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Originally posted by moonstrucksoul
sounds about right for this litigation happy society called America, yeah, only in todays times can you sue for what "might have been"
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Hmm I used to think the same way, but an interesting thought popped into my head, and I'm not quite sure anymore that its society in general thats to blame.
Think about this: TFP (and other chat forums in general) probably contains quite a diverse population of Americans, yet I've never once seen anyone agree with such frivolous litigation, and always found such stories ridiculed and put in their place. This suggests to me that most internet-savvy Americans who participate on message boards despise frivolous lawsuits and the people who make them. People who do not have access to the net probably do not have access to a lawyer for such frivolous purposes either, and this whole this does not apply.
So now I think I'm beginning to understand that its in fact just a vocal minority, people who have their lawyer on speed-dial, who actively seek out ways to make money off other peoples' suffering. It takes a special kind of personality to sue frivolously, don't you think?