I read this on Yahoo! today. My Father blogged about this already, but I *HAD* to blog about it too. (thanks in advance, Poppa for writing down what the whole thing as it said in the article. I'm using that piece in my blog. I know you won't mind. Thanks also for the research!)
(quoted and beautifully written from BullDogChief's blog)
Here is what happened; Lisa Torti and Alexandra Van Horn were department store cosmeticians who attended a Halloween Party in 2004. Evidently they left the party in separate cars and Van Horn’s car ran into a light pole at 45 mph. Torti, in her court testimony, said she saw smoke and liquid coming from Van Horn’s car and was worried the car was going to explode. So, what did she do? She pulled her co-worker from the wrecked car and most likely saved her life; except for the fact that Van Horn claims she was rendered a paraplegic because Lisa Torti “treated her like a rag doll” when pulling her from the car. Van Horn sued and the California Supreme Court says she can sue.
WTF!?! *shakes head* WTF?!
Are people this callous? Stupid? GREEDY?!
Okay, first off, the car wreak according to the many articles on this case was self inflicted. (maybe due to drinking? maybe Van Horn was tired and shouldn't have been driving? Ub, isn't that what taxi's are for? Or a close friend/relative that would rather drive this person than allow that tired driver to have an accident? I've allowed my husband to drive me in to work when I'm sick so I don't kill myself nor anyone else. My Dad had the same rule after I started driving. If I was tired, sick, etc and he could come pick me up, then I was to call him and swallow my pride!)
Second, if I was a lawyer on this case on the defense, I would make doubly sure the car wreak itself was the cause of Van Horn's injury. Let's see, 45 mph, lightpole? HELLO! CAUSE OF THE INJURIES! I doubt that even a trained professional could have pulled Van Horn from this wreak without causing her current condition! Let's be practical here.
It concerns me too, because if we suddenly stop helping one another, we're much like the Devil. God believes in us helping. I know because of all the years He's helped us. Not just me and my family, but throughout history. (I doubt this woman was religious, thus the reason this was allowed to happen to her. God doesn't use wrath, ya'll. He just removes Himself from our lives and let's us muck it up.) And it worries me that good samaritians will suddenly disappear.
IF I'M IN A CAR WREAK, PULL ME OUT! BURNING BUILDING AND NO FIREMAN ANYWHERE? HELP ME! I MEAN, WTF! IF I'M IN PERIL, MUCKING HELP ME! (trying *not* to curse here, but it's hard) They interviewed people on the street and some people that had been through a tragic situation and were saved by good samaritians. They said they wouldn't be alive. VAN HORN, WAKE UP AND BE THANKFUL YOU'RE ALIVE! GOD SPARED YOU, NOW GET WITH HIM AND SEE WHY!
freaking crap, man.
- Chelle
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
13 December 2008, Saturday
12:47 a.m.
Sunday
Temp 15 F
One of Kansas City's little known hideouts for retired heros.
My husband is crazy. It's 15 degrees outside, the man is hanging Christmas lights and singing Christmas carols. *head in hands*
We had a good weekend. Friday we went to see Transporter III. Good movie. Yes, it's cheesy. Yep, those stunts are impossible. IT'S A MOVIE! ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS!!! Had dinner downtown. Love downtown. (Being a small town girl that was plopped into a big city, it's still very exciting!)
Saturday we went to Overland Park, Ks to pick up a piece of furniture I wanted. It was free with the card Paul got for purchasing an oriental area rug for part of my Christmas. It's a cute little oriental corner unit. (I have an asian motif in my livingroom) I will add script to it once Spring comes. I have to paint the rest of the furniture we got (some off freecycle, some from folks we knew) anyway. We decided on black. Believe me, some of the pieces will look brand new with some paint.
Paul also took us to the Elephant Bar in Overland Park. Huge restuarant. Very nice, though!
Paul should be home any minute. He's bringing dinner home so we can sit together, watch the new Batman movie and just relax.
6:09 p.m.
Monday
- Chelle
Sunday
Temp 15 F
One of Kansas City's little known hideouts for retired heros.
My husband is crazy. It's 15 degrees outside, the man is hanging Christmas lights and singing Christmas carols. *head in hands*
We had a good weekend. Friday we went to see Transporter III. Good movie. Yes, it's cheesy. Yep, those stunts are impossible. IT'S A MOVIE! ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS!!! Had dinner downtown. Love downtown. (Being a small town girl that was plopped into a big city, it's still very exciting!)
Saturday we went to Overland Park, Ks to pick up a piece of furniture I wanted. It was free with the card Paul got for purchasing an oriental area rug for part of my Christmas. It's a cute little oriental corner unit. (I have an asian motif in my livingroom) I will add script to it once Spring comes. I have to paint the rest of the furniture we got (some off freecycle, some from folks we knew) anyway. We decided on black. Believe me, some of the pieces will look brand new with some paint.
