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boykster:
enough speculation, my story is real. I DID install a bollard unde a fake garbage can, and a punk kid DID run into it with enough force to damage his car and disable it. This was after several weeks of the same car (several eye witness reports) smashing garbage cans in the neighborhood on consecutive weeks. I personally filed 2 police reports prior to that, and even tried to chase the car down one night and spoke with a few officers that evening who were called out.
You wanna know what the local officer did/said? He chuckled and told me the kid deserved it. You know what the kid's (driver of the car) father did/said? Got VERY angry....very very very ANGRY :angry: :angry: :angry: at HIS SON, not at me. Sure, he was pissed the car was damaged, but he made his kid (and the other 2 in the car) clean up all the garbage on the street (I watched) and his son sent me a formal apology letter 2 days later.
Sure, could someone have been hurt if they legitamately lost control of their car? Probably, but my street is 25MPH, and 2' from the bollard I have a stone wall. The bollard simply acted as bait for the asshat who was garbage can bashing. Do I leave it out there? No. Do I still have it? Absolutely.
Its disappointing that our society has become sooooo litigious that the kneejerk reaction by everyone is to SUE!!!
Oh, and I was never cited for anything, was never served papers by anyone, and have since not had anyone crash into my garbage can since.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 20, 2007, 07:53:11 pm ---
the insanity defense only, please . . .
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Jesus, that would be an open and closed case. All we'll have to do is put you on the stand for 30 seconds and one of the jurors will interupt with, "Your honor, I believe I speak for every member of the jury, as well as everyone else in the courtroom when I say we have reached a verdict." And the prosecution will just shrug and say, "Seriously, Your Honor, we have no objection . . ." ;D
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: shmokes on March 20, 2007, 10:23:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 20, 2007, 07:53:11 pm ---
the insanity defense only, please . . .
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Jesus, that would be an open and closed case. All we'll have to do is put you on the stand for 30 seconds and one of the jurors will interupt with, "Your honor, I believe I speak for every member of the jury, as well as everyone else in the courtroom when I say we have reached a verdict." And the prosecution will just shrug and say, "Seriously, Your Honor, we have no objection . . ." ;D
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We could be like Vinny and "da youts"! You could jack up your "wins" in court and I could act with impunity! We'll rule the world! Or something :badmood:
JackTucky:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 20, 2007, 02:45:17 pm ---Deciduous (leaves fall off in the fall):
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They don't look very deciduous to me. I think the leaves would be chewy and flavorless.
=J
hyiu:
well... I'm the guy who posted the suggestion of concrete block in the middle with bushes surrounding (without using the word "decorative")....
well.... didn't check the thread until tonight... and seems like my stupid suggestion got what it deserved....
understand and agree on what you guys say....
and you guessed it right... I'm no lawyer... :-\
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