• Woman Sues Man Hit By Train For Injuries Caused By Flying Body Parts
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[QUOTE=FlakAttack;33960182]Uhh yeah, because she's going after a dead man.[/QUOTE] Totally unheard of in the realm of law
[QUOTE=FlakAttack;33960182]Uhh yeah, because she's going after a dead man.[/QUOTE] You do realize lawsuits against a deceased person's estate are very, very common, right? Just remove the fact that he died from the case, and you've got your typical personal injury lawsuit. What is someone who was seriously injured in a crash, caused by a drunken driver who died, supposed to do if you can't sue a deceased person's estate for compensation? "oh the person's stupid mistake left me with broken bones, skull fractures, a totaled car, years of missed work and no way to make a living! oh well he died i cant sue his estate thats heartlesss says facepunch!" Also, personal injurey lawsuits != "punishment." They are for compensating individuals who have been harmed by the negligence of another.
[QUOTE=Greenen72;33959972]I really like that people are trying to demonize the 58 year old woman who's just had both her leg and wrist broken and hit by a person's dismembered body part[/QUOTE] What are you talking about, she's clearly a stuck up bitch, how dare she try to avoid paying what could be ridiculous fees for an injury that was entirely not her fault! Seriously though, I think she's entitled to something. As has been mentioned plenty of times already, this isn't about punishment, this is about helping a middle aged woman who suffered broken bones from a body part hitting her, get her bills paid and maybe get counseling. It's not a horrible thing, why is everyone acting like she's a bad person for that?
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;33955131]"psycological trauma" If you can't even spell Psychological correctly and you're trying to argue for it i pity you "make up things to shif the story eh" UH. Don't call the kettle black when you're the pot. You're doing the same, Who said she was psychologically traumatized?[/QUOTE] Hahahahahahahaha oh god you lost within the first page, you fucking called out spelling, damn.
You stupid fuckers need to stop using "what if" in all of your arguments.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;33959487]Suicide being common doesn't mean that mental problems aren't shamed in Japanese culture like I said, it's the exact opposite I'm not even speaking to the policy of fining the families, but for the record that's one of the most unjust things I've heard in a first-world nation[/QUOTE] No you're right about that, I didn't say a thing about mental disabilities like depression and so on. You said that suicide was shamed, which it isn't it's encouraged in certain situations because it's the morally responsible decision to them.
But the guy is dead, how can you sue him?
[QUOTE=JustExtreme;33962627]But the guy is dead, how can you sue him?[/QUOTE] I'm assuming that they just take his money he did own before he died and give it to the woman who was injured, if that's what Spess meant by suing his estate. I have no fucking clue.
[QUOTE=smeismastger;33955158]ITT: people with double standards arguing Silly Americans, never putting yourself on other's shoes.[/QUOTE] oh my i hope never to visit Finland where apparently people will be stepping on my shoes all day and this is considered a kind thing to do
As crazy as it sounds this is actually more reasonable than many lawsuits filed.
Shouldn't the train conductor be liable? I'm pretty sure they have emergency brakes and such for if they see someone coming anywhere near the tracks. [editline]30th December 2011[/editline] In fact I don't think I've ever been to a train station where it was ever appropriate to walk across train tracks.
I cant take how you assholes side with some dumb cunt who thinks suing a dead man hitting her is perfectly ok. Ill sue the soccer ball if it hits me in the face next time i am playing soccer. Or maybe sue my horse if it throws me off.
Maybe the woman sued because she cannot afford the injuries she got out of fucking nowhere.
[QUOTE=Holy-Smokes;33963631]I cant take how you assholes side with some dumb cunt who thinks suing a dead man hitting her is perfectly ok.[/QUOTE] Well mostly because it is and how about you get hit with a soccer ball after some guy kicks it without thinking of who might be in front of it which causes you to break a few bones, I bet you'll be all nice to the guy
[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;33954776]Not to sound insensitive, but I have to agree with the ruling. If the man is stupid enough to run across the tracks, he and his estate should be held responsible, even after death. It is not the woman's fault that his dismembered limbs hit her.[/QUOTE] "Today i am going to be hit by a train and have my dead body hit a woman."
[QUOTE=sami-elite;33963838]"Today i am going to be hit by a train and have my dead body hit a woman."[/QUOTE] It was that man's duty to look out for a train, whatever happens to him and others as a result of his negligence is his fault. It's a stupid mistake, and we've all forgotten to look left or right, but still
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;33963391]Shouldn't the train conductor be liable? I'm pretty sure they have emergency brakes and such for if they see someone coming anywhere near the tracks. [editline]30th December 2011[/editline] In fact I don't think I've ever been to a train station where it was ever appropriate to walk across train tracks.[/QUOTE] It would have been literally physically impossible to stop that train. If he didn't have time to get across both tracks in time, the incoming train could have been farther than maybe 50ft away (don't feel like like doing the math). Keep in mind it was going 70mph, and weighs god knows how many tons. Not the train company's fault if he thought he could beat it across the tracks. [editline]30th December 2011[/editline] I like how people are still railing on this woman for suing, when the circumstances are damn near the same as a drunk driver hitting a pole, dying, and having debris from the crash hit bystanders. Only instead a sober man, rushed and got hit by a train (showing negligence on his part), died, and had debris from the crash hit bystanders. That kinda sounds like it was his fault.
