Cyberus wrote:
My favourite one, is a story my Dad told me. He used to work for Islington borough council years ago. And there was a window somewhere that kept getting smashed by vandals. So the local government decided to replace it, and the rest of the windows in this council building, with polycarbonate ones.
So one day, a kid comes along, throws half a brick at the window that was always getting smashed and.....guess what?
It bounced back and hit him on the head, causing relatively minor injuries. You probably already have an inkling what's coming next.....His mother tried to sue the local council, because of what happened to her son. The judge threw it out of court, but that was the 80s...these days she'd probably win....which neatly brings us to why we have all these inane warnings...!!!
It's almost funny because it's so true, like the American woman who sued a department store because she was knocked over by an unruly child running amok and injured herself.
She was also the mother of the crazed bratfink...
If any sane person were the judge they'd have made her pay court costs
and attend parenting classes, unfortunately the message sent out is that it's okay to rescind one's responsibilities because you can sue someone else for your own failings anyway.
:pissed:
