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Larry Jaques (in ) said:

| On 3 Dec 2005 12:52:17 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "Charlie
| Self" quickly quoth:
|
|| I hope the HR manager grabs a large pot of beans off WalMart's
|| legal stove with this one, and sues the living **** out of the
|| deputy and the municipality for which acts as a paid thug.
|
| A definite injustice was done, but hoping that a city and a
| corporation get sued for something that an employee of each
| did to the poor guy is simply NOT the way to fix it, Charlie.
| The person who called the cops/got the guy arrested and, if
| warranted, the cop, should be held responsible, not the companies
| they work for. That's just downright idiotic.

Not so idiotic as you might think - a manager 'speaks with the voice
of the corporation' (that's how he can hire and fire and direct the
conduct of those reporting to him/her). If that manager makes a legal
faux pas, the organization that granted him the authority to do so is
responsible for his actions.

| You shouldn't be able to sue a gun manufacturer for something some
| asshole might have done with a gun in Boston or 'Bama, either.

Unless the shooter was an employee of that manufacturer and encouraged
by them to shoot customers as a part of conducting the company's
business. :-)

| Shame on you for that type of thinking. Lawsuits hurt EVERYONE!
| Well, except for the insurance companies and lawyers who all charge
| their highest rates for the privilege.

Except for the "shame on you" part, I agree. Still, Wal-Mart
management issued a false felony accusation (is that libel?) and the
Tampa PD fielded an inadequately trained/screened officer who
preempted judicial powers by assuming guilt without evidence and spoke
falsely of that guilt in a public setting (as an official
representative of the City of Tampa).

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html