Comments on: Travis Barker on suing for crash: “victims… should be compensated” http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/ Stylish celebrity escapism Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gg http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-153238 gg Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:23:54 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-153238 Right, I agree. Except this has nothing to do with my opinion of him. All snark aside, I just don't think he should get more than his medical. It'd be a slap in the face to the other people involved. At best, in his situation, it's insensitive to even discuss such a thing to the media in light of the deaths involved. As for the other grieving families - yes, they have their own fish to fry, which will probably include filing suit, and they are a lot more substantial than his particular situation of enriching himself. Their lives are changed forever and earners are no longer with us - those families should be compensated. Right, I agree. Except this has nothing to do with my opinion of him. All snark aside, I just don’t think he should get more than his medical. It’d be a slap in the face to the other people involved. At best, in his situation, it’s insensitive to even discuss such a thing to the media in light of the deaths involved.

As for the other grieving families – yes, they have their own fish to fry, which will probably include filing suit, and they are a lot more substantial than his particular situation of enriching himself. Their lives are changed forever and earners are no longer with us – those families should be compensated.

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]]> By: cmoody http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-153202 cmoody Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:39:25 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-153202 I know exactly as much as you do. That a pilot skipped a basic safety check which makes it much more than a case of "shit happens". And just like you, I don't know whether the other families are planning to file suit. What we both know is that someone you obviously dislike and someone I never heard of is filing suit first. And the most shameful thing is that people died and were seriously injured when it could have been avoided by following the appropriate protocol. I know exactly as much as you do. That a pilot skipped a basic safety check which makes it much more than a case of “shit happens”. And just like you, I don’t know whether the other families are planning to file suit. What we both know is that someone you obviously dislike and someone I never heard of is filing suit first.

And the most shameful thing is that people died and were seriously injured when it could have been avoided by following the appropriate protocol.

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]]> By: gg http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-153179 gg Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:30:47 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-153179 And you know exactly what happened, do you? Please. Just stop and think of the other folks in that crash. Did they and their families lose much more than this guy, who's crowing to the news about his singular terrible plight? He's sure not honoring them in any way with this crap. Wonder what those people think of him now. It is utterly disrespectful of him to even talk publicly about all this. And it also reveals him to be nothing less than a big fat OPPPORTUNIST looking to make money. Shameful! And you know exactly what happened, do you? Please.

Just stop and think of the other folks in that crash. Did they and their families lose much more than this guy, who’s crowing to the news about his singular terrible plight? He’s sure not honoring them in any way with this crap.

Wonder what those people think of him now. It is utterly disrespectful of him to even talk publicly about all this. And it also reveals him to be nothing less than a big fat OPPPORTUNIST looking to make money. Shameful!

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]]> By: cmoody http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-152756 cmoody Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:23:54 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-152756 I think the point that the "shit happens" crowd is missing is that this shit didn't have to happen. If you get on a plane and a pilot doesn't do safety checks, that is pure negligence. That is not "shit happening". That is knowingly endangering the lives of your passengers. A tree falling on your car is "shit happening". A pilot skipping one of the most important parts of their jobs while they have passengers depending on him/her? That is negligence and reckless endangerment. Its no different than Nick Hogan recklessly endangering the life of his friend by drinking and drag racing. Every person on this board would hit the roof if his response had been well "shit happens" (which come to think of it is exactly what happened). I think the point that the “shit happens” crowd is missing is that this shit didn’t have to happen.

If you get on a plane and a pilot doesn’t do safety checks, that is pure negligence. That is not “shit happening”. That is knowingly endangering the lives of your passengers.

A tree falling on your car is “shit happening”. A pilot skipping one of the most important parts of their jobs while they have passengers depending on him/her? That is negligence and reckless endangerment.

Its no different than Nick Hogan recklessly endangering the life of his friend by drinking and drag racing. Every person on this board would hit the roof if his response had been well “shit happens” (which come to think of it is exactly what happened).

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]]> By: gg http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-152382 gg Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:49:52 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-152382 I disagree, sorry. I certainly can disagree, at. all. How do we know he even paid for that flight? He probably was paid for his gig and that included transportation. And money is not going to help him be safer, and his skin will heal, and if he needs help from his millions of bucks he can get payment for his medical. You think the other folk in that plane don't have a hell of a lot more problems to deal with than he does?? hell no. Shit happens. :( I disagree, sorry. I certainly can disagree, at. all.

How do we know he even paid for that flight? He probably was paid for his gig and that included transportation.

