the state of humanity
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- kingjulien
14 months ago, while driving with my girlfriend, I was involved in a minor fender bender. We were coming to a lightrail stop, and I thought the car in front of me was going to go to the line-- like the other cars around us--rather than be lame and stop in the middle of the street. Also, on the right side there was this cool mural -with a homeless guy underneath it flashing gang signs--so when my gf (now ex) pointed and giggled and said "hey look", I made the mistake of turning my head. I felt a tiny bump. Unfortunately, the car was a BMW, and the driver, an attorney...
A woman got out yelling, but in 5 minutes I had her calm. I was polite. I inquired if she was hurt. She mentioned that she was fine. just a little "shaken up", concerned only about the missing paint on her bumper. We exchanged info. By the end of our interaction she had her arm around my shoulder, waving to my gf in the passenger seat. She said we were "cute", and wished us a great weekend. I came away at ease-calm with the world, and pleased with the state of humanity...
This afternoon, 14 months later, I was served with a lawsuit. The party in question, this sweet woman in her BMW, is suing me for $25,000...
I've considered all the options: maybe signing her up for a lifetime channel vip membership (with accompanying golden girls season one dvd boxset), maybe placing a bloody horse's head inside her bedsheets and telling her I used to answer phones for Ace Rothstein, or even doing the Vincent Gallo raindance to insure that she gets cancer of the liver.
But all that would be too blatant, too obvious, and, considering I just turned 30, rather immature.
No, this one, this one I think I'm going to let marinate for awhile. Tomorrow I'll call my insurance and get to the bottom of this. And if that doesn't work, well...
(note to law enforcement: the following is satirical in nature and written purely in jest, AS THERAPY, and i really harbor no ill will in this matter--regardless of the duration of this case nor any financial setbacks i may incur, despite the fact that I may have to file bankruptcy now and embarass my dear mom, who slaved away teaching high school in the ghetto for years to put me through grad school, with drug dealers and hoochie mommas harassing her and Floyd the gerrycurled janitor hitting on her every day with his shiny yankees starter jacket and his neon blue Gremblin that he had the nerve to put a sunroof on. )
- peteski0
one of the reasons "no-fault" insurance bill did not pass in CA (in 1996?) is so that y'all can have the "freedom" to sue the shit out of each other. don't blame me - I voted for it.
either way dude - sorry to hear it. sounds like an LA story.
(isn't she just sueing your insurance? not you?)
- johndiggity0
second time i said it: tort reform! fuck lawyers!
- rabattski0
sue your ex because she distracted you. she will sue the homeless guy for distracting her. he will sue the guys who did the cool mural and those guys will sue the city for offering the wall. city increases taxes. everyone chips in. problem solved.
- DutchBoy0
haha exactly rabattski..
i am sorry to hear it but that is exactly one of the reasons i would never like to live in the hypertensed US of A. Everyone is sueing everyone, like you cannot solve things the easy way.
I am sooo glad we did not adopt that part of your culture.. yet.
sorry for the rant, but i think the situation is plain ridiculous.
goodluck, kingjulien.
- rabattski0
well rest assured dutchboy, in holland cases are based on reason and fairness. so you can't sue a microwave company for not mentioning in the manual that you cannot use it to dry your pet or for storing your kids. or, more in our field, can't be sued for $1,000,000 if the jobs worth is only $5,000.
the main difference between most european laws and american laws regarding business in a very broad sense is that american law is based on distrust (you have to exclude all possibilities) while for instance dutch law is based on trust. just look at the difference in contracts between the us and holland. you and i can do business with eachother with a contract that's just 1 A4 instead of an entire book of A4's in the states.
- ********0
Or maybe we're all just sane and reasonable human beings.
- normal0
Litigation culture as it's termed is starting to leak over here to the UK. I'm american, been here for almost 4 years and I always used to point out the fact that the old Routemaster Buses would never have made it past the 70's in the states. Why because the open platform on the back of the bus is an invitation for lawsuit if someone falls off. It was comforting that "trust" as you mention it rabattski was part of the culture here. I liked the fact that they expect people to take care of themselves and not blame anyone else for their own stupidity. Sadly the routemasters have fallen prey to the burgeoning litigation culture here... I guess I'm going to have to move to Holland next.
- GreedoLives0
14 months? isn't there a statute of limitations on that sort of thing?
- kingjulien0
The saga continues...
I just met with the claims handler at my insurance company. Allegedly the woman suing me--the total now up to $100,000 and not the $25,000 I originally mentioned--was in a previous accident, which she was awarded 1 million dollars for.
Once that was paid out, suddenly she decided that the "tap" that she allegeded in the deposition regarding my accident was much more serious, and she got her doctor to change his original diagnosis to conform with her scheme ( i wonder if he's getting paid too) . Not only that, her husband is suing me too for having to "nurse" his wife (the summons actually says this) in her debilitating condition...
This lady is a professional shark, a scam artist, a two bit floosie, and my insurance company is onto her, and hopefully they'll flex on her like Eddie Murphy in Harlem Knights, when he had to shoot Delia Reese in her pinky toe because she didn't know when to leave things alone....
- DutchBoy0
crazy.
- jevad0
that fucking bitch needs a fork in teh head
- versa0
man, best of luck with that
it sounds like the best you can do is to continue to partner effectively with your insurance company ... let them expose her ways
it IS things like this that make you doubt humanity, but just when you think all is lost, something great happens
sounds like your in for some good stuff after this storm
- tny0
brutal, g'luck. nice *disclaimer btw
- kingjulien0
once again, thanks to everybody for being cool, and being sympathetic...
- kld0
Neon blue Gremblin that he had the nerve to put a sunroof on. )
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That's fresh
- ganon0
sorry dude, best of luck...keep us updated....
- ********0
Interesting you should post this.
About 30 minutes ago, I'm walking in a white trash area part of Pittsburgh. Some rich b*tches pull up to a four intersection stop light, in their Mercedes S-Class. I'm walking across the street, they have a red light, they inch close to me as I'm walking across the street, closer, closer, finally I stop and look at them, I stick my hands out, saying to them, WTF, do you want to hit me or what is your problem. She gives me the finger as if it's my fault she is crowding the walkway. The nerve of this chick. I guess money now buys your way aruond laws?. &*%^% Although, I should take my own advice and stop complaining, but shit.....
- GreedoLives0
haha jazx, should've smashed her window with your elbow and booked it. she can afford a replacement.
- ********0
yeah, ANARCHY!! wooo hoooo.
Anybody, anybody?
*echo, echo
Uhhmmmm, yeahhhhh, it was worth a shot.
- -leah-0
i hate people sometimes.
people are generally assholes