American Law-System Please don't sue me for this, you'd probably win.
#1
Posted 02 February 2006 - 02:34 PM
Then there's still this whole jury-thing, meaning inexperienced civilians get to judge over the accused.
And -- I know you've all been waiting for this -- on top of it all: Death Sentence (Can I get a "duh~duh~duuuh" for this?)
I'm sure that you can find a lot of other examples if you just dig deep enough, but before I do that, I'd like to hear some of your opinions regarding the American law-system. In fact, I only brought this topic up because someone one this forum recently said that it was probably the best existing law-system worldwide - so maybe now you're able to understand why that Apple-case made me smirk.
Discuss. Bitch about it. Call me a dimwit or just prove that maybe I should do the research before posting such topics.
I'll sue you all if you don't.
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#2
Posted 02 February 2006 - 03:51 PM
I am not sure whether those people are fans of listening to the loudest possible volume of any player and this one just happened to deliver that louder volume, or if they did listen at a normal volume rate. Loud Sounds can appear to be quiet due to the frequency in relation to sounds that are not normally heard.
For those who own an Ipods: On yours is it easy to go up to 115 decibels without appearing to sound loud?
Was it in the best interest to market products so quickly, so defects in the quality like the plastic goes out until noticed.
This post has been edited by Deepsycher: 02 February 2006 - 04:20 PM
#4
Posted 02 February 2006 - 06:30 PM
Only in America can you sue someone for your own stupidity and win. I think I've said that before.
#5
Posted 02 February 2006 - 08:16 PM
Only in America can you sue someone for your own stupidity and win. I think I've said that before.
I usually hear the term "Someone can sue over cold water."
Hearing cases like these, is turning out to be true.
Appears that they are trying to prioritize on blame and not solutions.
Could this be a way to direct attention to petty cases, rather than cases with importance?
#6
Posted 02 February 2006 - 08:26 PM
Apple sucks, they deserve to be sued, Micro-soft is much better...... god.... I felt so unclean when I said that....
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#8
Posted 03 February 2006 - 12:50 AM
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#9
Posted 03 February 2006 - 07:46 AM
Steve Jobs: Look! My products are shiney! GIVE ME MONEY!
Microsoft: Look! You have no supported alternative, so we can do what we want! GIVE ME MONEY!
How would that sound for IBM?
Actually business may sound better.
"Look! Our people are smartly uniformed in Deep Blue, give them more business?"
Or "Look! Our chips are decorative, give us more interest?"
This post has been edited by Deepsycher: 03 February 2006 - 08:08 AM
#10
Posted 03 February 2006 - 09:58 AM
They are dangerous.
On top of which they only last about 2 years, which makes them the worst. My discman has lasted me 8 years.
#11
Posted 03 February 2006 - 10:03 AM
I'm gonne get freakin' rich!
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#12
Posted 03 February 2006 - 11:37 AM
They are dangerous.
On top of which they only last about 2 years, which makes them the worst. My discman has lasted me 8 years.
I get freaked out having headphones on when I run. I'm really cautious about my hearing and vision. I'd like to keep that stuff in good working order until I die - whenever that is. So I run with the volume almost all the way down - and its still friking loud.
I dont like Ipods cause you cant put the songs in the exact order you want to listen to like you can when you burn a cd. And I like that my portable cd player costs a fraction of the price.
#13
Posted 03 February 2006 - 04:44 PM
Steve Jobs: Look! My products are shiney! GIVE ME MONEY!
Microsoft: Look! You have no supported alternative, so we can do what we want! GIVE ME MONEY!
If people check around they WILL see that Micro-soft is a lesser of 4 evils. Nintendo, Linux and Apple are all evil...
Micro-soft: We will intentionaly sell you faulty protucts with many bugs just so you can buy the upgrades that really dont do shit.
Nintendo: We dont have upgrades, so everytime you want the latest stuff your gonna have to buy the NEW product.
Linux: We were founded by a mad Soviet Scientist bent on taking over the internet market.
Apple: We have crappy interface and make upgrades every 3 years, but people buy us becouse we say that Micro-soft is evil and people are idiots and believe us.
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Evil Happens/This Is A Knife!/Minorities, too!/
AYBABTU/Che Guevara Action Figure!/Strange Humour
#14
Posted 03 February 2006 - 05:06 PM
I'm gonne get freakin' rich!
If kitchen knives are dangerous doing the only thing they are designed to do, you have a point. I know fuck all about this case, but if it can be shown that iPods can cause permanent hearing loss while causing no pain or discomfort during use (that is, damage without warning), then they are dangerous while doing the only thing they are designed to do. That's someone's fault, and I dare say the law won't say it's the user.
I agree that people shouldn't just keep suing one another all the time without cause, but there is a limit even to that sort of reasoning. The mechanism of civil suits is in place to prevent people from seeking reparations for damages by illegal means.
Anyway, this all reminds me of the scare where cell phones were going to give us brain tumors.
#15
Posted 04 February 2006 - 01:20 AM
Now, if you'd said something that was a legitimate complaint, like Nintendo owning exclusive rights to the entire process of emulation, thereby making all roms illegal, even for the really old games that you can't find anymore, then I'd agree with you. They're jackasses.
And that Linux statement has to be a joke. "Oh noes! The Internet market is hax0red by free stuff!"