$100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting

[ruger17hmr]

Claim seeks $100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting

I knew that was coming. Someone has to profit from the horrific massacre.

Claim seeks $100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting - Yahoo! News

 

[lucky4034]

Pathetic...

 

[indykid]

The people commenting pretty much summed up my feelings

They should be thrilled their traumatized Jill Doe is alive to be able to seek counselling.

 

[pwoller]

A terrible thing to go through but the money isnt going to fix that child. Sad is the only word I can come up for the parents. They should be counting their blessings that their child is still alive.

 

[Polished515]

Hugs and kisses are free a**holes. No amount of money is gonna help that baby sleep at night.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

I could see suing for the ability to protect my child but not cash in a situation like that. The parents must surely feel helpless and this is the only thing they (and their lawyers) can think of.

 

[CTS]

I don't know, if it's an outright attempt to profit that's obviously wrong. If it's an attempt though to incentivize providing actual security for students instead of stickers on doors it might be a good step to take. Maybe when states and districts realize they'll suffer financially they'll take more steps to fix the problem.

 

[public servant]

 

[poptab]

I would sue as well. The state was complicit in making sure those children were not protected. Either by provided security or the security brought about by private concealed carry.

 

[public servant]

I would sue as well.

I'd hug my kid and tell them I loved them.

 

[87iroc]

When my wife had a car wreck 7 yrs ago we had 3 ambulance chasers contact us within a couple days. I am guessing business cards were being handed out in parking lot that day at newtown. Scumbags. If parents are asking for 100 they will probably clear 25 at most if they were to win. The large number is an effort by lawyer to advertise for other parents to file with him to start a class action suit.

Notice how I blame the lawyers and not the parents.

FWIW...I think those that survived this atrocity deserve help with shrink bills...

 

[public servant]

FWIW...I think those that survived this atrocity deserve help with shrink bills...

I don't disagree. And with $100 million...they can probably get Dr. Phil.

 

[starbreather]

Its the American way, SUE.....

 

[cobber]

But what if a parent of one of the victims were to sue the district/school for not having armed security on premises?

What's good enough for BHO is good enough for my kids...

 

[John Galt]

First thing, this is an absolute horrible tragedy and my prayers go out to the victims and families, but who is going to be responsible for paying this $100 million though (not that it will be $100 million, but that's the amount they're starting with so that's what we have to use)? The decision makers of policy, who have absolutely no financial liability or responsibility for their decisions, or the taxpayers, who bear all of the financial responsibility for decisions made by someone with absolutely no financial accountability for their decisions made.
What a hot mess of a system and just ripe for someone to take advantage of!

 

[public servant]

But what if a parent of one of the victims were to sue the district/school for not having armed security on premises?

Prove to me first they were in favor of armed security on premises before the shootings. If so, hand them a blank check. If not, we're truly sorry about your loss. Pay funeral expenses and any therapy costs.

If you want to sue someone, sue lawmakers that made the school a GFZ.

I wonder who came up with the $100 million figure?

 

[cobber]

Prove to me first they were in favor of armed security on premises before the shootings. If so, hand them a blank check. If not, we're truly sorry about your loss. Pay funeral expenses and any therapy costs.

If you want to sue someone, sue lawmakers that made the school a GFZ.

It would be interesting if a jury found that a school was negligent for failing to arm teachers. (I'm assuming the school could have permitted teachers to carry, as in Indiana.)

Don't you see what effect that would have?

 

[jedi]

I would sue as well. The state was complicit in making sure those children were not protected. Either by provided security or the security brought about by private concealed carry.

This!!! Reap what you sow. We allowed gun free zones now we will pay for it.

But what if a parent of one of the victims were to sue the district/school for not having armed security on premises?

What's good enough for BHO is good enough for my kids...

This again.

First thing, this is an absolute horrible tragedy and my prayers go out to the victims and families, but who is going to be responsible for paying this $100 million though (not that it will be $100 million, but that's the amount they're starting with so that's what we have to use)? The decision makers of policy, who have absolutely no financial liability or responsibility for their decisions, or the taxpayers, who bear all of the financial responsibility for decisions made by someone with absolutely no financial accountability for their decisions made.
What a hot mess of a system and just ripe for someone to take advantage of!

The policy makers are not repsonsible. You and i (the voters) are. We elected those people and allowed them to make such policies and continue to elect them and continue to allow gun free zones. So we have no one to blame but ourselves for this and every other tradegy. The parents of that school district have blood on their hands of their own children. They have seen the evils of this world. They have seen columbie and other mass shootings and yet they still allowed gun free zones in there school, they continued to live in lala land. Well you reap what you sow. They choose to leave their kids in a danger zone.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

"Pinsky's claim said that the state Board of Education, Department of Education and Education Commissioner had failed to take appropriate steps to protect children from "foreseeable harm."
It said they had failed to provide a "safe school setting" or design "an effective student safety emergency response plan and protocol."


Actually I agree with the Plaintiff's claim. In my humble unprofessional opinion, a claim amount this size isn't designed to be an actual dollar figure the P is expecting to get. It's this size to draw attention to the claim.

 

[Double T]

I would sue as well. That kid will never forget seeing that. That kid also should've been protected.

The people being sued should be every single person who signed the GFZ legislation.