Michael Moore is Being Sued by a Man with No Arms, PART I

No Arms, No Case, No Problem

Let me preface this article (so I don't take any unnecessary heat) with some extremely prudent information:

I don't know if you (whoever's reading this) know anything about the case which this article is about; it involves documentary filmmaker Michael Moore being sued by a soldier who appeared in his movie Fahrenheit 9/11; does this ring a bell? I want to make it crystal clear that I have nothing against the soldier involved in this matter (from a personal standpoint). For this reason, I have decided not to include his name. This article (while about the recent suit against Michael Moore to a certain degree) is mostly about my feelings on frivolous lawsuits. Some of my thoughts may seem harsh (and admittedly they are), but I just really hate frivolous lawsuits; and when I heard about this case I just kind of went off. So I apologize in advance (though I shouldn't, fore this is satire).

If you don't want to read an article where it may seem like I am making fun of a double amputee, former soldier, than, please, don't read this piece.

THE McDONALD'S ARGUMENT

I'd like to talk about the McDonald's argument. When speaking of frivolous lawsuits, everyone always brings up the antidote concerning the elderly woman who sued the McDonald's fast food chain for millions of dollars because their coffee was too hot. Obviously, it wasn't this cut and dry (there was the whole matter with the faulty lid and lack of a warning label); but the bottom line is this: The bitch spilt coffee on herself and became a millionaire. Nobody from McDonald's chucked a pot of steaming hot java on her face; she spilt it, her, and no one else.

Actually, maybe this never happened. The whole McDonald's case seem likes a myth; created by some balding debate coach in some southern Wisconsin high school. At this point, it may as well be folklore because it functions as such. Nearly everyone has an opinion on this argument and there are only two sides. Whatever you think about the McDonald's argument determines your feelings on law, the state of our country (and humanity in general).