Legal Discussion

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Our tort laws certainly need to be revamped but if you believe the
only problem with them is that the have-not's [sic] sue the haves to
get rich, then you've been bamboozled by the haves. Often the problem
is that the haves are suing the have-nots.

"But," you ask, "why would the haves sue the have-nots? The have-nots
don't have enough money to be worth suing!"

I'm glad you asked. The have-nots don't have much money but they do
have voices and often the haves want to silence them. For example,
I've seen many cases where have-nots have given open, honest, factual
accounts of bad experiences they have had with companies, only to have
the companies come after them with lawsuits to shut them up and to
shut up anyone else who might be tempted to give an honest account of
their bad experiences with the company. The result is often just what
the poorly behaving haves want--lots of have-nots who censor
themselves and spread the word to each other that they should all
censor themselves, lest they be sued by the haves.

So, argue for tort reform all you want but do so with the knowledge
that the strong sometimes prey on the weak and our system is set up by
the strong to make that possible.