catbarf on 23/9/2007 at 21:45
A little ways down this page, you can see the 'He has rights?' thread, about how a man was arrested because he refused to let his bag be checked at a Circuit City, then refused to show ID to a policeman (both well within his rights). Here is the followup:
(
http://www.michaelrighi.com/2007/09/20/success/)
Let me summarize:
-He was offered a settlement (we drop charges, please don't sue us), and turned it down.
-His family called and told him he had to turn it down- the court process would be unbearable.
-He took the settlement.
-He gave every last penny donated to him to charity, proving that he didn't do it for profit.And that's it.
On the other hand, he did cave rather than get money from the police that wrongfully arrested him. So in that respect he failed.
Gingerbread Man on 23/9/2007 at 23:28
omg wtf??? :confused:
Thief13x on 23/9/2007 at 23:45
eh, I think people are a little too damn sue happy these days. To sue for something like that, imo is a little ridiculous, financially, he didn't suffer any losses. I don't buy this 'humiliation' and 'pain and suffering' bullshit and neither do alot of judges.
Nonetheless, my dad accidently rearended a women a few years ago at 10 mph in stop and go traffic and she sued him for almost $100,000 ($10,000 for medical bills and vehicle repairs) and eighty some odd thousand for public humiliation, emotional suffering, post traumatic stress, and pain and suffering, and 2 weeks off of work.
Medically, she had minor whiplash, and the rear PLASTIC bumper of her accord was crushed slightly. She ended up walking away with 28k. SOMONE HIT ME!! err, that sounded really wrong, sorry
Another possibly unjustified case - walking around walmart with my buddy who was in a motorcycle accident all scarred up and a kid in his 20's walks up and starts talking about his motorcycle accident. He shows us the scar on his shin where they put a 20 inch metal supporting rod in for support, but he was walking perfectly fine. He then showed us the lawsuit papers...it turned out he was hit by a multi-millionare and went after the big bucks. On top of $50,000 in medical charges, he sued and won and I quote, written on the paper $400,000 - $600,000....NICE! SOMONE HI....nm
crunchy on 23/9/2007 at 23:48
Phew! Boy am I relieved. For the past few weeks I haven't been able to sleep.
catbarf on 23/9/2007 at 23:50
The point is not so much that he really didn't want his bag checked or his license read, it's just a matter of principle. If they don't have the legal right to ask for either, then you shouldn't be arrested for not providing those, regardless of how easy or convenient it may be.
Saying he should have done it because it would only take seconds is like saying it's okay for the police to bust into your house and make a warrant-less search, as long as it takes less than a minute.
It's beside the point that he could have provided what the employee and policeman wanted, the fact is that he was arrested illegally, while well within his rights as a U.S. citizen.
Thief13x on 23/9/2007 at 23:59
woah! yeah I completly agree with you on that, I just don't agree that he should sue
Rug Burn Junky on 24/9/2007 at 00:33
Ladies and gentlemen of all ages, in this ring, we have Thief13x, showing exactly why extra-chromosomal-retards shouldn't expound on the legal system since October 2002!
catbarf on 24/9/2007 at 01:52
If he was wrongfully arrested while committing no illegal act, then he has every right to sue the police. However, I think his time is better spent getting back at Circuit City for causing it all in the first place.
Now before you start saying that HE caused it, tell me this: Which of the two was breaking the law in their actions?
Shug on 24/9/2007 at 02:36
that's deep
