I think I got it db! But I have to disagree as to a limit on how much SHOULD have been awarded to my friend......or anyone else with a legitimate case of injury due to negligence on the part of someone other than themselves and their own stupidity!

I think it should be a case by case award! Not a standard across the board. So that the specifics can be sorted on an individual basis and the ultimate responsibility for a judge would be to dismiss all the nonsensical (stupidity) cases. Then a jury (and I'm not opposed to a professional jury system) could hear the cases while the injured (victim...if you will) gets an opportunity to face the party they are accusing so they could see the actual victim and the result of their negligence, as opposed to cases being settled out of court or beaten down by corporate lawyers before they even get a chance to be heard.

I just want a more just system for people who have legitimate injuries.........and for our system to allow a judge to "judge" what seems legitimate and what seems ludicrous!

Come on..........some of these cases I've read about are from bizzarro world! Where do these people get the brass balls to even try and sue for some of the shit they sue for.......and why would a judge want to have to sit through the bullshit? I'd be an iron-fisted judge....I can tell I would.

Maybe we should send all these cases up before Judge Judy! She'd say, "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining! You were stupid and now you want insurance rates to go up so you can profit from your outright stupidity! Well I'm calling a spade a spade and you are stupid for doing______ and you won't get a dime for it! Now get out of my courtroom!"

And that would be that! LMFAO!

*looking down to find myself on the box again*

Oops!

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