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Girl Claims Price Scanner Gave Her Tourette's Syndrome 558

Attorneys for Dominica Juliano claim that she was burned and developed psychological problems after a store clerk aimed a hand-held price scanner at her face. Store attorneys say their scanners uses a harmless LED light and that the girl had serious health problems before she was scanned. From the article: "Dominica Juliano was 12 when she and her grandmother entered the Country Fair store in Erie in June 2004. A clerk allegedly called the girl 'grumpy' before flashing his hand-held bar code scanner over her face and telling her to smile. Attorneys for Ms. Juliano and her guardian say the girl was sensitive to light and burned, and later developed post-traumatic stress and Tourette's syndrome."

Comment Re:The Colossal Irony (Score 0) 159

I'll take this to the next level. 15 years ago Microsoft engaged in business practices that were on the borderline (one side or the other) of being ethical. BillG took his 50 BILLION dollars of perhaps ill gotten gains and is now working to wipe out malaria and fund education throughout the 3rd world. Huzzah! In the end we all win.

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