Another idiot compo case...

Koptain Liverpool

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/concertgoer-sues-after-impaling-her-arm-on-gate-spike-at-slane-30048930.html

A drunk girl tries to climb over a gate to get out of a concert at Slane. Impales arm on said gate and is now suing the organizers. Of course people are entitled to compensation if the actions of others cause them injury. But some people seem to think their own idiocy warrants compensation.

I couldn't keep a stright face myself if I was in court detailing how the fact that I was hammered and tried to scale a fence was someone else's fault.


I love the comment from the defence:

"It is a very high gate with spikes on top designed to keep out knights and soldiers in war-time, and she decided to climb it," Mr Buckley said.

Just saw she won - 75k :eek::eek:

Gatling

And dumbass of the year award

Winner is

Dravokivich

She said she did not see exits and she went where she was told to go.

Why didn't she just turn back when she couldn't get out by there?

It'd never occur to me to consider climbing over a gate that'd be even half the size she tried.

cournioni

Pity it was her arm and not her hole.

Bendihorse

My granny says 'when drink in in, sense is out'

Caliden

Over 4 metres (~13 foot) high and she thought that climbing it was her best option?

She is an idiot and I hope the case is thrown out like any other 'claim culture' type case.

Koptain Liverpool

She strikes me as one of those types who head to these things wearing high heels and expect the whole place to be laid out for them.

anncoates

Such a pity that judges cannot merely throw these cases out but actually punish the people responsible for taking them.

Menas

What dumbass law firm took on this case for her?

mathie

Bendihorse wrote: »

My granny says 'when drink in in, sense is out'

In you been drinking?

anncoates

Trigger Happy wrote: »

What dumbass law firm took on this case for her?

Doesn't ambulance chasing represent the majority of what most firms do?

Schism

anncoates wrote: »

Such a pity that judges cannot merely throw these cases out but actually punish the people responsible for taking them.

I agree, it's a waste of legal time and energy. Alas the letter of the law must be followed.

Hopefully the most likely outcome is a ruling in favour of MCD leaving her liable for their legal costs.

Ihatecuddles

If she gets money for doing something so stupid, I will actually get angry!!

What a f*cking tool.

My name is URL

And yet she looks so intelligent /s

This gave me a giggle

"It is a very high gate with spikes on top designed to keep out knights and soldiers in war-time, and she decided to climb it,"

Yeah.. gtfo

Scarinae

The gate was over four metres high with spikes on top and her only option was to climb it, she said.

Why did she think that climbing over the gate was her only option? Could she not have just gone back to one of the other exits?

Koptain Liverpool

mauzo! wrote: »

If she gets money for doing something so stupid, I will actually get angry!!

What a f*cking tool.

Exactly! I've done plenty of stupider things than her, and hurt myself.

But I take full responsibility

mathie

The gate was over four metres high with spikes on top and her only option was to climb it, she said.

Only option?
She could have done a jig, played charades or turned back.

zl1whqvjs75cdy

She doesn't seem short a few bob so can probably stand to lost the money for legal costs. She had VIP tickets, went to an after party in the castle and flew from Australia to give evidence at this case. Hope the judge throws her case out double quick. The dozy bint.

whirlpool

My favourite part is the fact that they referred to her as a young woman, and she's 27. :-) Thanks, Independent!

But in all seriousness, I could tell what she was going to look like before I even opened the link. i.e. a bad-fake-tan job on a dumb c nt. Annnnnd I was right.

FTA69

It's the equivalent of someone going to a pub, bottling themselves in the face and then trying to bring a case against the pub for assault. Utterly ridiculous. Why can't people just accept responsibility for their own stupid actions?

The gate was over four metres high with spikes on top and her only option was to climb it, she said.

Yep. Absolutely no other options or choices available there at all.

Ihatecuddles

Koptain Liverpool wrote: »

Exactly! I've done plenty of stupider things than her, and hurt myself.

But I take full responsibility

She said she had 4 or 5 drinks yeah right!!

Apparantly she was told by a security guard the exit was up the field, on the right. She went where she was told to go.

I reckon if you asked her to point to her right, she would point left!

Ihatecuddles

whirlpool wrote: »

My favourite part is the fact that they referred to her as a young woman, and she's 27. :-) Thanks, Independent!

But in all seriousness, I could tell what she was going to look like before I even opened the link. i.e. a bad-fake-tan job on a dumb c nt. Annnnnd I was right.

I think she's really pretty and looks quite intelligent. I only saw 1 pic though!

Robbo

"Lynn, I've pierced my foot on a spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike".

D1stant

whirlpool wrote: »

But in all seriousness, I could tell what she was going to look like before I even opened the link. i.e. a bad-fake-tan job on a dumb c nt. Annnnnd I was right.

No call for that

Khannie

In fairness, I remember it being *pitch* black after a concert in Slane before. The only thing that got me out was following the hoards. If they weren't there, it might have been difficult to get out.

Of course she was a dope to try to climb the spiked fence, but walking back down a pitch black dirt track may not have seemed like a super idea either. (I'm assuming it was very dark)

Muise...

Schism wrote: »

I agree, it's a waste of legal time and energy. Alas the letter of the law must be followed.

