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To: Neocon who wrote (12351)	5/7/2002 2:46:46 PM
From: dave rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Do you not believe that there are some hazzards in life that the individual should be able to avoid or protect oneself from? Must we always blame someone else for our stupidity? There is a small pond in my neighbors yard. If I fall in and drown should my heirs be able to sue because they didn't put up a fence or have warning signs or lights to prevent my stupidity? I don't think so. If you are stupid enough to carry hot coffee in your lap while driving should you be compensated? That is an easy answer for me.

To: Neocon who wrote (12351)	5/7/2002 2:50:33 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

You left out a couple of aspects related to the reasonable human presumption that underlies any such law suit. Is it reasonable to assume that people who order coffee know that it is served piping hot? I could see an issue if it were not reasonable to expect people to handle it with care. People get warned in a restaurant when served food on a hot plate and that is reasonable because not all dinners are served on hot plates. Isn't coffee always served piping hot. Do reasonable people need disclaimers saying that if you spill coffee on yourself it will hurt? Do we need a society that treats everyone at the lowest common denominator (as if they are not capable of typical reasoning).