Kunta says:
The “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case shows how willing Americans are to give up their rights because of fear. For years we have been told how dangerous drugs were and how every child was a crack addict in the making, how heroin was on every street corner and how pot would ruin your life.
We’re at war, right? The war on drugs. It’s a dangerous enemy that wants to destroy our way of life….or was that the war on terror? Ya know, it’s so hard to keep them separated.
Same story different enemy.
Expensive pants: Don’t understand Vizzle’s bile over this one. I told him from day one this case would be dismissed. It was. People are stupid and think stupid things. The system is designed to weed out real disputes from silly ones.
No one can “file a frivolous lawsuit.” A lawsuit doesn’t become frivolous until it’s dismissed with prejudice. This case was.
Our system allows for everyone to have their day in court. No matter how silly or insignificant the case, it’s important that everyone feels that the court has heard their dispute and rendered a transparent judgement.
The overarching theme here is this; large media companies push “frivolous lawsuit” stories to make pro-corporate legislation seem more palatable. That’s the bottom line. That’s why the news is filled with spilled coffee and expensive pants.
Vizzle:
I dislike the pants suit (no pun intended) because of the fact that was even allowed to go to trial. Defendants in frivolous lawsuits should have some remedy for their wasted time, having their court costs and fees paid for is not enuff. Consider if I call the police and claim someone assaulted me and they get arrested. Once the facts are discovered I could be sued for making a false police report. In the same regard, if you sue me for some unreasonable amount of money or for some unreasonable damage, and the case is dismissed and you have to pay legal fees, I should be able to recover monies from you.
Is it really in the courts best interests to even hear such nonsense cases? As a taxpayer paying for the courts I would say no. Wouldn’t that money be better spent on feeding the hungry or perhaps providing medical care to those who cannot afford it? Oh yeah I forgot, everyone should have the right to sue.
