mcshakespeare's Blog

Once again Marion Barry has managed to beat the legal system.  Now you can refuse to take certain sobriety tests and still get away with a DUI or a DWI.  Someone is always trying to "set him up".  It is never that he is drinking or doing drugs.  It is amazing to me what that man gets away with.

After reading someone’s comment on a blog yesterday, I decided that I was very interested in knowing what the majority thought on this particular issue.  We seem to live in a “it’s not my problem” world.  If we see an innocent victim getting attacked, we turn a blind eye and continue walking down the street.  In my opinion, not only is this morally wrong, it increases crime because criminals know that no one is going to try and stop them.  I realize that we can’t all be heroes.  I am 5’2”.  There is no way that I could stop a bunch of men from attacking someone on the street.  HOWEVER, there are other things I could do.  I could make a bunch of noise calling attention to the situation, or more importantly, I COULD CALL 911.  Just because it is a stranger doesn’t mean that I don’t have any social responsibility towards that person.  I believe that is one of the reasons there is so much violent crime; we have lost our compassion for other people.  I could only hope that someone would help me out in the same situation!

 

I’m starting to think that there should be some consequence to people who just sit and watch something happen from across the street without even trying to get help.  I realize this would be hard to do, but it is getting ridiculous.  Any thoughts? 

I was dumbfounded and sickened when I heard that a DC judge is suing a small drycleaner for 67 million dollars over a pair of lost pants.  What is more amazing is that the court system is going to accept this claim and waste tax payers money on it.  If this type of pathetic lawsuit is taken seriously, every loser in America who wants to make a free dollar will be bringing these types of suits against businesses.  Isn't there some type of cap against what you can sue for based on the original cost of the item? 

I can't believe that there are people out there who would try to put someone out of business and ruin their lives over a pair of pants.  I am just sick about it.  There are people out there who have had true offenses done to them, and that is what the court system is for.  I hope that the courts don't end up taking this type of lawsuit seriously or we are all in trouble.