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Originally posted by DelayedReaction
What if his bullet had accidentally ripped a hole in the space-time continuum and allowed an alien race of giant space hamsters to invade and subjugate our planet? Pizza Hut would be really fucked then.
The guy was assaulted in a high-crime area, and was defending himself. Let's not expand this argument to the hypothetical; there's enough to discuss right here in the real world.
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Or we could acknowledge that time and again, the "deep pockets" approach to justice succeeds, and he with the most money gets sued. In the possibility outlined above about an innocent bystander being sued, Pizza Hut WOULD be responsible, as the man did it while executing the conditions of his employment at the time of the assault/homicide. Pizza Hut would also lose a few million in settlement dollars, guaranteed. it's the way the system works.