Life: A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen

"In America, people used to defend their rights now they use them as weapons" writes George f. Will from the Washington Post. In a Solomonic compromise, schools in Broward Country, Fla banned running at recess because they were sued when a student fell for inadequate supervision. A young member of Teach for America was sued for $20 million because they put a hand on a disobedient 7th grade to lead them from the room. "A 2004 survey reported that 78% of middle and high school teachers have been subjected to legal threats from students bristling with rights." Some school districts have removed all the fun play ground equipment from the fear of being sued. But now with screens and electronics millions of kids are obese because of what attorney and author Philip Howard calls " a bubble wrap approach to child rearing produced by the cult of safety." These are all caused by our "legal culture" and "legal self consciousness that is stifling the exercise of judgement." Now America has become a legal minefield, and you better be careful where you step.