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Journal metlin's Journal: Woman sues neighbours for cookie-kindness 14

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What do I even say to this one?

A couple of teen-girls decided to be nice and distribute cookies to their neighbours in an act of kindness. And they get sued.

The worst part? The neighbour who sued them won the case for medical damages worth $900. Just how rotten can we get?

Lesson, kids. Please do not be kind to neighbours. Or for that matter, anyone.

Update: Allen Zadr has written a rant on the topic.

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  • I would be skeptical if some teenagers anonymously gave me cookies at 10:30 at night. But I wouldn't sue them for it. And if I were spooked by someone knocking at the door at that time of night, I'd seek professional help...

    Then again, I'm a bitch. I'd invite the girls in, sacrifice them to my pet penguins, eat all the cookies, and enjoy the LSD trip (that's what teenagers put in cookies these days, right?)...

    • Dear lady, I'd not be surprised if you did the latter :-p

      All kidding aside, the fact that we think it's unlikely for someone to be nice and leave cookies at our doorstep in the night (or even the day) shows what we've become as a society.

      But the worst part was that while the parents of the girls offered to pay the bills, the lady did not agree and instead went ahead and sued them.
      • But the worst part was that while the parents of the girls offered to pay the bills, the lady did not agree and instead went ahead and sued them.

        That's what bothers me the most. What a bitch...

        • That's what bothers me the most. What a bitch...

          What bothered me the most was her comment: "I just hope the girls learned a lesson." She hopes they "learned" not to be nice to neighbors?! Still, I can be pretty sure they have indeed learned not to be nice to her...

          • I saw this on CNN too. The only thing that comes to mind is that it seems the girls were not as apologetic for spooking her as they should have been ....?
          • yes, I noticed that. I'd like to know what her covoluted mind thinks is the 'lesson' that they should learn? That she is stupid? that she needs to be removed from the gene pool?
            Kids bring you cookies
            For no good reason you get scared because they're stood at the door waiting to give you goodies
            You let yourself get so worked up about it, even after you discover that it's cookies, that you have to go into hospital
            You sue the kids for $900 to cover your medical bills
            You try to play the victim
            ???
            profit!,
  • Everything I've ever said about frivelous cases being thrown out when they need to be...

    I can admit when I'm wrong. In fact - I think I'll write a Journal about it myself...

    • Here's my J.E. on this issue:

      /~Allen%20Zadr/journal/97527 [slashdot.org]

      • It's really, really sad, I agree.

        And we wonder why our society is so fucked up. Sheesh.
      • Cheezus... just read some of the links from you JE. The bitch's husband is harassing the poor teen girl now? I hope she doesn't sink to bitch's level and sues.

        My karma come and bite bitch and husband-of-bitch's in the ass...and leave nasty scars...

        • Heh, they should sue that lady and her husband back, for emotional distress from the harassing phone calls. I'd sue for exactly $930.78 (the amount awarded to the lady in the small-claims case), just to make a point!
    • I'm not sure this is exactly a frivolous case. The lady probably turned down the offer for her medical expenses to be paid because she thought she'd try for more (pain and suffering). The judge saw that this wasn't warranted, but probably could not reasonably deny medical expense reimbursement, given that the parents had already offered it. So it might have been a stretch to throw it out completely.

      I hope the girls did learn a lesson. Don't knock on peoples' doors after dark (I don't even feel comfortable a

      • Perhaps more detailed information will come out of this, but with the known facts so far, it's far more frivelous to the Stella Liebeck case (which I have defended in the past).

        These girls did nothing wrong. If I knock on your door after dark, you have the option of not answering it. But unless it's after the time when noise ordinances could apply, I'm under the impression that I'm fully within my right to do so - for no more than a maybe five minutes.

        I'm happy that the radio station ran a defense fund,

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