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Article #102973Re: Coffee cup holder - CD drive UL?
From: eig... Lars Eighner
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 00:00
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In our last episode <5073mr$l...@cc.tut.fi>,
Broadcast on alt.folklore.urban,alt.folklore.computers
The lovely and talented tp1...@vuokko.uta.fi (Timo Pietil{) wrote:
>I have never understood the American system of "punitive" damages? Why they
>are paid to person filing the lawsuit? I can understand the paying of the
>damages, but if it is necessery to punish someone why should someone
>get rich from it? Why the same amout cound't be paid as fine to community, so
>that the whole society might get something good about it, and the neglient
>company would be punished?
Because the plaintiff, not the community bore the risk of
the litigation. When the community bears that risk, it does
indeed keep the fines.
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