Comments on: U.K.: Injures finger dropping junk mail in letterbox http://overlawyered.com/2008/03/uk-injures-finger-dropping-junk-mail-in-letterbox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-injures-finger-dropping-junk-mail-in-letterbox Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 13:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Burgess http://overlawyered.com/2008/03/uk-injures-finger-dropping-junk-mail-in-letterbox/comment-page-1/#comment-11046 John Burgess Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:28:13 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5941#comment-11046 The UK has long been a 'compensation' society. If something goes wrong, then someone owes someone else money; usually the government ends up paying the bill. What is different, though, is that it doesn't usually get to British courts. The government and its multitude of agencies are well trained. They pay on demand, without requiring the services of an attorney usually. The UK has long been a ‘compensation’ society. If something goes wrong, then someone owes someone else money; usually the government ends up paying the bill.

What is different, though, is that it doesn’t usually get to British courts. The government and its multitude of agencies are well trained. They pay on demand, without requiring the services of an attorney usually.

]]> By: kimsch http://overlawyered.com/2008/03/uk-injures-finger-dropping-junk-mail-in-letterbox/comment-page-1/#comment-11045 kimsch Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:06:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5941#comment-11045 Isn't it a federal crime here in the U.S. to put anything that isn't real mail into a mailbox? Such as flyers, doorhangers, etc that aren't sent through the USPS? I guess it's not the same in the UK. Hopefully they'll dismiss the suit - but I wouldn't bet on it. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore. It seems people think that there should be no risk whatsoever for anything one would do. Isn’t it a federal crime here in the U.S. to put anything that isn’t real mail into a mailbox? Such as flyers, doorhangers, etc that aren’t sent through the USPS? I guess it’s not the same in the UK. Hopefully they’ll dismiss the suit – but I wouldn’t bet on it. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore. It seems people think that there should be no risk whatsoever for anything one would do.

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