12-29-2012, 09:41 AM
This doesn't surprise me, but it doesn't make it less disappointing either. Why not get involved in a panel to brainstorm and advocate ways to minimize the chances of this happening to other children? That would be a way for the parents to deal with the grief and feel less helpless, whereas jumping into a lawsuit just reeks of greed.
I think the family and lawyers may hit a road bump here:
Pinsky's claim said that the state Board of Education, Department of Education and Education Commissioner had failed to take appropriate steps to protect children from "foreseeable harm."
If the shooting had taken place at a college, post office, or high school, I think that the family's lawyer might have a better chance of making a case that the incident was "forseeable"; only because spree killings have occurred there before. I think it's gonna be difficult to convince a (reasonable) judge or jury that anyone could have or should have foreseen something like what went down at Sandy Hook Elementary.
The NRA and reps from states like Arizona and Florida will be able to capitalize on this victim lawsuit in their push to arm schools.
I think the family and lawyers may hit a road bump here:
Pinsky's claim said that the state Board of Education, Department of Education and Education Commissioner had failed to take appropriate steps to protect children from "foreseeable harm."
If the shooting had taken place at a college, post office, or high school, I think that the family's lawyer might have a better chance of making a case that the incident was "forseeable"; only because spree killings have occurred there before. I think it's gonna be difficult to convince a (reasonable) judge or jury that anyone could have or should have foreseen something like what went down at Sandy Hook Elementary.
The NRA and reps from states like Arizona and Florida will be able to capitalize on this victim lawsuit in their push to arm schools.