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This story is analogous to a landowner and a group of neighborhood kids. The landowner allows the kids to play baseball in his field, but then the kids complai
by francisofascii 2y ago
This story is analogous to a landowner and a group of neighborhood kids. The landowner allows the kids to play baseball in his field, but then the kids complain the grass is not cut, they are playing late into the evening, a few kids vandalize damage his flower bed, and his lawyers tell him he will be sued if he doesn't make all these safety changes, and so the landowner says screw it and puts up a fence.
- jrflowers 2y agoRather in this analogy the landowner didn’t own all of the field and somehow the kids get blamed for him failing to keep track of what he does and does not own.
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- timeon 2y agoProblem with analogies is that they are all made up.
- solidsnack9000 2y agoSort of. In this case, as other posters have mentioned, the "landlord" did some questionable things.
- francisofascii 2y agoAgreed. How about the "landlord" expected the kids to cut the grass and weed the gardens house for use of the field, and only allowed them access on certain days and times.
- account42 2y agoMore like the landlord wanted the kids to cut the grass for free so he gave them permission to look at the grass but not touch it and explicitly forbid playing on the grass. Oh and it turns out he doesn't even own all the land.
- throwaway2037 2y ago> his lawyers tell him Is this common in the US? I cannot imagine someone from Italy or France writing a post like this.
- francisofascii 2y agoA generation ago kids would use other people's backyards or a company's land for play. It became less common due to fears of lawsuits. Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALawyer/comments/1czlq5k/who_is_liable_if_someone_elses_kids_hurt/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALawyer/comments/1czlq5k/who_is_...