April 18, 2004
Illegitimate claims that actually hurt the system
I saw this story of how a mother is suing Coors Brewing Co. over the drinking and driving death of her son. And it annoyed me. It annoyed me a lot that this woman would use the death of her son to try and get a settlement from Coors. Although it is unfortunate that her son died while drinking underage and driving without a license it is hardly reasonable to file such a lawsuit with Coors.
The most outrageous claim in the suit is that, "Coors targets the youth of America with false images of conquest, achievement and success that are reckless, willful and a deliberate disregard for the impact of illegal alcohol consumption by underage youths."
If that is the case, I would argue that the manufacturer of the car is more responsible under the same reasons because they manufactured a car that could travel well over 90 miles per hour and create a sense of security for the riders.
It seems clear that the driver and the people involved who let the unlicensed and intoxicated driver to drive home are the one's who are responsible for these actions.
This lawsuit mirrors the shirking of personal responsiblity that lawsuits are taking. Large corporations very attractive to lawyers who are looking for fat settlements have been targets in the tobacco industry, fast food industry, and video game industry to name a few.
Posted by Bryant at April 18, 2004 06:33 PM
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why doesnt she sue herself for giving birth to a dumbass child with the capability of killing himself while DUIing
Posted by: paul at April 18, 2004 07:34 PM
i hate lawsuits like that.................let's blame coors because her son drank.........let's blame mcdonalds because someone ate their food and got fat..............lets blame the tobacco companies because someone smokes cigarettes and gets lung cancer. STUPID PEOPLE!!!!!! NOBODY FORCED THEM TO DRINK, EAT, OR SMOKE...ridiculous. God is not kidding when he says to us all: "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." Stupid people sow stupid things into their own lives and then try to place the blame on other people when they reap the consequences of their stupid actions.......grrrrrrrrrrr...so many people try to do this same thing to God too. "If God is so 'good' and 'loving' why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?" Well, you stupid person, maybe if you would open your eyes and realize that its the sinful actions of people (not God!) that create the horrible situations that happen in the world, you would stop blaming God for stuff he doesn't do.
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