topic Re: Pathetic Compensation in Community Spirit

Pathetic Compensation

donnashuggy — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:18:17 GMT

You will have to scroll to the bottom, this is so terribly sad

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26540604#TWEET1069452

Re: Pathetic Compensation

carls*world — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:38:02 GMT

Horrifically poor. Yes, actually, pathetic is much more appropriate.

Anybody read "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Sort of came to mind reading the list of flaws in the trial.

Re: Pathetic Compensation

donnashuggy — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:41:47 GMT

@carls*world wrote:
Horrifically poor. Yes, actually, pathetic is much more appropriate.

Anybody read "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Sort of came to mind reading the list of flaws in the trial.

Yes, it was essential reading for my kids at school too.

Re: Pathetic Compensation

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:07:55 GMT

It reminded mevery much of the Andrew Mallard case, here in WA.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/how-the-mallard-case-unfolded-20081007-4vhk.html

Re: Pathetic Compensation

carls*world — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:19:00 GMT

Guess the silver lining brigade will keep telling him he's just so lucky and could have been worse. But what life does he have now? Missed the best part of it.

Re: Pathetic Compensation

lakeland27 — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:26:48 GMT

Rupert naxwell stuart. i'm not sure how much compensation he recieved.

Re: Pathetic Compensation

**tay** — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:39:59 GMT

And yet a man who claims he didn't get enough napkins at a McDonalds restaurant gets $105,000.