I am not to blame

Often I hear folks complaining about what they feel are frivolous lawsuits. Some people think that the world would be a better place if people took responsibility for their own actions and didn't try to pass the blame and profit monetarily at the same time.
Poppycock, I say. If we weren't a people of frivolous lawsuits, what fun would we be? I say we should continue to raise our children up to never assume responsibility for anything, encourage this behavior long into adulthood, and see if we can't ride the crest right into retirement.
As a wonderful example, I offer up Trina Thompson. Trina, whom I believe the phrase "New York City's Finest" was coined for, has recently filed suit against Monroe College for the sum of $70,000. What crime did Monroe College commit against Trina? I'm glad you asked. Trina, who graduated in April with a degree in information technology, has not been able to find employment since that time. Consequently, she says the college should pony up that $70,000 she spent on tuition as compensation.I agree. She has a wonderful argument. Of course she should be gainfully employed by now. It's not like there is a world-wide recession with double digit unemployment rates. Furthermore, it certainly isn't like there has been a slump in the information or internet fields. Obviously the problem lies solely with Monroe College.

I'm thinking my problem is that I fail to follow the path back to where I went wrong, and then find out who is to blame. For instance, I occasionally pile the mail up, forget to pay a bill and then incur a late fee. You see right away that I am not to blame. The blame here lies solely with the postal service. Bills should come only on the last day I can pay them. That way, I am not tempted to pile them up. I would never get that dreaded late fee.Right now, I am very tired and having a hard time concentrating on this post. Did I stay up too late last night? Yes. Was that my fault? No. If FX had not had a movie on that my son and I were lured into watching, I would have gone to bed on time. Again, I am blameless. But someone should pay.

However, I readily admit that I am just a novice at this blame game. A quick tour of google led me to the following people that we could all learn from. These folks must have teflon instead of skin because nothing sticks to them.

While Robert Lee Brock was a prisoner in Virginia, he attempted to sue himself. It appears he committed his crime while in an inebriated state which he said was a violation of his religious beliefs. He felt he should pay. But, since he was a state prisoner at the time, he felt the state should be financially responsible for his transgression.A 27 year old man in Florida hid from security until Sea World closed so he could fulfill his dream of swimming with a whale. A killer whale. Let's just say it was his last swim. His parents sued Sea World because they didn't post a sign saying it would be dangerous to swim with the killer whale. Additionally, they felt those stuffed whale toys in the gift shop wrongly portrayed the whales as sweet and gentle.
My personal favorite lawsuit involved a woman who did what so many of us do. She got up in the morning, checked the weather forecast which predicted abundant sunshine, dressed accordingly, and went about her business. I'm almost afraid to tell you what happened next. It was horrible.

It rained.
I told you it was bad. Yes, it rained on that poor woman and she got wet. And she said she became ill and missed a week of work. She sued the television station for $1000.

And she won.

Now if that doesn't make you proud of what our species has accomplished in life, what will?