Idiots - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Jul 1998

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Maslin &lt;donm(a)cts.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: 22 July 1998 19:00
Subject: Re: Idiots

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 On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Max Eskin wrote:

  While we're on this subject, are stupid
lawsuits as common in UK
 and other countries as the US?

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It is my understanding that in UK the loser pays all legal costs which
tends to discourage filing frivolous suits. 
No, this is no the case.

I know personaly of a case where the victim lost more in expenses bringing
the case to court than the offender was eventually fined for the offence.
It's all a bit backward in the UK I'm afraid.

Compensation for serious injury is a complete joke.
We have murderers released from prison after serving only half of their
sentance.

So, while I laugh at the "My neighbour pulled a nasty face at my cat" type
lawsuits in the US. I do feel that the system in the UK is grossly unfair in
the opposite way, with the victims of crime rarely receiving justice.

Sie