Hmmm stupid law suit idea.

[David]

Just because absurd lawsuits are filed doesn't mean they are all successful... some are... but many aren't.

[David]

sometimes I think these lawsuits are blown out of proportion by special interest groups (ie huge corporations) to put memes in the culture which will bring about tort reform moving things way too far in the other direction... If one believes in the sanctity of the individual, it is much better to have a society that errs on the side of the individual v. the corporation or government. The vast majority of these cases get settled, or don't make it. It's the glittering exceptions that get all the publicity.


To learn more about Memes type it in on google. Actually type in Memetics, that is a better search.

[kroner]

4. Music (they'll find a way for that one)

I think Ozzy Ozborne got sued once because someone who listened to his music committed suicide and then his family claimed there were subliminal messages in the music that told people to kill themselves.

[Ecilope]

no warning label on the outside of peaches or cherries warning about pits on the middle, what if I choke and get seriously injured, I could sue them!

I think there actually are warnings "may contain pits".

Airline peanuts= "May contain nuts."
Hair dryers= "Do not use while asleep.", or "Do not use in the bathtub."
Microwave oven= "Do not use for drying pets."
Portable Stroller= "Caution: Remove infant before folding for storage."
Deodorant= "Caution: Do not use in eyes."
Sunshield for a car's windshield= "Do not drive with Sunshield in place"
Clothing Iron= "Do not iron clothes on body"
On a child's Superman costume= "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
Chainsaw= "Do not attempt to stop the blade with your hand"
Shipment of Hammers= "May be harmful if swallowed"
Sleeping Pills= "May cause drowsiness"

[Bowser]

I am pretty sure I heard that a bunch of parents are going to sue Janet and Justin for the negative effect their superbowl stunt impacted those impressionable minds.

[Indio no.9]

Maybe but they wont win, she didn't break any laws cos she had a bit of tape over her niple.

[Indio no.9]

If that footage was in england no one would care, theres naked people all over ads at 2 in the afternoon here

[west]

Maybe but they wont win, she didn't break any laws cos she had a bit of tape over her niple.

It wasn't a bit of tape--it was a nipple shield, which is a big--in this case sun-shaped--bit of metal surrounding the nipple, held in place by a piercing. So yes, they saw her nipple.

And, though nipples in general are not a bad thing, Janet Jackson's nipple is. *shudder*

There is a class-action lawsuit in the works over it.

And I do think we're making WAAY too big a deal about it.

As a college student, I think it's pretty ridiculously tame by the normal standards of my environment. Of course, I think the drinking age here is ridiculous too, but I'm still stuck with it off-campus.

Not that I drink or anything

[Indio no.9]

totaly agree, I mean the drinking age should be 11. Then I can say that I never got pissed ileagly in my life.

[Sho]

It doesn't matter that much whether she was breaking any laws. If she was, she could get charged criminally, but the civil suit wouldn't be directly affected by it, except that it would be an effective piece of evidence.