http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12528894/
4 years for mowing lawn
(sure the guy is an idiot- but 4 years? c'mon)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12530133/
as little as 5 years for almost killing someone in an incredbly violent manner.
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04-28-2006, 03:05 PM #1
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talk about things that are unjust
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04-28-2006, 04:54 PM #2
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Honestly, I don't think that 4 years for gross negligence and costing tax payers and insurers almost $30million is particularly unreasonable. Maybe prosecuting will convince people to respect laws regarding drought conditions. Not to mention the lives and health of the firefighters.
Originally Posted by soul_skier
"if the city is visibly one of humankind's greatest achievements, its uncontrolled evolution also can lead to desecration of both nature and the human spirit."
-- Melvin G. Marcus 1979
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04-28-2006, 05:14 PM #3
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no, it was four years for being a fucking dumbass that cost 80 homes. Originally Posted by pointedem
he got off lucky."The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money" --Margaret Thatcher
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04-28-2006, 05:43 PM #4
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Wait, I thought CDF tells people to remove tall dry grass to reduce the risk of spreading wildfire by eliminating the fuel for it. Wasn't this guy doing the right thing by cutting tall dry grass?
I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.
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04-28-2006, 06:24 PM #5
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CDF recomends maintaining a defensible space, but when the fire threat becomes extreme they restrict the use of mechanical mowers/brush removers. Originally Posted by DJSapp
Wait, I thought CDF tells people to remove tall dry grass to reduce the risk of spreading wildfire by eliminating the fuel for it. Wasn't this guy doing the right thing by cutting tall dry grass?
This is why people in rural residential areas need to mow early to keep the growth down before the risk becomes too high to mow.
If I remember correctly this was 3 years ago in the middle of one of the highest fire risk times with high winds and no humidity. The media was blitzed with "don't mow" articles."if the city is visibly one of humankind's greatest achievements, its uncontrolled evolution also can lead to desecration of both nature and the human spirit."
-- Melvin G. Marcus 1979
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04-30-2006, 03:11 PM #6
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This one is right up there:
"DURANGO, Colo. - Two teenage girls who surprised their neighbors with homemade cookies late one night were ordered to pay nearly $900 in medical bills plus court costs for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go to the hospital."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6914824/
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04-30-2006, 03:42 PM #7
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You burn down my house, i'd expect you to end up in jail.
He wasn't sent to jail for mowing the lawn, he is going to jail for ARSON.
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04-30-2006, 06:10 PM #8
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Originally Posted by P_McPoser
ARSON: the criminal act of DELIBERATELY setting fire to property.
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05-01-2006, 08:00 AM #9
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If you accidently burn down my house, I expect you to compensate me for my loss. If you douse my house in kerosene, light a match and do a jig in the street while it burns, then you're gonna be Bubba's girlfriend. Originally Posted by P_McPoser
Nater, thanks for the clearification.I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.
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05-01-2006, 11:13 AM #10
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Glad to see Americas still sue happy Originally Posted by dipstik
Bush got C's.... Obama probably failed lunch
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05-01-2006, 11:23 AM #11
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So true. So many people will sue over anything just to make a buck. Originally Posted by Stone-Free
Glad to see Americas still sue happy
Example: My brother (last year, still in high school) is backing out of his parking spot and some kid tries to squeeze between my bro's truck and his car because waiting 3 seconds would be too long. He ends up walking his foot right under my bro's tire and getting his foot run over. The kid's parents sue my brother (my parents) for their son's medical bills (note: the people are super wealthy to begin with) and when they receive the check in the mail from the insurance company, the kid goes around school the day after talking about the new flat screen tv he got for his room with the settlement.
I've got more suits than Liberace, but less than Eastvailhucker.
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05-01-2006, 01:00 PM #12
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Nothing about restitution. 4yrs is a good deal vs. paying back 24 million, id take it.
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05-01-2006, 01:37 PM #13
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As long as there are puke lawyers who will take the cases and represent these people, its only gonna get worse. Originally Posted by Vicious
This lady I did a minimal amount of biz with wanted to sue me for slander because I told a fellow worker she never paid me for the 2 jobs I did. I told her to produce cancelled checks for the work she said I got paid for, or to STFU. Then I got the standard "you'll hear from my lawyer" bullshit...
And my old lady wonders why I crush a sampler of Ska beer in a week...Bush got C's.... Obama probably failed lunch
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