Paul also took us to the Elephant Bar in Overland Park. Huge restuarant. Very nice, though!
Paul should be home any minute. He's bringing dinner home so we can sit together, watch the new Batman movie and just relax.
6:09 p.m.
Monday
- Chelle
Saturday, December 13, 2008
12 December 2008, Friday
3:45p.m.
Friday
Temp 32 F
152 Highway West
One of Kansas City's most traveled corridors.
People need to learn how to drive. At the very least, they need to learn to merge.
I travel 152 Westbound every day on my way home from work. I take 1-29 South to 152 West so I can grab the road that brings me home. It's ridiculous on how people can't merge. And that's another thing. You're approaching an on ramp, MOVE THE FREAK OVER! to allow the oncoming traffic to MERGE! I'm pretty sure it's the law in Missouri and for God's sake, common courtesy!
I leave in the dark every morning. It's about 6:35 to 6:40 a.m. We'd had a bit of a freeze that morning, so I can understand someone being cautious. Sadly, it's happened before. And I want to teach this fella how to DRIVE!
The road I bring home I, of course, use to access 152 East to go to I-29 North to get to work. At least twice a week I encounter a white SUV driven by the husband of a co-worker. (I only know it's a co-worker's husband that cannot drive because I have followed the vehicle in question all the way to work. I have seen my co-worker get out of said vehicle. ) He'll get down at the end of the ramp to 152 East, see all the traffic, have a panic attack, (I guess. ) and slam on his brakes! Causing muah to have to slam on her brakes, or, if he's moved over to the side of the road (his new habit after having said panic attack) to quickly merge!
But, I guess his normal morning habit wasn't enough.
I'm extra careful pulling out of the parkinglot of our work. It's a freakin zoo every afternoon. Especially Fridays. I sit in my car and wait for the people I just saw climb into their cars to pull out. There goes that lady from filing. And there's the man from Farmland who always cuts out early instead of staying until 5pm. Yep, there goes the red car from billing. Okay, my turn. I pull out slowly, go over to the "out" side of the drive AND HERE COMES THE WHITE SUV THAT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO MERGE! HE'S SPEEDING THROUGH THE PARKINGLOT WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE! HE SPEEDS PAST SO FAST IT MAKES MY GRAND PRIX ROCK DUE TO THE SHEER FORCE OF THE SPEED!
*sighs*
1:15 a.m.
Saturday Morning.
- Chelle
Friday
Temp 32 F
152 Highway West
One of Kansas City's most traveled corridors.
People need to learn how to drive. At the very least, they need to learn to merge.
I travel 152 Westbound every day on my way home from work. I take 1-29 South to 152 West so I can grab the road that brings me home. It's ridiculous on how people can't merge. And that's another thing. You're approaching an on ramp, MOVE THE FREAK OVER! to allow the oncoming traffic to MERGE! I'm pretty sure it's the law in Missouri and for God's sake, common courtesy!
I leave in the dark every morning. It's about 6:35 to 6:40 a.m. We'd had a bit of a freeze that morning, so I can understand someone being cautious. Sadly, it's happened before. And I want to teach this fella how to DRIVE!
The road I bring home I, of course, use to access 152 East to go to I-29 North to get to work. At least twice a week I encounter a white SUV driven by the husband of a co-worker. (I only know it's a co-worker's husband that cannot drive because I have followed the vehicle in question all the way to work. I have seen my co-worker get out of said vehicle. ) He'll get down at the end of the ramp to 152 East, see all the traffic, have a panic attack, (I guess. ) and slam on his brakes! Causing muah to have to slam on her brakes, or, if he's moved over to the side of the road (his new habit after having said panic attack) to quickly merge!
But, I guess his normal morning habit wasn't enough.
I'm extra careful pulling out of the parkinglot of our work. It's a freakin zoo every afternoon. Especially Fridays. I sit in my car and wait for the people I just saw climb into their cars to pull out. There goes that lady from filing. And there's the man from Farmland who always cuts out early instead of staying until 5pm. Yep, there goes the red car from billing. Okay, my turn. I pull out slowly, go over to the "out" side of the drive AND HERE COMES THE WHITE SUV THAT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO MERGE! HE'S SPEEDING THROUGH THE PARKINGLOT WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE! HE SPEEDS PAST SO FAST IT MAKES MY GRAND PRIX ROCK DUE TO THE SHEER FORCE OF THE SPEED!
*sighs*
1:15 a.m.
Saturday Morning.
- Chelle
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