If I bought a brand new cell phone... and it exploded in the middle of a phone call.. leaving me with third degree burns all over my face... I would believe that Samsung is to blame for putting defective products on the market... People don't expect cell phones to blow up in your face when you say "Abercrombie Calling"....
But everyone should know that coffee is hot... You have to BOIL (way hotter than 180 F) liquid in order to brew the coffee.... anyone who's ever drank coffee knows that it's hot... anyone who's ever used a knife knows that it's sharp... Those products are inherently dangerous and you have to be responsible when using them...
Really hot coffee isn't a defective product... If the bitch opened the lid safely, she would never have received the burn... It's not like the product's intended use was to be spilled on a lap... she didn't use the product properly...
If I accidentally shoot my eye out, because I use a rubber band improperly, should I sue the rubber band manufacturer?
If I die because I decide I want to eat a newspaper, should my family sue the presses because their product killed me?
If my daughter sticks a Tootsie pop in her vagina, should I sue Tootsie Roll Industries because their product gave my daughter a bacterial infection?
I'm just not convinced that, in this instance, McDonald's was to blame...
Juxtaposition Wrote:
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> I thought that way too, Harry, when I was 12 and
> this actually happened, and I thought wow that's
> irresponsible of her, but, it's the reality that
> we live in where we there are defective products,
> and we need something in our arsenal to protects
> against them. Of course, this is assuming that
> this company is to blame in this particular
> instance, but I think Mr. Misery clearly showed
> negligence and that's the only basis we actually
> need. It was just an accident on the lady's fault,
> supposedly, juxtaposed against negligence it
> doesn't even matter.
>
> Harry Tuttle Wrote:
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> -----
> > Ok... so what? Are you saying that companies
> > shouldn't be allowed to sell us things that
> could
> > be dangerous? Should corporations have to
> babysit
> > us because they're afraid we may not be
> > responsible enough to use their product without
> > hurting ourselves?
> >
> > What if we want to buy something that could be
> > dangerous? Should we not be allowed to because
> we
> > will sue the manufacturer if we accidentally
> hurt
> > ourselves with these products?
> >
> > Should I sue KitchenAid if I burn myself on the
> > stove?
> >
> > Should I sue Ginsu if I slice myself on their
> > dangerous blade?
> >
> > Where does it end?
> >
> > I'm not saying that companies have no
> > responsibility for faulty products that they
> may
> > release... I just think that anyone who buys a
> cup
> > of coffee knows that the cup is going to
> contain
> > hot fucking liquid... and should handle the cup
> > accordingly...
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