RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Loathe
2008 11:43 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... Class action lawsuits where the company has been polluting for years and has covered up the fact. You buy a new home at a nice location. A couple of years later you have a kid who is horribly malformed. The

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > I guess you missed where I stated, *twice*, *willingly*. If you have no > car, no money and nowhere else to go, I would not consider that 'willingly' > This is exactly why government's role should be limited to education. That way, if someone wants to leave all they have to learn

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Scott Stroz
> > > Yeah right, if you have the money and wherewithall to move. Many of those > left in NO had no cars, and no money. So where could they go. Given what you > just said I'm surprised you don't advocate making poverty a capital crime > and shooting the poor. > I guess you missed where I stated, *

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Scott Stroz
OK, so it seems you might be OK with an upper limit, but my suggestion of $10,000,000 is too low, I can understand that. So lets say we agree on a number somewhere between 10,000,000 and 3,000,000,000,000,000. Hopefully it will be a lot closer to the 10,000,000. Either way, forcing the plaintiff

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Gruss Gott
> Larry wrote: > Besides the posse comitatus law is quite stupid and obselete. I have no idea what that is, but implicit in your posts are a creeping cultural ideal that someone or something should be there to protect us from our own mistakes. I would say that that role was historically our famil

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Larry Lyons
>Really Dana, you want to start fucking name calling me? > >When have I ever been so rude to you, with some of the outlandish shit you >say on here. I'm not Sam, and I'm not some doting party line fool. > >I think it is logical that people pay their own way, and that issues like >that be dealt wit

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Larry Lyons
Class action lawsuits where the company has been polluting for years and has covered up the fact. You buy a new home at a nice location. A couple of years later you have a kid who is horribly malformed. Then you discover its due to pollutants seeping into your house. Your neighbours discover the

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > You planning on going to war over yours? We all pay taxes; some people whine > about them though, and some people don't. > ROTFL! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to d

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Dana
t: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... > > it infuriates me when people whine about their taxes. It also infuriates > me > when taxes got to pay for some local boondoggle instead of building the > given

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-10 Thread Dana
we're trotting out the McDonald's coffee again? On Jan 9, 2008 5:46 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I said 10,000,000 not 10,000. If 10,000,000 is not enough to cover > 'damages' then I think there are bigger issues. I have no issue with > making > companies pay for wrong doing, bu

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
Thank you. Christ I don't know why this is so hard for some people to grasp. -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:47 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... I said 10,000,000 not 1

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
Message- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:13 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... it infuriates me when people whine about their taxes. It also infuriates me when taxes got to pay for some local boondoggle instead of

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
Still waiting on that platinum level CF-Community website membership. -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:55 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... Charlie... Is that your IP address in our

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > see Larry you don't get it ;) they are obviously at fault for negligently > living where someone would locate a Superfund site. > In this one case, Dana may be pontificating with demagoguery since the truth is that the cost of risky behavior should be bared by those who choose to e

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stroz
I said 10,000,000 not 10,000. If 10,000,000 is not enough to cover 'damages' then I think there are bigger issues. I have no issue with making companies pay for wrong doing, but I think suing a dry cleaners for $5,000,000 because they lost your pants or suing McDonalds because the coffee they ser

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
see Larry you don't get it ;) they are obviously at fault for negligently living where someone would locate a Superfund site. On Jan 9, 2008 5:12 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what happens when the damages inflicted are over $10,000? It seems to me > what this would do is tilt the

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Larry Lyons
what happens when the damages inflicted are over $10,000? It seems to me what this would do is tilt the courts (which are already biased towards money interests) towards whomever has the most money. All a corporation or a very rich person would have to do is to keep delaying until its no longer

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
it infuriates me when people whine about their taxes. It also infuriates me when taxes got to pay for some local boondoggle instead of building the given construction project right in the first place. On Jan 9, 2008 4:27 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides, it infuriates me that

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stroz
Besides, it infuriates me that our taxes will have to pay for people muddling through all the bullshit lawsuits. On Jan 9, 2008 6:24 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, how is this for a solution. > > No matter what the injury/travesty/emotional scarring or whatever other > 'injury'

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stroz
OK, how is this for a solution. No matter what the injury/travesty/emotional scarring or whatever other 'injury' you want to label it, a person can sue for no more than $10,000, 000.00, unless it is a child under the age of 18, then you can sue for $20,000,000. But, if you lose, you have to pay t

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
life is still too short. On Jan 9, 2008 3:46 PM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes she is.. (just to make sure she gets it Sam ;) > > On Jan 9, 2008 4:30 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana is such a moron. > > > > Please note: This e-mail message was sent from a notification

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Jacob
Charlie... Is that your IP address in our logs? ;-P -Original Message- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:42 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... On Jan 9, 2008 2:22 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Greg Morphis
yes she is.. (just to make sure she gets it Sam ;) On Jan 9, 2008 4:30 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dana is such a moron. > > Please note: This e-mail message was sent from a notification-only > address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to > this message. > > On Jan

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Jan 9, 2008 2:22 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > always nice to see the kids engaging in rational and adult discussion why is it that an adult discussion isn't nearly as fun as an adult movie? :) -- "Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet p

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Sam
Dana is such a moron. Please note: This e-mail message was sent from a notification-only address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message. On Jan 9, 2008 2:22 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > always nice to see the kids engaging in rational and adult discussion

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Greg Morphis
t; > > -Original Message- > > > > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:54 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... > > > > > >

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
like cat and dogs, > the > > > second part of the sentence didn't apply to you. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:54 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > S

