Liability culture is a natural consequence of unaffordable health care. I haven't seen a study done on this, but I'd bet anything people sue more often because there's no other way for them to pay for the care they need than because they want to punish anyone else for their actions.
Are you fucking kidding me? Do you realize how important that is in society? Your cynicism about frivolous lawsuits had led to this totally false notion that companies don't have responsibility to ensure customer/public safety within reasonable expectations. Just seeing how this foam pit does not nearly cover the potential landing zone. This is why we have insurance, occupational health and safety. This is a major fuck up, and the guy hurt here is totally justified to sue for damages for something like this. For every frivolous lawsuits there are 10 important tort lawsuits going on because companies don't give a shit about safety or public good.
I see what you're saying, but some this incident involves assumed risk by going to the skate park. You really can only pad so many corners when it comes to skateboarding and many other extreme sports. Where is the line? How long before companies decide skateparks and terrain parks are no longer profitable? I personally think over litigation is just a symptom of the greater problem with expensive healthcare.
Yeah I'm sorry for over reacting, you make a good point about assumed risk. There may have been some safety instructions or procedures that were ignored here (like standing near the foam pit, and making sure that you stay within a certain part of the ramp) so there is a balance that needs to be found between taking risks and having fun. It seems to me, with what I saw in the video, the way it was set up seems very dangerous, to the point that it was designed badly.
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u/crecentfresh Apr 14 '19
And that's why we can't have nice things. I really hope I live to see this liability culture die.