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Article #38506Re: The Blameless Society
From: Alexander
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:27
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:27
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McDonalds got what they deserved. Giving people something meant for consumption that if applied to skin will require skin grafts is assault. The facts are at http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm . She only originally sued for enough to cover her medical bill and McD's refused. Jessica Alexander. Doug Craigen wrote: > No objection to much of the list, but two items stand out: > > "G. B." wrote: > > > > If a woman burns her thighs on the hot coffee she was holding in her lap > > while driving, the restaurant is to blame. > > In the case in question, the blame was for selling coffee hotter than > their own guidelines recognized as safe. If she had bought the coffee > anywhere else she wouldn't have gotten such serious burns when it > spilt. There's the question of reasonable expectations about the > products you buy, and most of us have spilt coffee on ourselves before > without requiring a doctor's attention. Had she known how dangerous the > cup she was holding was, she might have taken better precautions against > spilling. > > > If you suck three packs of cigarette smoke into your lungs each day for 40 > > years and die of lung cancer, the tobacco company is to blame. > > They're not to blame for people choosing to smoke, just for denying the > medical facts. A person who smoked knowing it was bad for them can > hardly blame the cigarette companies. A person who kept smoking because > they believed the tobacco companies is stupid, but in that case it is > the tobacco companies fault. If you assure somebody that a product is > safe, you are assuming responsibility for their safety. If you're not > sure a product is safe, don't claim it is. In this case it is the > cigarette companies you should be railing against for trying to avoid > their share of the blame.
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