audblog audio post — The paid program for an infomercial that I ran, begins with a disclaimer that is big enough to choke a horse! Rather than get full-blown Carpel-Tunnel Syndrome from typing it, I thought it would be quicker to read it to you.
The disclaimer is a prime example of how we're over lawyered in America!
Incidentally, I once considered becoming a lawyer myself. When I checked the website of Cooley Law School for more information, I found a page which told all about the career. Under the heading of "Job Outlook," it said:
Individuals interested in pursuing careers as lawyers should encounter stiff competition through the year 2008. The number of law school graduates is expected to continue to strain the economy's capacity to absorb them.
In other words, they admit that there are just too many lawyers!
So McDonald's can be sued for coffee burns, despite the fact that coffee has always been known to be a hot beverage. And never mind the fact that they already have the words, "CAUTION: HOT" on their cups.
They can be sued again because their food is so delicious that Aunt Matilda can't fit her hips through the door anymore.
And heaven help the golden arches if they happen to have any asbestos in their stores!
The present culture of prevalent plaintiffs, serves to illustrate the rate to which society has decayed. Once upon a time, if neighbors had a problem with each other, they'd settle it over the backyard fence with a friendly chat. Or they'd discuss it over a nice cup of java at the dining room table.
Now the answer is litigation without hesitation.
I'm not saying that there are not times when lawsuits are necessary. It just seems to me that clogging the courts with Joe Camel and Ronald McDonald, when we know that cigarettes and fast food aren't healthy, removes the element of personal responsibility. It's always someone else's fault.
If I'm not wealthy, someone else is to blame. If I'm not healthy, someone else is to blame. If I'm not happy, it's someone else's fault. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I am a big fat slob, who never had any initiative to accomplish or learn anything, so now I am an unemployed, uninsured, uneducated, and unsuccessful loser who never amounted to anything. And none of it's my fault. And, by the way, where is my government check?
Lawyers could be a big help if they would just practice Constitutional law and quit chasing ambulances and the almighty dollar. Perhaps that is an unrealistic expectation. But until it happens, it is the law profession itself, which is proving to be the greatest liability to society.
Gee, do you think we could sue for reparations?
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