Comments on: Prisoner litigation Hall of Fame http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/prisoner-litigation-hall-of-fame/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deoxy http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/prisoner-litigation-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-10567 Deoxy Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:19:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5812#comment-10567 JTW, Take your "poor us" crap elsewhere. A case where 1) a man wanted to be castrated, did the job himself, and then sued or 2) a woman wanted a hysterectomy, did the job herself, and then sued would eithr have garnered the same sort of entry and reaction here. The point is abuse of the legal system, not sex-and-gender related issues. JTW,

Take your “poor us” crap elsewhere. A case where 1) a man wanted to be castrated, did the job himself, and then sued or 2) a woman wanted a hysterectomy, did the job herself, and then sued would eithr have garnered the same sort of entry and reaction here.

The point is abuse of the legal system, not sex-and-gender related issues.

]]> By: Anonymous Attorney http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/prisoner-litigation-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-10566 Anonymous Attorney Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:56:29 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5812#comment-10566 "Those of you who think you are better than Rebekah Katherine,..." Why, yes, Dr. Weiss. I am better than she is. He is. It's not the self-mutilation (or is self-healing a more PC term?) that interests this site, it's the follow-up lawsuit. Either way, yes, it's interesting. I would be curious to know how many doctors think that do-it-yourself sex change surgery is a good thing, or even if "official" sex change surgery is a good thing. One of the elements of a healthy society is indeed fascination/revulsion about the bizarre, without which we lose the standards that keep us going. “Those of you who think you are better than Rebekah Katherine,…”

Why, yes, Dr. Weiss. I am better than she is. He is.

It’s not the self-mutilation (or is self-healing a more PC term?) that interests this site, it’s the follow-up lawsuit. Either way, yes, it’s interesting. I would be curious to know how many doctors think that do-it-yourself sex change surgery is a good thing, or even if “official” sex change surgery is a good thing. One of the elements of a healthy society is indeed fascination/revulsion about the bizarre, without which we lose the standards that keep us going.

]]> By: Birdzilla http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/prisoner-litigation-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-10565 Birdzilla Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:39:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5812#comment-10565 Dont you think its time that convicted criminals should be prohibited from suing anyone especially their intended victims who shoot them during a attempted robbery Dont you think its time that convicted criminals should be prohibited from suing anyone especially their intended victims who shoot them during a attempted robbery

]]> By: Jason Barney http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/prisoner-litigation-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-10564 Jason Barney Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:33:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5812#comment-10564 Who's "enjoying the news of the pain and suffering..." or making the plaintiff the butt of any jokes? Not in the author's post, doctor. And, the "Juicy" word was from the linked story, not the post on Overlawyered. The blog post simply highlighted a questionable merit suit for a self-inflicted injury for which the taxpayers foot the bill. Who’s “enjoying the news of the pain and suffering…” or making the plaintiff the butt of any jokes? Not in the author’s post, doctor. And, the “Juicy” word was from the linked story, not the post on Overlawyered.

The blog post simply highlighted a questionable merit suit for a self-inflicted injury for which the taxpayers foot the bill.

]]> By: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/prisoner-litigation-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-10563 Dr. Jillian T. Weiss Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:09:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5812#comment-10563 It is sadistic to enjoy the news of the pain and suffering of this person, and to use it as the butt of your jokes, even though she is a convicted criminal with mental health issues. It is as inhumane as the nineteenth century's enjoyment of the pain and humiliation of the insane in hospitals like Bedlam. Those of you who think you are better than Rebekah Katherine, I suggest you reconsider the attitude that makes this news "Juicy." It is sadistic to enjoy the news of the pain and suffering of this person, and to use it as the butt of your jokes, even though she is a convicted criminal with mental health issues. It is as inhumane as the nineteenth century’s enjoyment of the pain and humiliation of the insane in hospitals like Bedlam. Those of you who think you are better than Rebekah Katherine, I suggest you reconsider the attitude that makes this news “Juicy.”

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