A new path to sue your way to wealth!

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on Tuesday 12 May 2009
by Wendy McElroy

The court system has become an ATM for self-proclaimed 'victims' to collect
big paydays..as, all the while, they trivialize the suffering of true
victims who have been actually brutalized by rape, assault, etc. Last week,
Cheryl Farb -- a Long Island, NY ex-public school official -- "choked up
with emotion" as she recalled the trauma (oh the trauma!) of having to work
with a principal who used "sexist and derogatory language". No touching or
violence is alleged but Farb claims she was discriminated against for
lodging a complaint. I presume the $5 million dollar settlement she received
will soothe the ongoing trauma from the memory of hearing words she did not
like. Having slurped at the public trough as a school official, Farb now can
deal a body-blow to the taxpayers of her school district who must foot the
settlement bill...not the principal. Farb claims to feel "close" to the
students' families whom she is now soaking for millions.

Sexual harassment, a wide range of possible discriminations, faux disability
complaints...the list goes on and on. It is a list of how people can soak
the taxpayers or private businesses for a bonanza on which to retire while
others pay their bills. The $5M claim may be at the high end of settlements
but every day in every corner of North America, people are scamming the
system for its value as a cash cow. In fact, I almost welcome the honest
scammer who says "Yeah! Screw the system, I want mine!" Such honesty is a
relief compared to self-righteous self-pitying Farb who sobs out for
sympathy from her multi-millionaire victimhood.

How much damage is done to the economy by the Farbs and the petty Farbettes
of this world? What is the cost to taxpayers, to businesses (some of whom
fold under the financial pressure), to society that becomes ever more
litigious and internally at conflict? No one knows. The cost would have to
include the omnipresent sexual harassment programs and lawyers,
complaint/compliance officers, training sessions, etc. It is no longer
possible for an employer to simply hire someone to do an honest day's work
for an honest day's pay. The employer needs a lawyer standing on the
sideline to protect against an employee who heare an off-solor or smells a
whiff of racism.

And, now...KA-CHING! Another ATM machine is being installed in court
corridors. The Digital Journal (May 10) announces "Severe Workplace Bullying
Targeted by Massachusetts Bill." The article states, "Setting new precedent,
Massachusetts has become the first to enact a Healthy Workplace Bill this
year. It targets severe workplace bullying. Those who bully in the workplace
may receive legal sanctions." But, more importantly, "It allows targets of
bullying to file legal claims against their tormentors if they can establish
they were hurt by health-harming behavior." KA-CHING! Of course, the cost of
doing business in Massachusetts has just gone up...not merely because of
vulnerability to lawsuits but also because the "helps employers act with
preventive measures against bullying." Another training program, more laws
with which to comply, more lawyers...always, always more lawyers. It is the
birth of a new court-backed industry: the anti-bullying industry.

The word severe is used several times to describe the bullying targeted by
the precedent-setting bill; presumably, the word is meant to assure the
lawsuit-weary taxpayer and public that only the most egregious
transgressions will end up in court. Yeah, right. Even if that is true
today, it will not be true 5 minutes after the law is instituted. I honestly
do not know why anyone would set up a new business in North America; it is
tantamount to painting a sign on your forehead, saying "sue me for all I'm
worth."


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