Taking responsibility for your own actions

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I'm not sure about what it is like in Europe, but in America there are many stupid laws that prevent people from taking responsibility for their own actions. For instance, if you have a pool in your backyard, and the neighbor's child wanders over and trespasses on your property, and ends up drowning in your pool due to their parents negligence, you can be sued. Even if you weren't home. I think this is absolutely ridiculous.

Another example is if someone is at your house and they hurt themselves, they can sue you. Even if they are at fault and are acting stupid (ex: horsing around, doing stupid stunts, etc).

ANOTHER example is when people go to amusement parks, blatantly ignore the park rules/warnings, get hurt BECAUSE they ignored the rules, and then try to sue the park.

I think it's stupid that America has laws that completely absolve people of responsibility. They need to grow up and take responsibility for their own actions and not try to blame others for their mistakes.

What do you think?
 
I know exactly what the hell you mean. Some crazy lady hit me with her car when I was riding my bike and she tried to sue my mum even though she wasn't even there at the time. She was at home, and I was riding back on the bike from a friend's birthday bash... Crazy lady. >>:C

She wanted to sue us because my head busted her windshield and my knee busted out her headlight.
 
WOW! Holy shit. SHE hit you with the car, and then tried to sue you!? That's fucking absurd. SHE should be the one paying the hospital bills.
 
Yeah, some of these laws are pretty stupid, but they do have some merits. For example, with the amusement park thing, if a person is blatantly disregarding the rules and hurts him/herself, I agree it's not the park's fault. But if that person starts doing things that hurt others, then the park is partly at fault, because such establishments are supposed to have security to prevent the welfare of its patrons.

And following along with that thread, even if the person only hurts him/herself, some institutions should be held accountable such as schools and hospitals, where students should be protected from harm, even if that harm comes from oneself.
 
Oh gosh, my stepmom annoys the hell out of me whenever she cooks and the stove catches on fire because apparently someone spilled some stuff inside.

"Someone spilled some stuff and didn't bother cleaning it up!"

And she'd be using the stove herself, cooking in the one spot that got caught on fire. -_- It bothers me when she always says "WELL SOMEONE..."
She's always omitting herself.

EDIT: I just realized this doesn't really have anything to do with the subject. >.< Haha blame it on the time. I'll think of something to post later and edit this.

EDIT 2: Ok, I just thought of something. What really ticked me off was when I heard a story about a woman who helped out someone get out of the car because of a car accident. This happened in Ohio. Well, instead of being grateful, the person sued the woman because she claimed that while the woman was trying to help her, she suffered some minor bruises.

I know she lost her nursing license, and I believe her home as well since she had no choice but to sell it.

Things like that makes me so angry. Stupid person got into that car accident in his/her own doing (actually, I'm not sure, but it was most likely the person's fault) and yet blamed the woman who tried to help. Now that's just something...


 
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Cerridwen[/B]]WOW! Holy shit. SHE hit you with the car, and then tried to sue you!? That's fucking absurd. SHE should be the one paying the hospital bills.
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Luckily my head wasn't damaged aside from some minor scratches and scrapes... But I had to have multiple pieces of glass removed from my knee. And it all happened because she was paying attention to her Cell Phone instead of what was on the road. I think that in the end, that was why we didn't get sued. :\

I also had to get stitches for my knee. :'(
 
Ah, yes. I was sitting right next to you as you wrote this, Cerridwen. I also think people need to take responsibility for their own actions.

eisprinz said:
And following along with that thread, even if the person only hurts him/herself, some institutions should be held accountable such as schools and hospitals, where students should be protected from harm, even if that harm comes from oneself.
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Hmmm, I agree if we're talking about elementary and intermediate schools. Children don't have a very developed sense of what can be potentially dangerous and sometimes need protection from themselves. However, I think that once you enter middle and high school, you should be able to take care of yourself. Honestly, no one is going to hold your hand through life and make sure that you're alright. You need to grow up and learn to take care of yourself and take the consequences of your actions. For instance, if a kid in high school cuts him/herself in school (since cutting seems to be so in fashion *rolls eyes*), it is not the school's fault. They should NOT be held responsibile for that sort of thing. Yet, I can see parents and the PTA being up in arms over something like that. Teachers are not babysitters. I think if your kid does something wrong, it is their fault and no one else's.
 
*sighs*

Well this is what happens when public schools pass kids on when they fail, when parents don't discipline kids, when people are exposed to "you deserve this" subliminal advertising and when we feed kids all this self esteem crap. It all builds toward an "I'm number 1", self-important attitude. They think they're special and that nothing should be their responsibility. Well actually, thanks to schools saying they're special and not failing them, people have a hard time even knowing when things ARE their faults.

