At first when I heard of some woman over in Colorado suing a bloke for throwing a snowball at all I just figured what the heck, it’s American and people sue each other over there for literally nothing all the time. But then I found that the bloke they were suing was Australian and I figured, hell now it’s become personal. I mean if the guy did something serious, it doesn’t matter where he’s from he has to pay for the crime, but shit, a snowball?
Now, apparently it was declared a mistrial after the victim, Michelle Oehlert dropped an unsubstantiated bombshell accusing Andrew Thistleton of inappropriate touching, a claim that shocked both the defence and the prosecution.
On one occasion when asked why she disliked Thistleton she said, “There were times when he tried to make me feel stupid by using big words to make himself sound smarter,” and then she dropped the bombshell, “Sometimes he would brush his hand against my behind.” Although I don’t know the bloke, I doubt he would take the time to search his vocabulary just to make some woman feel stupid. I know of blokes who may do it to impress some sheila but not the other way around. Perhaps that was just the way he talks.Anyway, the copping a feel claim caused the jury to be discharged and a mistrial was called because Ms Oehlert had never, ever made any such claim before and the judge thought that it was prejudicial to Thistledon receiving a fair trial. Now apparently there is going to be another hearing adding to the expenses of Thistledon’s mother who has already spent $20,000 defending her son.
So perhaps if you ever think about throwing a snowball in America you had better get them to sign a waiver saying that they won’t sue.
It’s just ridiculous over here, Sire. Between the political corruption, violent and dirty cops, and the ludicrous ease with which one can bring a civil case to court, I rarely leave my house if I can help it.
I live in a (very) rural area and have a (very) large vocabulary and I often get treated the same; many of these uneducated simpletons think I am trying to “make them feel dumb” just because I use multisyllabic words. It makes it incredibly difficult to get along with them, so I no longer even try.
Gee Manodogs, don’t give up trying. They can’t be all morons and imagine the excitement you will feel when you meet someone who can string more that two words with multi syllables together.
Pffft! I’m looking to move ASAP. Just need to save-up the money to do so, first… and that means avoiding the corrupt cops and courts and making sure I don’t get sued!
Cool, so where are you thinking of going. We don’t have any snow and the roos are friendly or you can go to NZ where they reckon the sheep are realllyyyy friendly. 😆
Hahaha! You know, I always wanted to visit Down Undah, until I found out you all are home to lots of crocs… and one of the deadliest snakes in the world… and one of the most poisonous spiders… and there are great whites all around your barriers…
I can only tell you rumors about the sheep. Crocs aren’t a problem in my neck of the woods, though you do have to be wary of the red backs and us Aussies have been known to fight off the sharks although a lot of us have ended up as part of the menu.
It’s just ridiculous over here, Sire. Between the political corruption, violent and dirty cops, and the ludicrous ease with which one can bring a civil case to court, I rarely leave my house if I can help it.
I live in a (very) rural area and have a (very) large vocabulary and I often get treated the same; many of these uneducated simpletons think I am trying to “make them feel dumb” just because I use multisyllabic words. It makes it incredibly difficult to get along with them, so I no longer even try.
Gee Manodogs, don’t give up trying. They can’t be all morons and imagine the excitement you will feel when you meet someone who can string more that two words with multi syllables together.
Pffft! I’m looking to move ASAP. Just need to save-up the money to do so, first… and that means avoiding the corrupt cops and courts and making sure I don’t get sued!
Not as easy as it sounds in America…
Cool, so where are you thinking of going. We don’t have any snow and the roos are friendly or you can go to NZ where they reckon the sheep are realllyyyy friendly. 😆
Hahaha! You know, I always wanted to visit Down Undah, until I found out you all are home to lots of crocs… and one of the deadliest snakes in the world… and one of the most poisonous spiders… and there are great whites all around your barriers…
So, about these sheep?…
I can only tell you rumors about the sheep. Crocs aren’t a problem in my neck of the woods, though you do have to be wary of the red backs and us Aussies have been known to fight off the sharks although a lot of us have ended up as part of the menu.