Yeah, but all those things that appear not fair are loopholes in the system that are there and designed to make sure that something else, and probably something more important is covered. IE fat people sueing over health damages is a loophole in the idea that people could sue a corporation for giving them something that caused cancer unknowingly. Sure fatty food is a little different than say carcinogen laden chemical supplies, but same idea, and it's a lot more important to have the idea there for the serious matter than for the stupid case that may get a lot of publicity but will most likely be thrown out before it gets anywhere. We hear so little of the real story from the media on these cases anyway that it may sound really dumb from the headline, but if you were to actually sit in the courtroom and listen to the proceedings I can almost assure you that you would have a little bit of a different take on the matter.
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