Candy For Idiots

Whether is McDonald’s getting sued for serving a hot beverage, “big tobacco” being taken to court for selling a product meant for enjoyment, or Apple having to put warnings on their iPod’s informing users that loud noises can damage their ears, our legal system is so abhorrently corrupt and useless that I believe we need an overhaul. The latest story of our stuporous legal system comes from Wayne, NJ, where a family is suing a baseball bat manufacturer for damages to their kid from a baseball.

A New Jersey couple, whose son was struck in the chest with a line drive, is planning to sue the maker of a metal baseball bat used in the game.

Two years ago, Steven Domalewski was pitching when the ball slammed into his chest and stopped his heart. He was resuscitated but now has brain damage and is severely disabled.

The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats.

I contend that the family should take themselves to court for allowing their child to play a potentially dangerous game. That way, they can get the enjoyment of taking someone to court and winning, and they just have to pay themselves.

Or why not sue the maker of the baseball? I mean, they’re the ones who made them so hard that it damaged their kid. Or why not the glove manufacturer for making the glove so small that it didn’t protect the kid from the line-drive? Or how about the person who built the pitching mound for not making it taller so that when he was struck with the ball, it would have hit him in the abdomen instead of the chest? Or how about the fans who were likely cheering which distracted the kid and caused slow reflexes and prevented him from catching the ball when it was hit to him? Or how about the kid who hit the ball, since he was the one who assaulted him in the first place? Or how about the umpire who should have looked into the future and stopped the game just before that hit took place since this type of accident clearly could have been prevented!?

It makes me sick when people blame someone else for the risks they face, or when they blame someone else for their own incompetence. It is completely absurd to blame a baseball bat manufacturer for this type of accident. If anyone’s to blame, it’s the damn parents for letting their kid play the game!

I played baseball in high school and was a pitcher and middle infielder. I was keenly aware of the dangers when I played, and was even struck by a baseball myself a few times. It sucks! It doesn’t feel good at all. But the only person I could blame for my getting struck with a ball was myself. I was either not ready for the ball, or I simply wasn’t good enough to play in the position I was in, and that was my fault. I can’t blame the kid who hit the ball, the company who made the ball, or the company which made the freaking bat. I’m a lot luckier than this kid, because I didn’t suffer brain damage (that I know of). But to blame anyone for this type of accident is repulsive, and these parents should be ashamed of themselves, and their frivolous lawsuit should be thrown out. Man, why can’t I run this country?

Posted on May 19th, 2008 under Blogging, GRR!, Life, News, Sports • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback