I can’t stand the fact that we Americans have become such an extremely litigious culture. Granted, some lawsuits have merit; if you injure yourself in a store due to an unsafe environment, for example, then by all means, the store should pay your medical costs and reimburse you for the time you have to take off from work while you heal. If they refuse, then take their asses to court. But beyond that, I don’t buy the “mental anguish” nonsense that so many people throw into lawsuits. It’s not anguish…it’s only money that they care about.

I get angry when I hear yet another story about parents suing school systems for the most inane reasons, such as playing competitive games like tag, or exclusionary games like dodge ball. Just because your kid may not be as good as the others on the playground doesn’t mean the school district owes you money. Nobody’s perfect; if your kid doesn’t excel on the baseball field, I’m sure they excel elsewhere. How would you like it if other parents sued you because your kid surpassed their own in mathematics, for example?

What really drives me into a rage is when someone is tragically killed..and the family sues for millions. That’s disgusting, as they’re literally trying to profit off of their loved one’s death!

You have the right to sue anyone for anything, but the problem is that too many people take extreme advantage of that right just to get rich quick. I think this practice needs to end, or at least be severely lessened. Believe it or not, there’s a very simple way for people to fight back.

It goes like this: say someone falls on your sidewalk because you forgot to shovel the snow off of it, and they sue you for $4 million. That’s obviously way more than what’s necessary to cover medical bills and recovery time, so it’s clear that the plaintiff is just a greedy scumbag. So…don’t give them a dime. Ignore the lawsuit. The cops come to arrest you? Let them. A judge wants to throw you in jail over it? Fine. You’ll end up in a minimum security prison, and likely only have to serve a fraction of your sentence, anyway. The end result is what’s important: the greedy bastard who sued you won’t get one cent, and they’ll have likely lost a ton of their own money filing the lawsuit in the process! They’ll think twice before trying that shit again, now won’t they?

Now, the prospect of jail time will naturally put most people off. But if enough principled individuals stood up against this frivolous nonsense, the rest of the population would take notice. Civil disobedience can be a very powerful tool, and people might start to rethink wasting taxpayers’ time and money in order to further their own foolish greed.