> This is getting ridiculous. I've just heard about a courtcase against McDonalds, Burger King, Wendys and KFC by seven seriously obese people for several million dollars all because their burgers made them fat.
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> What? Burgers make you FAT? I never knew that...
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> This is one example of the blame culture that we are now living in. If we do anything wrong, it's always someone else's fault. Another example of this are the compensation adverts that UK TV seems to be plastered with. Typical line from advert:
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> "I tripped over a paving slab, but thanks to Rob & Pilfer Solicitors, I got £850 from the local council!"
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> So the paving slab wasn't put in correctly. They should have been looking where they have been going...

That goes right up there with the case of the woman who sued the tobacco company because their cigarettes were addictive.

Sometimes I think some people use the legal system not to seek justice, but rather more to find a scapegoat.

AB