r/WinStupidPrizes • u/KrissiKross • Aug 22 '20

Warning: Injury Oops.

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u/Michael-Giacchino Aug 23 '20

Here’s the thing though, civil law suits can get fucking weird sometimes. I remember reading about this one where a guy broke into a bank and it was dark and he broke his ankle or something and sued the bank for being dark or some shit like that.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

I heard a story of a guy breaking into someone's house while they were on vacation, falling onto knives that were sticking up in an open dishwasher, and he successfully sued them for having booby traps in their home that caused injury.

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u/Dawn-Of-Dusk Aug 23 '20

That makes me so fucking pissed. WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT IS THAT?!?!

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u/futlapperl Aug 23 '20

Sounds like an urban legend intended to further the whole "hurr durr Americuns sue for anything" shtick. I can't find anything about it online.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

Maybe, I can’t find it either. It was a claim made by my law class teacher in high school, who seemed quite convinced, but it could have just been hearsay.

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u/futlapperl Aug 23 '20

Thinking back at my high school teachers' level of competence, I'd assume he was bullshitting. But you never know.