I am not used to Tim agreeing with me. But I do think that yes, it matters that he is a minor, however it just makes it worse; he would also have a case if he were over 18. The harm however would not be as egregious.
Dana Heald, Tim writes: > When you join the military you sign away most of your rights, however there > is medical care provided for those that go through traumatic events. > > I witnessed a murder at 8 (along with a hundred other people). Should I > have had the right to sue, no, it wasn't targeted at me, although you could > make the argument. > > If you saw someone having sex in an alley, well 1 your an adult, and should > be able to deal with that, and 2 they were breaking the law and so you might > have some sort of case. > > Now in this case, the images of a minor were released, and even eventually > his name, without his parents permission. Open and shut as far as I am > concerned. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 3:56 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Fat Brat sues > > > Ok let me try to take a Dana type logical approach and dissect your argument > ;). > > And I agree they were trying to embarrass him. > > So saying because he was traumatized by that he can sue. Can the soliders > who sign up for military service and see someone get blown to bits can they > sue for emotional distress? What about when my daughter saw someone get > murdered if she was emotionally disturbed should she be able to sue the > murderer?? > > If i saw someone having sex in an alley and it disturbed me? > > I mean of course they can sue but i hope people are not rewarded for being > dumbasses. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Haggerty, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 3:37 PM > Subject: RE: Fat Brat sues > > > > Bill, I got to disagree with you on this one. I think the actions of > > those kids was intended to publicly humiliate this kid and that they had > > no right to put that up without his permission. If the kid is > > traumatized as a result, he should have the right to sue. This should be > > regardless of the fact they made money off the action, the question is > > whether or not they hurt this person in some meaningful way. My take on > > it is, yes, they did. > > > > M > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 3:30 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Fat Brat sues > > > > > > Sure file a criminal complaint. > > > > And if they MADE money off it sue, or sue to get it removed but this > > emotional distress crap has gotten way out of hand. People can't deal > > with life so they have to get money to get comfort. The problem is even > > spreading to canada now :) Oh boy that can be the american legacy a > > bunch of whiney people who gotta sue for everything. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