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;33963391]Shouldn't the train conductor be liable? I'm pretty sure they have emergency brakes and such for if they see someone coming anywhere near the tracks. [editline]30th December 2011[/editline] In fact I don't think I've ever been to a train station where it was ever appropriate to walk across train tracks.[/QUOTE] If the train was close enough to hit him while he was crossing then there was no way of stopping the train in time. [editline]30th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=sami-elite;33963838]"Today i am going to be hit by a train and have my dead body hit a woman."[/QUOTE] If I decide to try and walk on the railings on the top of the empire state building and I fuck up, fall off and land on someone, I think it is fair to say that it is my fault that someone got hurt and thus I should have to pay the medical compensation for the person was hit (assuming they aren't dead of course)
[QUOTE=Greenen72;33963758]Well mostly because it is and how about you get hit with a soccer ball after some guy kicks it without thinking of who might be in front of it which causes you to break a few bones, I bet you'll be all nice to the guy[/QUOTE] I once kicked a ball in a way that made it fly high into the sky, almost completely vertical, wind blew it into a neighbor field and hit a guy in the head, he was knocked into the grass. I was called sniper guy the following weeks.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;33959225] Hundreds and hundreds of people go to Aokigahara to hang themselves from trees, overdoes etc. and no one cares really because it doesn't disrupt anyone elses life. Once a year they send people to go pull bodies out of the forest but aside from that they just let it be. I think there are some signs and they have a guy or two who goes around like a park ranger to try and stop them but that's it.[/QUOTE] No they don't. There are hundreds of signs all around the woods literally saying "STOP DON'T DO IT! YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS!"
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;33964354]No they don't. There are hundreds of signs all around the woods literally saying "STOP DON'T DO IT! YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS!"[/QUOTE] I said that. [QUOTE=Codemonkey3] I think there are some signs[/quote] [img]http://cloud.kapilsoni.com/2009/10/Aokigahara-forest-of-suicides-002.jpg[/img] There are only several dozen of them and all they say are "Life is a gift, think about the people you leave behind. Contact (phone number) 24/7 toll free" sort of deal. These were all erected by volunteers with donations. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-6gOIQi3s[/media] They have some signs, which do jack all to prevent suicide anyway. (They have them on almost every single bridge in America) and this one volunteer who just says "Are you alright? Okay, take care of yourself. Goodbye." He doesn't even get paid to do this or anything, he's not even qualified to talk them out of it if he could. As far as the Government of Japan is concerned suicide is just another aspect of Japanese culture. It's never been criminalized for a reason.
I know it isn't exactly the same thing, but... [IMG]http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Dave/comicasshole2.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Holy-Smokes;33963631]I cant take how you assholes side with some dumb cunt who thinks suing a dead man hitting her is perfectly ok.[/QUOTE] But maybe the woman who got hurt can't afford her hospital bill, and that's why she desperately sued?
[QUOTE=Bat-shit;33969970]But maybe the woman who got hurt can't afford her hospital bill, and that's why she desperately sued?[/QUOTE] Still a dick move for the family.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;33959225]You have it mixed up. Suicide isn't shamed. It's something that they tolerate because in some circumstances it's the responsible thing to do. Hence why suicide is so high in Japan, well, one of them at least. There are a ton of other reasons like their social culture, unemployment and so on. [/QUOTE] You're wrong. In ye olde days samurai (the upper class) would commit honorable suicide to take responsibility to extreme failure. They never commited suicide because they couldn't handle the world or something else. Noone right in their head wants someone to suicide because they did something wrong. Not in the west not in Japan. What someone chooses to believe is something you can't argue with. If they think it's honorable to suicide because they failed as a salaryman then that's their own choice, but noone will think the person died with honor..
Death does not magically absolve you of your obligations. If you die and leave behind a million dollars, but also leave behind over a million dollars in debts, your heirs won't get anything since your estate will have to pay off those debts first. In this case the lawsuits are attempting to collect from the estate left behind, not the dead guy.
[QUOTE=Holy-Smokes;33971774]Still a dick move for the family.[/QUOTE] No it isn't
If i was the woman who got her leg and wrist broken by some idiots gibs, I sure as hell wouldn't pay the medical bills myself. I would want some compensation.
Idiot man, this will teach him to have his arms fly into innocent stuck up women who only want money! He will never run infront of trains again!
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