hope the bitch loses even though i feel like the mall will just settle.
Which is annoying because it just sets up a nasty precedent cycle.
If the mall settles out of court, it will be made known in the media (sometimes it's just "an undisclosed sum")... and then other people will see this behavior is rewarded.
It's exactly why it's so damn common... every time something like this gets big attention eventually, especially when the people come forward to the media and announce they are suing. And then there is the eventual settlement, almost always out of court to simply shut the dumbasses up... and this gets covered by the media. So other people get the idea that, omg yes, we can sue when we do something absolutely retarded but are in the environment or using the product of somebody... so we get a chance to blame someone else AND make money? OMG WIN! Right, right?! And it just won't stop.
Because not only is the media always playing the willing party, but then there's the corporations who are just fucking soft and don't want to put a negative image of their business in the media. Fuck, I think I just decided I am going to try and find all the businesses that actually fought the dumbasses, and then give them more business.
And hell, bad PR is still PR - and proving the point of dumbassery is sure to at least get the approval of some folk - maybe not the dumbasses and their kin, but the more intelligent, practical, responsible parties will surely agree.
When we fuck up and have something stupid happen because of our own mishaps, we need to own up to it and move on.
and hmm, reminds me of coffee. Spilling hot coffee on your lap? Oh, the cup didn't say the coffee is hot, and coffee... no, fresh coffee isn't going to be hot... nah. But I just burned myself because I knocked the cup over and spilled the contents on my lap while reaching for the comb to take care of my unruly mullet, because I just got out of bed recently, and it looks like I also ruined my nice pair of sweatpants and a perfectly worn-in wife-beater. Bet u ass Imma sue, I might get me a new ride too! This wasn't my fault, I should be repeatedly warned that coffee is hot. And sure as shit it wasn't on the cup, I can read at an 8th grade level and almost graduated, so I woulda seen it.