Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This may turn out very well for the homeless guy. All of this publicity may spur the city to actually do something and get him some treatment. If this is the case, every store in the city should "sue" the homeless camped in front of their stores. I could easily find you ten more guys who need help. Then again, if the homeless guy resists all offers of help from city agencies, what is to be done? Does the guy have a right to live on a public street, urinate in front of the store, and frighten away the guy's customers? Are we violating the homeless guys rights if we force him into a treatment program? Hard questions all, and I don't have the answers. In America, we have so much freedom, haha, that we will let you die on the streets, in plain view of millions of your fellow citizens, without anybody doing anything about it. So, what do the smug Europeans say on this subject? Do they have any answers to the plight of the homeless? Larry ------------------------ I would like to hear from the lawyer who took the case. In this type of lawsuit, the lawyer's fee is usually on a contingency basis, so does he really think that a homeless guy is going to be able to cough up $1 million? I know the dollar has recently declined against other currencies, but $1M is still real money ;-) Steve Unsworth wrote: > Praise be to the USA where a homeless person can be sued for $1 million > > Steve > > > > On 19/1/07 21:15, "Thinkofcole@aol.com" <Thinkofcole@aol.com> wrote: > > >> Here's an article from The New York Times on Thursday, Jan. 18, with a large >> photograph of a homeless man, who was sued for $1 million by a Manhattan >> antiques dealer for parking himself in front of the store >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >