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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: one_less who wrote (17208)6/20/2001 6:10:01 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 

If a drug dealer burns down your house lighing a joint, you can sue him; right?

If you were participating in smoking joints with him, probably not.

A civil case is a case in "equity." You have to come with clean hands to collect.

Also, there's such a thing as contributory negligence. If you were smoking with the drug dealer, you're probably contributorily negligent. If you're a john and have sex with a prostitute who claims she is on birth control but isn't, you are probably contributorily negligent and come with unclean hands, and likely can't collect.
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