You can't do anything nice

[Henry]

No counter suit, I am sure this is very traumatizing to the girls, they will probably never do anything nice ever again.

Keep in mind that they DID probably get a half-dozen or more letters of THANKS from the families in the neighborhood who appreciated the gesture. It shouldn't dissuade anyone from doing good works just because one person out of the batch is not only unappreciative, but spiteful.

Hopefully the neighborhood won't resort to any spiteful tactics themselves. The best thing is to just LEAVE THAT FAMILY ALONE like the plague. The truly saintly might keep an eye out and still offer to help them if they ever got in a tight spot in the future (because people who stir up that much trouble always DO), but then I probably wouldn't be that charitable.

I enjoyed the part about the radio station raising money, though. It shows that the community at large recognizes the situation.

Does everyone live in fear down there?

Nah, just the jumpy people. That husband doesn't sound like he's winning friends and influencing people, either.

 

[Turanil]

The best thing is to just LEAVE THAT FAMILY ALONE like the plague. The truly saintly might keep an eye out and still offer to help them <...>

What I would love to see, is one of those preachers (like the one who posted in the general forum a few days ago, but, "thanks God", was deleted) go to that woman and extensively tell her about the virtue of Love as told by the church, etc. ad nauseum. I would have a great time seeing two such kinds of jerks interacting together...

 

[KnowTheToe]

Someone should throw eggs at her house. Maybe she'll come out and thank them for being mean to her. Some people really should be treated like the a-holes they are.

AMEN Brother. If I lived within 50 miles of her, I would do it myself.

 

[Angcuru]

Wanita Young said, "This has turned into quite a fiasco. It's something that never should have happened and it's just devastating. My phone hasn't stopped ringing. My life has been threatened and I'll probably have to move out of town."

Serves her right. If you have an anxiety attack because someone knocked on your front door, you don't sue someone, you SEEK PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT. Bitch.

 

[Desdichado]

"The teens offered to pay Young's medical bills but she insisted on going to small claims court."

They would have paid anyway? Why the heck did she have them go through a trial?

It would have been the Pain and Suffering awardance (of which she got none). She's a gold-digger looking for a chance to scam some money.

 

[barsoomcore]

The REAL villain in all this, though, is the JUDGE. It's because of judgements like this that people launch suits like that. I mean, seriously, what kind of person listens to this woman's story and then says, "Gee, you're right. Knocking on people's doors isn't something people should just run around doing all willy-nilly. We've got to punish these girls! Knocking on doors!? What's next? Ringing doorbells? Where will it end?"

That's criminally reckless behaviour on the judge's part. I mean, the woman really has every right to sue anyone she wants for anything she wants. It's the courts that decide what sorts of suits will be upheld and what sorts will be disregarded.

Shame on that judge, I say.

 

[Starman]

The REAL villain in all this, though, is the JUDGE. It's because of judgements like this that people launch suits like that. I mean, seriously, what kind of person listens to this woman's story and then says, "Gee, you're right. Knocking on people's doors isn't something people should just run around doing all willy-nilly. We've got to punish these girls! Knocking on doors!? What's next? Ringing doorbells? Where will it end?"

That's criminally reckless behaviour on the judge's part. I mean, the woman really has every right to sue anyone she wants for anything she wants. It's the courts that decide what sorts of suits will be upheld and what sorts will be disregarded.

Shame on that judge, I say.

Too true.

Starman

 

[EricNoah]

Well, though, really ... the girls ended up paying for the medical bills, just as they'd offered, and didn't pay "punitive" damages. Not knowing the whole story, that seems somewhat reasonable. But just the gall of that woman to even sue them ... that's just pathetic.

 

[barsoomcore]

I think it's very kind of the girls to pay the woman's medical bills. I think it's MAD of the state to suggest that when you knock on someone's door you are assuming responsibility for their health.

A door is SUPPOSED to be knocked on. A porch is SUPPOSED to have visitors walking on it. To suggest that by using these things for their intended purpose makes you liable for any damages the homeowner might suffer as a result is insanity.

If people would just put ME in charge, things would get sorted out right quick.

 

[KnowTheToe]

I think it's very kind of the girls to pay the woman's medical bills. I think it's MAD of the state to suggest that when you knock on someone's door you are assuming responsibility for their health.

A door is SUPPOSED to be knocked on. A porch is SUPPOSED to have visitors walking on it. To suggest that by using these things for their intended purpose makes you liable for any damages the homeowner might suffer as a result is insanity.

This just needed repeating