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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/25/sweet-cakes-by-melissa-online-fundraiser-_n_7139894.html
My apologies if this story has been discussed already, but even as a person who supports SSM, I have to think that some lines have been crossed here.
$135,000? Really Oregon?
Is this a fair ruling?...or does this just go to show that other people can abuse the legal system in the same way a person who sues McDonald's because they got fat does?
I'm sorry, but we're all adults here...is getting denied a cake really so "emotionally distressful" that it's work making that person pay you $135k???
There are people who physically assault others that don't end up with those kinds of rulings...my brother broke someone's nose in a fight and the ruling was for $3200.
On top of everything else, GoFundMe shut down the account for the bakers who were trying to raise money to cover their legal expenses.
As I stated, I have no qualms with SSM...however, this case appears to be less about making an example out of a "thought criminal" than it is about actually carrying out justice.
Thoughts?
My apologies if this story has been discussed already, but even as a person who supports SSM, I have to think that some lines have been crossed here.
$135,000? Really Oregon?
Is this a fair ruling?...or does this just go to show that other people can abuse the legal system in the same way a person who sues McDonald's because they got fat does?
I'm sorry, but we're all adults here...is getting denied a cake really so "emotionally distressful" that it's work making that person pay you $135k???
There are people who physically assault others that don't end up with those kinds of rulings...my brother broke someone's nose in a fight and the ruling was for $3200.
On top of everything else, GoFundMe shut down the account for the bakers who were trying to raise money to cover their legal expenses.
As I stated, I have no qualms with SSM...however, this case appears to be less about making an example out of a "thought criminal" than it is about actually carrying out justice.
Thoughts?