Quote from ddunbar:
Self-righteous? Nah. It's just a differing opinion. We've lost the idea of personal responsibility in this country. The hallmark of this event was the granny who was awarded a fortune for spilling coffee served at a restaurant... on her own lap?!?! With the ridiculous claim that the coffee was served too hot.
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No, you're right, I'm not even remotely affected by this situation. I've never lost money in this manner. I've been cheated out of a few bucks at most. But for the expressions and opinions put forth, I am affected. Why? Well, many members posting in this thread are American citizens. That means they are voters. If a candidate plays or panders to their obtuse view of justice and what is right and fair, this country will just further sink into the litigious hole dug by the adbication of personal responsibility and simple due diligence. Kid lost his money for being... to put it as indelicately and as non-politically correct as I can... a dope. But at least he was honest and didn't ask for anything. But many have made calls on his behalf that he be indemnified of his responsibility and be "made whole." If you want people to be made whole for failings that are easy to avoid, set up no-fault laws and pay higher taxes to fund it. Or you could just have the higher cost of incessant litigation passed onto you in the form of higher fees and higher costs of doing business.
Whatever floats one's boat. OR people could just take the time to read a little more, use common sense, and own up to their screw ups. You know, the old, "what the hell was I thinking?"
On harping, let's see...
Many keep erroneously or at least stretchingly harping about MP being a crook and scam artist. Why can't I harp on something I think is sorely lacking in this thread? Linda keeps attempting to make a case that something criminal happened at every turn. I see how a case can be made on that but not a case worth persuing.
On offended...
Huh? Not sure how you interpreted that I was offended because people on a forum may not agree with me in toto. The thing about forums is that once someone posts something that is contrary to what you subscribe to, it is exceedingly rare that that poster(s) will change their view based on any one posters view. Rarer still if other agree with the contrary view. But those who read the thread without posting don't have as much at stake and tend to take into consideration, the various views and form their own judgements. Sometimes they later post. Sometimes they don't. Sometimes they already have a view or bias based on personal experience which prevents them from seeing another view and thus only concern themselves with posts closest to or which confirm their own views.
I know, all that just to defend my honor. When in the end it won't really matter. But nothing beats the old college try.
Agree on self-responsibility, but calling the OP a dumbass or a F***ing idiot or worse (not saying you're the one who did that) is not necessary. It's true his plight could've been avoided, but what can he do, he made a mistake! And Parker is the jackass who screwed up his account. I'm amazed how many people want to run the OP into the ground for not knowing any better. He's learned a valuable lesson now, but it was an expensive one. Give the kid a break, he's a young man serving the country, saving money, and trying to make more, just got nailed by finding the nasty (Parker) part of this business, which is quite prevalent.