Sanity Triumphs (partially) at last

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Sanity Triumphs (partially) at last

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http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/news/1 ... bacco.html

Hopefully this will lead to reduced rewards for stupid, braindead, irresponsible smokers in the future.
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Post by Spanky The Dolphin »

Good.

I thought the original award was insane.
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This nation is still too happy to sue over the smallest error. I can't believe this nation is willing to GIVE MONEY to STUPID PEOPLE.
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That's Modern Management in the Business world too, giving higher salaries to bigger morons.
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Post by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi »

I don't even think she deserved $28 million. It was a dumb choice of her to smoke excessively, and her stupidity shouldn't pay off.
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Yeah what part of "Smoking Kills" didn't the dumb bastard understand?
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maybe he only smoked the cigerettes that 'cause harm to others' :)
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consequences wrote:That's Modern Management in the Business world too, giving higher salaries to bigger morons.
Ah, the old Dilbert Principle. :D
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Pitiful. The fact that this type of lawsuit can be filed is bad enough, but for the idiot to actually get away with it, that's just sad.
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Post by Einhander Sn0m4n »

Darth Yoshi wrote:Pitiful. The fact that this type of lawsuit can be filed is bad enough, but for the idiot to actually get away with it, that's just sad.
Sad enough for Base Delta Zero or Commence Primary Ignition?
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