Comments on: “The Panhandler’s Payday” http://overlawyered.com/2007/05/the-panhandlers-payday/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: markm http://overlawyered.com/2007/05/the-panhandlers-payday/comment-page-1/#comment-7353 markm Thu, 24 May 2007 16:41:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4928#comment-7353 10:1 odds that liquor stores and bars in his neighborhood (or drug dealers, depending on his taste) get a sudden increase in business, and Eddie's either dead or broke in less than a year. 10:1 odds that liquor stores and bars in his neighborhood (or drug dealers, depending on his taste) get a sudden increase in business, and Eddie’s either dead or broke in less than a year.

]]> By: Ryan Frank http://overlawyered.com/2007/05/the-panhandlers-payday/comment-page-1/#comment-7352 Ryan Frank Wed, 23 May 2007 11:46:16 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4928#comment-7352 I just loooove the glowing way they portray a guy who has probably personally harassed me for money (I work in the area that this guy 'hustles') I hope he turns his life around, but that doesn't make me less annoyed. I just loooove the glowing way they portray a guy who has probably personally harassed me for money (I work in the area that this guy ‘hustles’)

I hope he turns his life around, but that doesn’t make me less annoyed.

]]> By: jb http://overlawyered.com/2007/05/the-panhandlers-payday/comment-page-1/#comment-7351 jb Tue, 22 May 2007 14:05:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4928#comment-7351 It just goes to show the advantage of human capital. With a little education, he could start a business, get a place in a nicer neighborhood, start making some real money. With what he's got, he's just going to eventually spend it and be back out on the streets. It also shows the disconnect in lawsuits: Often the actual level of damages is too small to effectively deter the offender from offending again, and a payment large enough is a too-large windfall for the victim. It just goes to show the advantage of human capital. With a little education, he could start a business, get a place in a nicer neighborhood, start making some real money. With what he’s got, he’s just going to eventually spend it and be back out on the streets.

It also shows the disconnect in lawsuits: Often the actual level of damages is too small to effectively deter the offender from offending again, and a payment large enough is a too-large windfall for the victim.

]]> By: Deoxy http://overlawyered.com/2007/05/the-panhandlers-payday/comment-page-1/#comment-7350 Deoxy Tue, 22 May 2007 09:55:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4928#comment-7350 I hereby volunteer to be wrongfully arrested for a measly $50,000. I'll even provide contact information and personal location at any time of the day or night. I hereby volunteer to be wrongfully arrested for a measly $50,000. I’ll even provide contact information and personal location at any time of the day or night.

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