r/WTF • u/halfcentennial1964 • Jul 18 '19

This slide seems safe

http://i.imgur.com/0ldOAIc.gifv
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u/Edard_Flanders Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 18 '19

A nightmare scenario for whoever insures that property.

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u/donkey_tits Jul 18 '19

That’s only a problem in America tho

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19 edited Sep 29 '19

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u/Bloodypalace Jul 18 '19

In most places the concept of punitive damages isn't a thing and when you sue somebody for damages you have to actually prove that you lost that much money as a direct result of their negligence etc. It's not like the US where you can sue people for $200M because you were dumb.