Who should pay the medical bills of the Movie Theater victims?

nanette1985

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Some of them have insurance - there'll probably be a lot of donations etc for the ones without insurance - but that's not fair to the victims who have insurance Insurance doesn't pay everything.

Feel bad for all of them, but it's a tough situation all around.
 

Skel

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thought I had heard that the hospital was cover all of them
 

MrMuppet

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The perpetrator obviously should pay all damages (within reason), if found guilty in a court of law. Now, who should pay for the court of law and the trial? Hmm. :biggrin:
 

sygyzy

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The perpetrator obviously should pay all damages (within reason), if found guilty in a court of law. Now, who should pay for the court of law and the trial? Hmm. :biggrin:

What does this even mean? He either pays it or he doesn't. "Within reason?" Five dozen people injured. That's millions of dollars. He should pay all of it? There is no "within reason" here. A person probably earns 1-2 million in their life. So would within reason mean he pays like $100k? He doesn't have that. Sorry to go grammar police on you but you can't just throw out cliches and sayings just because you heard it somewhere. In this case, it doesn't make any sense.
 

Imp

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The movie studios because they make da violence moves.

Flame on!
 

ichy

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The perpetrator should be killed and his organs should be auctioned off to the highest bidders who need transplants. That money should go toward the medical bills of victims.
 

SlitheryDee

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Honestly? The victims should pay for their own medical care. I know this isn't a popular attitude, but still.
 

Lifted

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What does this even mean? He either pays it or he doesn't. "Within reason?" Five dozen people injured. That's millions of dollars. He should pay all of it? There is no "within reason" here. A person probably earns 1-2 million in their life. So would within reason mean he pays like $100k? He doesn't have that. Sorry to go grammar police on you but you can't just throw out cliches and sayings just because you heard it somewhere. In this case, it doesn't make any sense.

If you'd stop second guessing the meaning of his post, and simply took it with a grain of salt, you'd probably go easy on him as he's just pulling the OP's leg.
 

MrMuppet

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What does this even mean? He either pays it or he doesn't. "Within reason?" Five dozen people injured. That's millions of dollars. He should pay all of it? There is no "within reason" here. A person probably earns 1-2 million in their life. So would within reason mean he pays like $100k? He doesn't have that. Sorry to go grammar police on you but you can't just throw out cliches and sayings just because you heard it somewhere. In this case, it doesn't make any sense.
As long as they're within reason, he should pay them all (e.g. not half). While I do see your point, I believe the statement (and its conditions) can be reconciled (grammatically/logically).

Within reason could mean a lot of things. (Unreasonably high direct costs of (perhaps experimental) treatment (including long-term), or unreasonably high indirect damages (let's say he murdered a top scientist on the verge of discovering the cure for cancer or whatever). You get the picture. It's just a way of hedging against the unforeseen.)


If you'd stop second guessing the meaning of his post, and simply took it with a grain of salt, you'd probably go easy on him as he's just pulling the OP's leg.
Correct, however since I'm not a native speaker, I do have to take constructive linguistic criticism into consideration. (I guess native speakers should too, but you get the point.) :)
 
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Pulsar

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The OP's question is a great example of how screwed up this country has become.

You should pay for it. Through your insurance, or out of your pocket. Feel free to sue the perpetrator if you like trying to squeeze water out of a rock. I'm sure some ambulance chasing lawyers are already filing wrongful death suits against the theater. I hope the judge throws them all out and they lose all their money doing so.

Christ, the entitlement mentality in this country is out of control.
 

arrfep

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The OP's question is a great example of how screwed up this country has become.

You should pay for it. Through your insurance, or out of your pocket. Feel free to sue the perpetrator if you like trying to squeeze water out of a rock. I'm sure some ambulance chasing lawyers are already filing wrongful death suits against the theater. I hope the judge throws them all out and they lolse all their money doing so.

Christ, the entitlement mentality in this country is out of control.

I don't think this is entitlement talking. It's a reasonable question. If you were crossing the street and a driver hit you and broke your leg, would you not expect him to pay? If he couldn't pay personally, then wouldn't you expect his insurance to pay?

Situation's the same here, just that the means of assault is changed.