Frivolous law suites will be the one of the many nails in the coffin of this country.

This is one of the things that spook me about the internet; it seems that any comment or complaint is potential for liable.

On another note is that tween even her's once it hits twitter?

Most frivolous lawsuits simply get dismissed, and there are heavy penalties imposed on attorneys who are found to have filed them. There will always be people who abuse the system, but there are also checks and balances in place to address it. People can try to sue for anything they want--achieving a desired result is a different story.

That oddly makes me feel better

Hey! There's a big spider on your hair!!!!


Well, wouldn't that make you shake your head?

http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2009-08/453958.html


The "teachers" should be slowly skinned alive.

Yeah, but we're better at it.:D

i.e, we have bigger dicks, right?

C'mon, Cloudie -- you know very well it's not the meat, but the motion! ;)

Ha! and Ha! again, I say!

Well, I'm pretty sure his internet addiction is cured. :right:

Reminds me of a news story I saw when in Japan. A 55 year old former teacher was being released from prison. He had been working at a reform school/sailing academy for wayward youth, but had beaten to death not one but two students (and two others were missing without trace).
He got five years in prison.
As he was being released, he said words to the effect of "I did nothing wrong. Physical punishment is educational. I am looking forward to returning to my position at the academy." [my emphasis.] :eek:

Calif is set to release 57,000 California prison inmates.

http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2009...090211748.html

IMHO, the issue in Merc's lnik is just the tip of the iceberg.
Doesn't your bill of rights say that you have the right to be kept safe from harm while in the custody of the state?
Doesn't that mean that every single time someone is assaulted or raped or even exposed to disease while in prison, their civil rights have been violated? And the relevant authorities are criminally responsible for it, a la the Rodney King beat-down?

As you were. [/rant]

Uh, what? No, I don't think it says that. It says no cruel and unusual punishment may be inflicted, but that's not what you're describing.

Here's a head-shaking cock-up*

(* author not responsible for incoherent metaphor)

There was a bikie brawl in March at an airport in Sydney, as members of the Hell's Angels and Comancheros clashed after - ironically - retuning on the same flight from what was supposed to be some kind of peace conference. One man was killed.

This chap, a Hell's Angel, was in custody for a long time, but was finally released on bail, on the condition that he not associate with any other Hell's Angels.

To make sure there was no confusion, the cops sent him a list of the people he was not allowed to hang out with. Well, that was the idea.

They sent him a list of the names and home addresses of 46 members of the COMANCHEROS instead. :smack:

Hello?! Knock knock? Anybody paying attention at all in there?

Well, maybe it says both, you know. I think it says quite a few things.

I'm going on what I remember from the second Rodney King trial. After the poice were acquitted of assault, they were charged with the different crime of violating his civil rights by failing to ensure he was kept safe from harm etc.

I suppose I should look it up. Too lazy.