The No Responsibility Society
Suing Because Your Daughter Is Texting So Much She Didn't Notice The Open Pothole

From the Houston, We Have A Problem Dept

A bunch of news outlets have been reporting on various versions of this story -- and I have to admit, it sounds so ridiculous that it reads like an urban legend. I was hesitant to even write about it at first, but with so many mainstream media sources covering it, perhaps it really did happen. It was reported in the NY papers last week. Basically, a girl who claims she was so focused on text messaging while working fell into an open manhole in Staten Island. Now, that should be embarrassing enough, but the really crazy part is the claim that the girl's parents are planning to sue the city for not adequately protecting their daughter from herself. At least they're not suing the mobile carrier or mobile device maker as well...The kid should be sued for being stupid and wasting the taxpayers dollars on the manpower to help her out.