Personal Responsibility vs Legal Liability

the Bear SG

i read an article in USAToday and was aghast...

schools in the US are going to ban playing during recess... SERIOUS!

check it out => Schools bans recess games

so dodgeball was banned, and maybe rightly so.. but tag and football?

their excuse was "children are running into each other" and "broken arms and dislocated fingers"

which set me thinking... was it really that, or were the schools afraid of litigation-happy parents? then also, where does it end?

already, we have people winning lawsuits where they themselves got hurt because of their own stupidity... blaming others seem to be profitable...

soon, we will all have to follow a set of rules... personal judgement, subjectivity, common sense will all take a backseat and we become automatrons... unable or unwilling to take the personal responsibility to make a decision without someone hounding you about it, laying down a set of stupid rules.. and then browbeating you into submission no matter how stupid the rules are...

i feel, somewhere along the way, we have lost our common sense...

either that, or we have lost our moral courage to tell those idiots who insist on insane rules to bugger off..

what do you think?

casino_king SG

so cheem... now so late at night how Question

ndmmxiaomayi SG

It’s common to see injuries in sports. Besides, it’s healthy. Now that they can’t play, they will be in front of computer playing games. If their children become overweight, parents complain again. The process repeats.

alexkusu SG

Its America, a land where people win crazy lawsuits.

alexkusu SG

then next we may get a law on obesity. Kids need to do more exercises. Or they probably ban all foods in schools except salads.

The man who was death SG

some schools in us got their own lawyer, to keep a lookout of all things praying, reading bible in school cos of separation of the church and the state

but ironically, every morning they sing anthem they are flouting the law.

fudgester SG

You guys heard the one about the burglar who broke into a shop and got beaten up and chased away by its employees instead?

The burglar's suing the shop for 'emotional distress'. Confused

Source: http://www.startribune.com/484/story/485319.html

I know that the US is a highly litigious society, but having burglars suing shopkeepers and banning recess time play is really scratching the bottom of the barrel.

And I thought the one where the woman who won a lawsuit against McDonalds' for scalding herself with McDonalds' coffee was bad enough (which is why McDonalds' coffee cups now have the label 'WARNING:HOT!' on them. Rolling Eyes ).

Oh, wait - to say that it's scratching the bottom of the barrel is an insult to barrels. They have truly smashed through the bottom of the barrel.

Please don't sue me, Mr Barrel. Sad

Kuali Baba SG

I think the poison dwarf of F1 (Bernie Ecclestone) put it in a rather witty manner, "Over there if it's five past noon and you say, 'Good morning' you get sued!"

Do we blame the lawyers who take up these cases as well, setting precedents? Why did they make such cases legitimate?

Meia Gisborn SG

The prevailing mindset in the US with regard to litigation appears to be, "Sue first, ask questions later."

I'd personally like to see all lawyers in this country airlifted to a remote Pacific atoll, and then a small nuclear device detonated therein.

The man who was death SG

blame the legal system there cos lawyers only get paid when they win so any case also must take

Kuali Baba SG

Don't worry, they're going to hell. Wink

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/11741/Rowan_Atkinson_Hell.html

kikq SG

and so am i Sad

lwflee SG

Its the US. What's Surprising?

Please, however, note that this is not the case in many other countries.

I was going to say 'so dun jump on the lawyer-hating bandwagon'. But it appears I am too late.

the Bear SG

and why say you that? Neutral

LazerLordz SG

lack of common sense.

kikq SG

cos im an atheist

gasband SG

According to one of my frens who is a lawyer he says US is a “sueing” country becos in their system, most of the time when u lose a court case, u dun have to pay the lawyers. So they have this “why not” mentality.

lwflee SG

No win no fee. But what about the costs of the other party? Somehow, I find that explanation unconvincing. I think the reason is the highly publicised astronomical punitive damages that have sometimes been awarded.

Kenashi SG

Laughing
the school taking drastic measures to prevent costly lawsuits

Kenashi SG

Laughing
I read a case whereby a thief broke into a house n slip on a toy in the living room n broke his leg. he got caught by the owner n managed to sue the owner for leaving dangerous items lying around in the house. the thief won the lawsuit!!! where is justice in that?? I really don't know what is the moral standing of US court??? in the first place what is the thief doing in the owner's house, if he isn't there, he won't break his leg.
tsk tsk tsk!!