Deputy files civil lawsuit against 9-1-1 caller after he was injured during assault

kranz · 08-16-13, 11:33 AM

At first I though the news came from theonion.
Then I saw it was Neal who posted it so I was amazed.
Then I read the story and I was amazed even more.
Really?
The first lesson we had about American culture was like that: the teacher pointed to a map of the USA and said: compensation culture.

I can understand people suing MacDonalds for buying a hot coffee and not being informed on the cup that the coffee is hot. I can perfectly understand that people may be more dumb than greedy. No problem with that.

But a cop suing somebody for not having been informed that this is actually not an invitation for a BBQ or poker is just ridiculous.
A trained cop with a gun gets beaten by an unarmed perpetrator. Blame the caller.

If I were that lady, I would sue the police for sending a negligent idiot wearing a uniform and a gun to handle my call.
Compensation culture.

08-16-13, 11:33 AM	#13
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	At first I though the news came from theonion. Then I saw it was Neal who posted it so I was amazed. Then I read the story and I was amazed even more. Really? The first lesson we had about American culture was like that: the teacher pointed to a map of the USA and said: compensation culture. I can understand people suing MacDonalds for buying a hot coffee and not being informed on the cup that the coffee is hot. I can perfectly understand that people may be more dumb than greedy. No problem with that. But a cop suing somebody for not having been informed that this is actually not an invitation for a BBQ or poker is just ridiculous. A trained cop with a gun gets beaten by an unarmed perpetrator. Blame the caller. If I were that lady, I would sue the police for sending a negligent idiot wearing a uniform and a gun to handle my call. Compensation culture.