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
dn't apply to you. > > -Original Message- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:54 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... > > She insults you so you insult me? > > > O

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Greg Morphis
L PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, I through your name out because you guys fight like cat and dogs, the > > second part of the sentence didn't apply to you. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, Janu

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Sam
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:54 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... > > > She insults you so you insult me? > > > On Jan 9, 2008 1:46 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Really Dana, you want to start

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
9, 2008 4:55 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... I am actually not referring specifically to you. I *do* think it's probably racist to say that a New Orleans resident who files suit against anybody over Katrina will just spend it on crack. Whic

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
No, I through your name out because you guys fight like cat and dogs, the second part of the sentence didn't apply to you. -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadri

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Vivec
I wasn't referring to you, I was referring to a general statement that was made. And if I can recall, the statement wasn't made by you. It's interesting that you found that statement to be racist though. On Jan 9, 2008 5:38 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You must be confused, that wasn't

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
is a drastic misuse of federal > funds. > > If the locals were so worried about the situation (as they were warned to > be > many times) they should have taken it in hand and rectified the problems. > > -Original Message- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Sam
She insults you so you insult me? On Jan 9, 2008 1:46 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Really Dana, you want to start fucking name calling me? > > When have I ever been so rude to you, with some of the outlandish shit you > say on here. I'm not Sam, and I'm not some doting party line fool

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
You must be confused, that wasn't my comment, and simply trying to equate my comments on personal responsibility with racism isn't going to work. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:35 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
it in hand and rectified the problems. -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:41 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... you're bringing logic to a stupid fight. On Jan 9, 2008 2:38 PM, Vivec &l

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
Absolutely. You summed it up well for me, thanks. -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:38 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... So I guess the people in Los Angeles should all just f*** off

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
you're bringing logic to a stupid fight. On Jan 9, 2008 2:38 PM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I guess the people in Los Angeles should all just f*** off with > their earthquake insurance and any resultant claims for damage. > It's their damned fault for building an entire city near a fau

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
e before the ocean > came rolling in and everyone knew it. > > -Original Message- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... > > how does personal

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Vivec
So I guess the people in Los Angeles should all just f*** off with their earthquake insurance and any resultant claims for damage. It's their damned fault for building an entire city near a fault zone. And if something goes wrong..screw em. And the people in the Mid West, they know that is Tornado

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Vivec
Clearly that doesn't matter, since the city was just a nest of little what was it..? 'crack houses' and this money will just be used to help them 'replenish their drug supply'. Perhaps that was why this area of the United States didn't get the type of relief response and attention that the wo

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:20 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... how does personal responsibility enter into it? The levees were mickey-moused and people died. Bottom line, the feds decided there were more important things than the safety of New

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Ian Skinner
Scott Stroz wrote: > My wife almost dies and we can't get a lawyer to take the case, yet a guy > gets $10,000 for being inconvenienced for a few hours. > Ian Skinner wrote: > I actually agree that tort reform is probably necessary, but I have not > yet heard of a reform method I agree with. It

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Dana
PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Word > > Personal responsibility is dead and gone. > > -Original Message- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: We, the jury, award

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stroz
The next step is 2.9 Quadrillion dollars. Here is my take on the inequity of our judicial system. several years ago my wife had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. For anyone who doesn't know, this is considered one of the true gynecological emergencies. To make a long story short, thanx to the inept

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Ian Skinner
Scott Stroz wrote: > I think filing a lawsuit against anyone or anything for 3 quadrillion > dollars, regardless of the reason would be a good place to start. Ok you started. What is the next step? 3 quadrillion is a ridiculous claim. So what is NOT a ridiculous amount that a claim can not even

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Greg Morphis
3 quadrillion? to rebuild the crack houses and replenish their drug supply? Sheesh.. they must be wanting to move up in the world.. (yeah, I know it's a generalization, so? piss off) On Jan 9, 2008 2:23 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think filing a lawsuit against anyone or anythin

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Loathe
Word Personal responsibility is dead and gone. -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:08 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... This is one reason why I hate people. Not you guys, though

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stroz
I think filing a lawsuit against anyone or anything for 3 quadrillion dollars, regardless of the reason would be a good place to start. On Jan 9, 2008 3:14 PM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gruss Gott wrote: > > Ha! There's a reason for tort reform! > Why? Why is this a reason for to

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stewart
, January 09, 2008 3:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... The Army corps of Engineers said they f***ed up? On Jan 9, 2008 3:51 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem is that the Army Corps of Engineers has accepted > re

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Ian Skinner
Gruss Gott wrote: > Ha! There's a reason for tort reform! Why? Why is this a reason for tort reform? You don't want idiots to even make claims. Or do you feel that all such claims made will be won? I actually agree that tort reform is probably necessary, but I have not yet heard of a reform

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stroz
This is one reason why I hate people. Not you guys, though...other people. On Jan 9, 2008 2:15 PM, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsui > ts > > > > > > > >

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Vivec
The Army corps of Engineers said they f***ed up? On Jan 9, 2008 3:51 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem is that the Army Corps of Engineers has accepted > responsibility.. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software

RE: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Scott Stewart
: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:24 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars... > Jake wrote: > http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsui > ts > Ha! There's a reason for tort reform! I guess the counter argument is that N

Re: We, the jury, award 3 quadrillion dollars...

2008-01-09 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jake wrote: > http://real-us.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_re_us/katrina_flood_lawsui > ts > Ha! There's a reason for tort reform! I guess the counter argument is that NO citizens should expect and prepare for mediocre storms with some damage, but given that they got a large storm with la