Hopefully the most likely outcome is a ruling in favour of MCD leaving her liable for their legal costs.

see, that just takes all the schadenfreude out of it.

whisky_galore

mauzo! wrote: »

I think she's really pretty and looks quite intelligent. I only saw 1 pic though!

She looks like she's still flutered on the website link pic.
Cases like this shouldn't even be entertained. Gobsh!te.

holystungun9

Khannie wrote: »

In fairness, I remember it being *pitch* black after a concert in Slane before. The only thing that got me out was following the hoards. If they weren't there, it might have been difficult to get out.

Of course she was a dope to try to climb the spiked fence, but walking back down a pitch black dirt track may not have seemed like a super idea either. (I'm assuming it was very dark)

Jayzuz be careful lad, da got me in heaps a trouble with da missus.

anncoates

Robbo wrote: »

"Lynn, I've pierced my foot on a spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike".

Loike totes impaled.

Santa Cruz

FTA69 wrote: »

It's the equivalent of someone going to a pub, bottling themselves in the face and then trying to bring a case against the pub for assault. Utterly ridiculous. Why can't people just accept responsibility for their own stupid actions?



Yep. Absolutely no other options or choices available there at all.

She could have bent forward, get her head stuck in the railings and let the lads line up to give her a go

Caliden

Santa Cruz wrote: »

She could have bent forward, get her head stuck in the railings and let the lads line up to give her a go

They would be want to be standing on each other's shoulders given that it was a 13 foot high fence.

galwayredgirl

Jesus wept :eek:

anncoates

Santa Cruz wrote: »

She could have bent forward, get her head stuck in the railings and let the lads line up to give her a go

Good man yourself.

Muise...

anncoates wrote: »

Good man yourself.

Indeed, I'd say he gets overexcited when he hears the words "Slane" and "Girl."

mike65

Silly bint.

Duiske

Heres another one.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/woman-sues-pub-after-alleged-mishap-at-ann-summers-party-1.1707236

Oh lord, how I wish i was a headline writer for the Irish Times.

Woman injured in Cock-Ring Battle.

Jimoslimos

Schism wrote: »

Hopefully the most likely outcome is a ruling in favour of MCD leaving her liable for their legal costs.

Never thought I'd see the day when a sentence like that was uttered here!

whirlpool

D1stant wrote: »

No call for that

I hope you're referring to the use of the C word and not the rest of the description, which I believe is spot on.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I think judges recently have been very quick to throw out these ridiculous cases where idiots injure themselves and try and blame everyone else. I don't honestly expect her to get a penny and I would hope that costs are awarded against her. Cupid Stunt.

Caliden

Duiske wrote: »

Heres another one.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/woman-sues-pub-after-alleged-mishap-at-ann-summers-party-1.1707236

Oh lord, how I wish i was a headline writer for the Irish Times.

Woman injured in Cock-Ring Battle.

Best one liner out of that:

“I never did nothing to no curry,”

:D:D

MadsL

Muise... wrote: »

Indeed, I'd say he gets overexcited when he hears the words "Slane" and "Girl."

Careful now...

fundi

the country is gone mad

Pumpkinseeds

Yey, lets compensate some fool for injuring herself while drunk:rolleyes: I'm going to be really hacked off if she gets a single cent out of it. I hope she ends up paying the other sides costs. Silly bint.

WilyCoyote

VIP = very idiotic pillock

Lawrence1895

Bendihorse wrote: »

My granny says 'when drink in in, sense is out'

Mine always said 'If three drinks make you drunk, then you should only have two'

jester77

Caliden wrote: »

Best one liner out of that:



:D:D

My fave line was:

When asked by Mr McGettigan if the prize was "big or small", the court erupted in laughter.

dirkmeister

Newstalk have tweeted that she has been awarded €75,000!!!

Koptain Liverpool

dirkmeister wrote: »

Newstalk have tweeted that she has been awarded €75,000!!!

I give up if this is true. :mad::mad::mad:

Femme_Fatale

whirlpool wrote: »

My favourite part is the fact that they referred to her as a young woman, and she's 27. :-) Thanks, Independent!

Well she's not old or middle-aged. 27 is young. "Young" isn't just teens/early 20s.

I could tell what she was going to look like before I even opened the link. i.e. a bad-fake-tan job on a dumb c nt. Annnnnd I was right.

What relevance does that have?

Zen65

whirlpool wrote: »

My favourite part is the fact that they referred to her as a young woman, and she's 27. :-) Thanks, Independent!

But in all seriousness, I could tell what she was going to look like before I even opened the link. i.e. a bad-fake-tan job on a dumb c nt. Annnnnd I was right.

I consider that 27 is young. Not young enough to explain such foolishness but as a description it's perfectly valid.

As for how she looks, is that relevant?

Can we not see a photograph of a woman and not judge her on her appearance? She did not enter a pageant!

That all being said, it really does seem that her judgment on the day in question was very poor. It would seem most peculiar if the case succeeded, based on what has been reported.

hidinginthebush

dirkmeister wrote: »

Newstalk have tweeted that she has been awarded €75,000!!!

Oh for fucks sake!

If it was a case of negligence by the promoters, then I'd say fire away. But this one tried to scale a 14 ft fence with spikes on top of it!