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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:40 pm
just guessing, Since, emotional damages? ETA: the pain and suffering of the humilliation?
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:40 pm
if there is no damages, you can't sue.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:41 pm
Thank you...and that is/was my point.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:43 pm
hummm.... the IT field and Legal field seem to have many things in common.... I think its because both professions require the analytical mind...
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Bicbicz911
Member
08-20-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:43 pm
Jimmer, SinceBB1, Kreno, others.... I didn't mean to set off a firestorm with my earlier comments. I work in the law enforcement system, and it's my job on a daily basis to weed through the tons of claims of bodily harm etc that people call about. Spitting, throwing drinks, even pushing are rarely arrestable offenses. Usually the officers involved work to restore the peace and move on. I understand and empathize with people who feel they have been wronged. I do not live in California, so I concede the officer's superior knowledge on the California Penal Code. Generally these types of things just work themselves out where I'm from.
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Northwestblonde
Member
09-01-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:53 pm
I was looking under Wikipedia and there was a mention under Simple Assault where there doesn't have to be an injury and there is no weapon involved. I wondered about something like this years ago when I saw someone walking down the street and some kids in a car threw a whole drink out their window at the person, who got drenched (and sticky I'm sure since it was soda). I just would like to see the punishment fit the crime rather than clogging the courts with frivolous lawsuits. JMHO
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:55 pm
Judge Judy will take it . I saw it once. Mind you it was on while I was cooking and it was a long time ago so I am fuzzy on the details. If I am remembering correctly there were 2 woman at a movie theater. There was a man sitting behind them. Apparently the 2 woman could have cared less about the movie and were having a gab fest. The man shushed them and they basically told him to take a hike and kept right on gabbing. So the man took his soda and dumped it on one of the womans head. Seems to me there might have been dry cleaning and contact lenses involved but I'm not sure. Anyway Judge Judy ripped him a new one. Said he could have gotten theater employees or moved. I do believe she called it an assault or something along those lines. The woman won some money above and beyond the damages of dry cleaning and contact lenses. Now I realize Judge Judy doesn't always reflect real life. But, hey she was on CBS that day so maybe we haven't seen the last of Jen and Dick . Now everyone knows one of my dirty little secrets. I have been known to watch Judge Judy from time to time while cooking. I also flip through the Enquirer when waiting in checkout line .
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:57 pm
<--- BIG Judge Judy fan.....and Judge Milan...at the People's Court...LOVE THEM BOTH...
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:58 pm
i judge judy, judge mathis, judge millan, judge cristina , judge alex, and judge brown.
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Sincebb1
Member
08-22-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:58 pm
May I continue without fear of prosecution? LOL! People were saying it was not against the law. I responded by saying it is violation of criminal law Penal Code. Since there were no damages there could be no civil suit. You COULD be arrested for it...but could you find a DA to prosecute? Not likely. That was my point. Just that. It is still a violation of the law even if no one might prosecute it. And thank you Bic
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:58 pm
judge alex is HOT!
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:59 pm
LOL, Poppy Kep, I know what you mean. When I get home from it's like a mental exhaustion...lol.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:02 pm
i think biloxibelle is on to something here. more face time for our favorite hamsters. wasnt johnny fairplay on one of those court shows?
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:02 pm
I saw Judge Judy on Ellen and she was completely hilarious. I can't say I know any of the other judges...lol.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:02 pm
YOU TRUE DAT ZM!! I forgot bout Hottie Alex...I love the stern looks he gives some peoples... *sighs*...
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:03 pm
LOL, I wish I could have seen that JJ episode. One of my all time favs was divorce court where the wife was upset because the husband was obsessed with getting on American Idol as a contestant. The judge had him sing a few bars, and he sang so badly that there was no hope for his case...LOL
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Klaw73
Member
08-21-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:03 pm
LMAO @ the enquirer in the checkout. me too
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:09 pm
kep, i would give anything for one of his stern looks. <double sigh> i love his voice too. as for the enquirer, hell, i buy em! lol oh yeah, i love divorce court! some of them are very hopeless. anyway, in this game i think that bb is the 'police' and monitors what is assault. whether it be tea on head or smoke in face. they are watching.
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Moderator
Moderator
06-30-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:11 pm
Let's get back to talking about BB. Thank you.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:12 pm
I sure wish Judge Alex would mediate the conflict between Dick and Jen... Now that would be a show to keep!!!
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Poppy
Member
07-21-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:28 pm
Klaw - I hear ya - there are days I feel like I have been "rode hard and put up wet" or whatever that ridiculous saying is. Maybe whacked around with a wet noodle?
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Poppy
Member
07-21-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:28 pm
Since - we luv ya, man!!!!!!!!
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Tre34
Member
08-17-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:42 pm
In St Paul Minn yesterday a woman cries for over an hour as she is sexually assualted and "innocent bystanders" offer no assistance. Here is the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294352,00.html Sounds familiar... I guess that is where some of these HGS learned their acceptance of Jen's abuse from Dick
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:45 pm
um...so now Dick is responsible for what happened to this woman? That's a bit of a stretch....
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Tre34
Member
08-17-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:47 pm
Huh??? The point was regarding those who stood by and did nothing
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Jeanne
Member
07-15-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:50 pm
I don't think the comparison is fair. That's real life ... the BB house is a game with rules.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:51 pm
I guess that is where some of these HGS learned their acceptance of Jen's abuse from Dick I got the inference that had Dick not taught them acceptance of abuse, they would have stopped it and the poor woman would not have had to endure... ...sure sounded like Dick's fault to me...
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:55 pm
Tre...did Dick sexually assault someone while others stood by and watched? I'm getting so confused. What does that have to do with BB?
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Bicbicz911
Member
08-20-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:55 pm
Also, there has been no sexual assault in the house. I wonder if St Paul has a Good Samaritan law (like the final episodes of Seinfeld). It is a shame that nobody helped. On the flip side, in Oregon, a man was shot while attempting to intervene in a domestic dispute. He was trying to protect the woman. People are afraid for their own safety these days, and it's not wise to put yourself in danger. I am usually not wise, and generally take up for someone I see who is being taken advantage of. Can't stand it. But I separate my feelings in real life from this game. Dick's behavior is all hot air, in my opinion, and I don't get so worked up about it.
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Jeanne
Member
07-15-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:00 pm
Yup, Bic. And in defense of myself as an ED fan I have lived in countless apartments where there were, unfortunately, couples with an abusive partner. I was ALWAYS the first (and generally only) person who would call the police to make sure nothing bad would happen to the woman. BB is a game, to me. That what happens in there is often a reflection of society doesn't MAKE it a real life situation.
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Cruzlvr
Member
11-13-2003
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 5:36 pm
On ET tonight they interviewed Jen and she said she was afraid that Dick was going to punch her and the he did burn her. Did I read somewhere here earlier where Jen told Jam he didn't really burn her but it was just the ashes? Boy with each interview what Dick did get worse. Another interview I read this after Jen said Dick kept blowing smoke rings in her face.
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 5:44 pm
Jen Johnson: What had happened is right before that part that was shown, Dick was blowing smoke rings in my face, and I was like, "Stop blowing smoke in my face!" And he was like, "Well, what are you gonna do?" I was like, "I'll take your cigarette out of your hand." And then I went to grab his cigarette out of his hand. I was just trying to grab his cigarette out of his hand. So which is it was she burned or not? 2 interviews and she gives two different answers.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:28 pm
Jen has a history in the house of stretching things....with each re-telling. The infamous Nick kiss is one example... Not sure if she's actually lying or if her mind has convinced her of a mistruth.... She sure acts very bizarre....
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