God Hates Westboro
The Westboro Wackos got their pants sued off by the father of a dead Marine.
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving bunch, but I still maintain that a good ass-whoopin' (or three) would help more than anything else in modifying their aberrant behavior. I'm certain we wouldn't have difficulty finding volunteers to administer the medicine.
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(Hat-tip to Shark)
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving bunch, but I still maintain that a good ass-whoopin' (or three) would help more than anything else in modifying their aberrant behavior. I'm certain we wouldn't have difficulty finding volunteers to administer the medicine.
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(Hat-tip to Shark)
posted by Jar(egg)head at 10:26
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Under normal circumstances, I might agree with you... but the involvement of the Westboro Church makes the circumstances far from normal.
Additionally, there is the honor of a dead Marine involved here -- and that alone means you do not want to pursue this line of discourse with me any further.
I find the actions of the Fred Phelps family to be repulsive and disgusting. Many of the members are lawyers, so one could say they got exactly what they deserved. However, if we are to bring lawsuit abuse under control, then the amount of the award given to the father must be considered as excessive. If the punitive damages against Exxon in the Valdez oil spill were too high, then the award against Phelps must also be considered too high, even if the “circumstances” are different. The reason the statue of Justice is portrayed with a blindfold is that justice is supposed to operate blindly, meaning evenly and fairly. If the soldier’s death in Iraq was not in someway to uphold this as one of our American principles, then what did he die for?
Your analogy is as faulty as your "logic." The two cases bear absolutely no resemblance. In the Valdez case, a mistake was made, and voluntary damages and reparations were paid by those who made the mistake. Punitive damages are clearly part of a vendetta, primarily motivated by fringe politics and greed.
In the case of Westboro, there are no "mistakes." There are people harassing grieving family members with obvious slander and libel, with a clear intent to cause mental anguish. That is precisely why punitive damages exist, and why the jury, not the judge, sets recommendations for such. It is inherently a subjective decision.
Justice being "blind" means that one case does not reference another except in situations of procedural precedent. Your "logic" is a form of casual induction and does not hold up under even the most cursory scrutiny.
I suggest you study legal principle and procedure more closely before commenting on issues you clearly do not understand fully.
Oooooo, you hurt my feelings and have caused me great mental anguish. I think I should sue you for $20 million. Seems fair to me. LoL
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