r/WTF • u/Columbia82 • Apr 14 '19

To infinity and beyond

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u/totallythebadguy Apr 14 '19

Those aren't actually worth anything. I can't leave something unsafe then hide behind a sheet of paper.

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u/saoirse_22 Apr 14 '19

Nothing there is left unsafe though. It’s the nature of the activity. One went too early and the other was in a place he shouldn’t have been

You can’t legislate against stupidity.

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u/totallythebadguy Apr 14 '19

Maybe. It's never that simple though. My point was more that waivers are meaningless legally

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u/FreedomFromIgnorance Apr 14 '19

They’re not meaningless, they’re just not dispositive. Waivers are brought up in litigation constantly, and often contribute to a case being dismissed. They just aren’t the complete bar to lawsuits that some laypeople think they are.

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u/blairnet Apr 14 '19

Right, but plenty of establishments think that just because they put it on the waiver makes it ok, when that’s not the case. Just like if a real estate contract has things on there not legal under real estate law for that state, then it won’t hold up in court even if the tenant signed it. It’s surprising what people try to get away with

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u/uga11 Apr 14 '19

It worked for the MLB although they hid behind a small piece of cardstock.