. “When people stop violating my rights,” he said, “that’s when I will stop filing lawsuits.”

Ummmmmmm, seriously?
"When people stop violating my rights..."
How about when you stop violating underage girls, the cops will stop chasing you..... or when you stop putting your junk in unwanted places.... how about that? How about don't be a perv? Hm? Can we try that?

This country is so lawsuit crazy to begin with it is kind of sickening. Someone told me recently that the leftover food from the buffets in Vegas that go to the trash are doused with bleach. Why? Because apparently if someone eats some of that food out of the trash, and gets sick, the hotel can actually get sued. Another WTF! If you're eating out of the trash in the first place, what do you really expect? All that food..... so tragic....

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