| Soleron said: While I support her position (they shouldn't have cancelled it), it in no way did personal damage to her of $35k. I really hate when courts award large monetary damages for this sort of thing; it encourages frivolous lawsuits and a culture of suing on the off-chance you get thousands of dollars out of it. An apology and maybe a small fine (paid to the state, not the girl) would be appropriate. |
But wouldn't that rather encourage them to do it again? As many times as they want? turning the apology afterward into a insult, by paying a minor fee to the state, and laughing in the girls face while saying they are sorry?
maybe she didn't get damaged for 35k, but awarding large amounts of money is exactly the kind of punishment that will make them think about their actions before doing it again, BECAUSE that girl gets the money and not some faceless organization.
In my opinion it's not a matter if she deserves it or not, it's about punishing the offender where it hurts
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”
- George Orwell, ‘1984’