God i love American society :dry:
 
Britain enforces responsibility in epic proportion. Obviously, if a child walked into something on someone else's property, an investigation would ensue to decide whether it was an actual hazard, or whether the parental figure was just plain negligent of the child's movements.

Doesn't stop said parents from taking people to court though. I read about it so much, and they ALWAYS lose the case. I'm constantly disappointed in my own species when things like this happen... I feel sorry for the sparce few Americans with sense to recognize their system sucks balls.
 
The single most ridiculous law I've ever seen is regarding a Burgler.

If a Burgler enters your home with the intent to steal something(s), or with the intention of hurting you or your family, he can be arrested. If, however, the lighting in the house is of sub-standard at the time of the robbery and the Burgler falls and hurts himself, he can sue YOU.

Aye, let's look at the big picture and all that. The TRESPASSER has rights over YOU in your OWN HOME simply because he picked a dark time to enter the house xD OBVIOUSLY it's gonny be dark if the rob you at night. Twats :monster:
 
It's because America is full of money-driven wankers. They'd rather sue for pointless "accidents" instead of actually making their own money.

That burglar thing is one of the worst laws. Like that guy who went to jail because a burglar slipped on the guy's dog's dish and broke his leg. xD
 
Riku said:
The single most ridiculous law I've ever seen is regarding a Burgler.

If a Burgler enters your home with the intent to steal something(s), or with the intention of hurting you or your family, he can be arrested. If, however, the lighting in the house is of sub-standard at the time of the robbery and the Burgler falls and hurts himself, he can sue YOU.

Aye, let's look at the big picture and all that. The TRESPASSER has rights over YOU in your OWN HOME simply because he picked a dark time to enter the house xD OBVIOUSLY it's gonny be dark if the rob you at night. Twats :monster:
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I do believe they passed amendment to that law, nulling their rights should injury occur in a victim's house. This also applies for self-defense, or just... out-right beating them with a baseball bat. :monster:



Not so much the latter, but it's been sorted out for a while now.
 
Pooley said:
It's because America is full of money-driven wankers. They'd rather sue for pointless "accidents" instead of actually making their own money.
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Pretty much, yeah. It's the same reason people steal, or just sit around unmarried and make tons of babies to get welfare: it's free money.

And Saix, i should hope they've fixed that terrible burglar law O_O Things really have gotten out of hand though, where the person in the wrong can actually sue the victim. I think we need to go back to vigilante justice <.<
 
Corporal Punishment is where it's at. If a guy breaks into your home, he should be kicked out of his own home and made to live in some sub-standard housing. No idea how that system would actually work, but it's an idea nonetheless. :P
 
Saix said:
I do believe they passed amendment to that law, nulling their rights should injury occur in a victim's house. This also applies for self-defense, or just... out-right beating them with a baseball bat. :monster:



Not so much the latter, but it's been sorted out for a while now.
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I'm glad they fixed that. I remember reading a few years ago about a burglar who broke into someone's house and he was trying to sue them because the refrigerator fell on him. :dry:

I remember thinking "So, he breaks into this person's house and, because he's an incompetent moron, he decides to steal the refrigerator, of all things. Now he's trying to sue because it fell on him? How did this even make it to court?"
 
Eh, the only reason that America allows that is 'cause it wants to uphold the concepts of democracy. :rolleyes:
I read today that one of the basic concepts is that there should be respect for every individual, and I guess some people just interpret that wrongly. They use it to defend themselves in the wrong, even when it's blatantly obvious that he or she is guilty, and sometimes get away with it. It's one of the biggest flaws of a greatly egalitarian society. xD

But anyways, yeah, they are ridiculous. Suing people over practically nothing isn't something that should go on. xD
 
It's all about the money. In the UK we now get loads of 'Ambulance Chaser' adverts which encourage you to take people to court.

'Fallen over? Scratched your knee, sue!!! we will make you a millionaire!'

The great shame is that legitimate cases are neglected. Arseholes.
 
Pooley said:
Corporal Punishment is where it's at. If a guy breaks into your home, he should be kicked out of his own home and made to live in some sub-standard housing. No idea how that system would actually work, but it's an idea nonetheless. :P
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lol, I think I've heard this before, but it's somewhat different, like an eye for an eye kind of thing. If you do something bad, you'd have to repay the person you offended by either working for them or repaying them (but you don't go to prison). Again, like Pooley, I have no idea what THIS idea would do or how in the world it could help, but it's been done before. :monster:

Thank you AP teacher. xD
 
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