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Posted by JEDIDIAH on 10/23/03 11:19
On 2005-06-23, Larry Qualig <Lqualig_do_remove@uku.co.uk> wrote:
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> "Kelsey Bjarnason" <kbjarnason@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:tCgue.79202$9A2.45597@edtnps89...
>> Larry Qualig wrote:
>>> "Erik Funkenbusch" <erik@despam-funkenbusch.com> wrote in message
>>> news:sasu1a0fbrav.dlg@funkenbusch.com...
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:46:25 -0400, Larry Qualig wrote:
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>>>>It's much like the Star Wars universe though.
>>>>Not a single hand rail in sight, anywhere.
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>>>
>>> I understand exactly what you mean. It's obvious that in the future OSHA
>>> will cease to exist.
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>> That, probably, would be a bad thing. On the other hand, product
>> labelling really needs to be changed. Is it really necessary to point out
>> that a freshly-poured cup of coffee is hot, or that the drain un-blocking
>> liquid, intended to dissolve organic materials, is not meant to be
>> consumed?
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>
> I'm inclined to say that the "product labeling" issue is more of an issue
> with our litigious society. I think that the only reason these crazy labels
> exist is to protect the product makers from frivolous law-suits. Some idiot
> drinks drain-cleaning fluid and the lawyers go after the manufacturer for
> not warning them not to drink it. A friend at work used to have a daily
> calendar with a new crazy lawsuit each day. It's insane what people sue over
> and win.
>
> The lawyers are able to somehow twist and distort the picture to the point
> where these idiots now become the poor innocent victim. To make matters
> worse, the brainiacs on the jury award these huge settlements to them.
...yet this all seems to magically get by the jury somehow.
[deletia]
It's easy to lay the blame at the feet of amoral lawyers (and there
are certainly many) but only if you ignore how American courts actually work.
For any abusive trial decision you would like to whine about, there
were 9 average joes that were willing to go along with the insanity.
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