Posted On: August 17, 2007, 3:11 pm CDT

Posted By: Stat Guy

this has been a very enlightening discussion! I completely forgot what it was like growing up in Pennsylvania, where because of my heritage, I was called "hunky" and "fish-eater" on the way to and from school, even stoned by those kids...they were indeed BRUTAL..and I cried when they didn't pick me for pick up baseball at the sandlot but that is how kids can be when they are left to their own devices (William Golding wrote about that). But I was brought up to be responsible for MYSELF...as I said before, I would not have thought to sue anyone for anything; but if I ever did it would be to address a physical harm that was done to me, such as a bodily injury auto accident. But you know every time someone else hit me, the insurance company went out of their way to head off a lawsuit; I never felt cheated or entitled to more than what I was owed. And that is all I can say about this affair: that if the young lady felt she was harmed, she should have said so AT THE BEGINNING of this incident, not after, what I believe to be the case, talking to an attorney. But that's America now. After an accident, call an attorney first, then call the ambulance...I don't think that's too hard to understand and to put this in perspective. Thanks to all for some real good food for thought for this week. May you all have sunshine in the morning and pleasant days thereafter!