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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Fooey on your cynical, litigious personalities
Keywords: cranky, tired, geek
Message-ID: <653@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 10 Nov 88 22:02:27 GMT
References: <5392@saturn.ucsc.edu> <2313@stpstn.UUCP>
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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In article <2313@stpstn.UUCP>, aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
> In article <5392@saturn.ucsc.edu> vespa@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Adam Alexander Margulies) writes:
> >	What is it about the American mentality to sue (or in this case
> > /bin/su).
> >The Japanese don't have it, the Europeans don't have it. Why do we?
> 
> People in the U.S. know that there's a good chance they can win even the
> silliest suit -- the media cover suits with eagerness -- just look at
> The Weekly World news and People's Court, Superior Court, Stupid People's
> Court.....
> Anthony A. Datri @SysAdmin(Stepstone Corporation) stpstn!aad

I can remember a time when this litigious spirit was specifically a
California phenomenon -- in particular, an Oregon hospital emergency room
resisting treating my mother one night "because you Californians are
always suing everyone!"

California is always ten years ahead of the rest of the nation -- 
unfortunately.

-- 
Clayton E. Cramer
..!ames!pyramid!kontron!optilin!cramer