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Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:42 amby Dr.bob7
A guy here in colorado is charged of 3rd degree assualt for throwing a snowball at a co-worker (whitch was reportly "mostly ice") he can get 6 months WTH????? are we living in a world where people cant get over anything?
Re: Assault Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:03 amby Fozzer
I love the American Legal system where, if you accidentally brush against someone at 1 MPH, with your motor-car/bicycle/scooter/etc you can be prosecuted for attacking them with a "Deadly Weapon"...
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The Highway Police often use that as an excuse for sending an errant motorist to the Electric Chair!...
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...time to move to another Country?...
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Paul...
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Edit: Assault.
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:15 amby BFMF
[quote]A guy here in colorado is charged of 3rd degree assualt for throwing a snowball at a co-worker (whitch was reportly "mostly ice")
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:35 amby pepper_airborne
Heh, its a bloody snowball, havent we all buried each other into snow as kids?
If it were possibly then you could sue god in the US.
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:46 pmby ozzy72
I think the US legal system is probably the silliest in the world
Mind you the British system isn't far behind for sheer daftness
Methinks we should put the world in a nice quiet room with rubber wallpaper until it feels better....
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:51 pmby expat
3rd degree, what did he get, freezer burn
Matt
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:03 pmby Katahu
I recommend that we have everyone get a snowball and start throwing them at the first lawyer or prosecutor that recommended such an accusation.
All in favor, pick up a snow ball and say "Aye"!
Aye!!!
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:09 pmby ozzy72
Couldn't I just paint a brick white and chuck that at lawyers?
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:35 pmby murjax
If it were possibly then you could sue god in the US.
Someone recently did just that.
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:13 pmby Fozzer
If it were possibly then you could sue god in the US.
Someone recently did just that.
I'd love to know who won?...
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(I think they are on equal terms!)...
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Paul...
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Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:34 pmby Celtman
If it were possibly then you could sue god in the US.
Someone recently did just that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sued_God Wouldn't surprise me if it actually happened somewhere........ Stupid claim culture!
Regards,
Celtman 8-)
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:38 pmby Dr.bob7
There are some cases where the dumbest lawsuits/trials come from some are taken seriously others are dismissed this is the serious one, a good example of smart and dumb judges:
GOOD JUDGE: a while back a family who's kid broke a leg in a snowball fight with friends, JUDGE: his own fault dismissed
BAD JUDGE: a woman sued mazda for not having proper instructions on how to secure seatbelts, not sure if she won
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:54 pmby Chris_F
Heh, its a bloody snowball, havent we all buried each other into snow as kids?
If it were possibly then you could sue god in the US.
I don't know how things are in other countries, but here in the US our snowballs are largely blood free. A snowball so soaked in the stuff as to be called a "bloody snowball" is just disgusting. :)
And I'd bet you can sue God in the US, but good luck trying to collect.
Re: Assualt Wha?!?
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:51 pmby Saitek
It's a silly film and a dumb idea. Anyone with any knowledge of law knows that "an act of God" is simply a legal definition for explaining something that wasn't anyone's fault. An alternative would be "an act of mother nature". Back in the days when law was in a primitive state gods or God were the powers that were only believed in. I disagree with the article's immature stance that it could be a serious question, which IMO, shows ignorance.