And money is not going to help him be safer, and his skin will heal, and if he needs help from his millions of bucks he can get payment for his medical. You think the other folk in that plane don’t have a hell of a lot more problems to deal with than he does?? hell no.
Shit happens. :(

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]]> By: Alison http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-152050 Alison Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:18:26 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-152050 OK - attack the victim often people? He didn't die, but only because he was lucky. Probably he was sitting at the back of the plane. It is his right to sue because he was seriously injured. Maybe he said he can't go swimming because he has a family and doesn't want to get into the real, personal way his life and his family's life has been changed because of this event. Someone, paid by Barker, who owns a plane had staff to make sure the plane was safe and it wasn't and lives were lost/changed forever. HE paid for something he didn't get, a safe flight. I'd like to question how any of us would react in this situation. I'd sue! Who the heck wouldn't? Seriously, step back and relax. He may annoy you, personally, but you can't really argue his actions. AT. ALL. OK – attack the victim often people? He didn’t die, but only because he was lucky. Probably he was sitting at the back of the plane. It is his right to sue because he was seriously injured. Maybe he said he can’t go swimming because he has a family and doesn’t want to get into the real, personal way his life and his family’s life has been changed because of this event. Someone, paid by Barker, who owns a plane had staff to make sure the plane was safe and it wasn’t and lives were lost/changed forever. HE paid for something he didn’t get, a safe flight. I’d like to question how any of us would react in this situation. I’d sue! Who the heck wouldn’t? Seriously, step back and relax. He may annoy you, personally, but you can’t really argue his actions. AT. ALL.

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]]> By: gg http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-151432 gg Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:43:30 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-151432 I agree with J87. Just look at this guy - he's a giant 10-year-old with hideously scribbled skin (which incidentally will fuzz out in about ten years and look even stupider) and he's even moronified his freaking teeth too. How in hell is a lot of money going to compensate this douche for whatever it is he's supposedly lost? I assume he'll be swimming or whatever just as soon as his skin heals. How is money going to speed that up or take away his fear of flying, or the sounds of his friends dying? Money is not going to change that and he can afford the damn hospital bills. He's suing the estate of the dead pilot? I sure hope not because that would be even worse than his insensitive rant. :x Too many people automatically think suing is the thing to do, which is twisted. I'm sick and tired of people waiting for their lucky big paycheck. If you think he's not just doing this to make money you're extremely naive. Speaks volumes about the sense of entitlement people in the US have. And yes, I work with lawyers and I live in America. The lawyers I work with aim to keep things out of court, which is the way it ought to be. I agree with J87. Just look at this guy – he’s a giant 10-year-old with hideously scribbled skin (which incidentally will fuzz out in about ten years and look even stupider) and he’s even moronified his freaking teeth too.

How in hell is a lot of money going to compensate this douche for whatever it is he’s supposedly lost? I assume he’ll be swimming or whatever just as soon as his skin heals. How is money going to speed that up or take away his fear of flying, or the sounds of his friends dying? Money is not going to change that and he can afford the damn hospital bills. He’s suing the estate of the dead pilot? I sure hope not because that would be even worse than his insensitive rant. :x

Too many people automatically think suing is the thing to do, which is twisted. I’m sick and tired of people waiting for their lucky big paycheck. If you think he’s not just doing this to make money you’re extremely naive. Speaks volumes about the sense of entitlement people in the US have. And yes, I work with lawyers and I live in America. The lawyers I work with aim to keep things out of court, which is the way it ought to be.

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]]> By: J87 http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-149821 J87 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:31:23 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-149821 I wouldn’t sue in this case because I was aware that planes sometimes crash (I read about it in "No Fucking Shit Digest") and that’s a risk you take when flying, but Travis can't go swimming for a few months, and so obviously the Goodyear tire company needs to pay up. Not just because they're the only ones involved with any real money, but because they didn’t invent enchanted tires filled with GummiBeary juice so the plane could just bounce around instead of crashing. You won't get away with this Goodyear!!! I wouldn’t sue in this case because I was aware that planes sometimes crash (I read about it in “No Fucking Shit Digest”) and that’s a risk you take when flying, but Travis can’t go swimming for a few months, and so obviously the Goodyear tire company needs to pay up. Not just because they’re the only ones involved with any real money, but because they didn’t invent enchanted tires filled with GummiBeary juice so the plane could just bounce around instead of crashing. You won’t get away with this Goodyear!!!

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]]> By: shoegirl http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-149423 shoegirl Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:54:40 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-149423 to all of the insensitive a**holes-STFU!!! and to all of the JA pity party invitees{asmost of you are on this site} you're missing a sensitivity chip and you need to STFU!!! not one of knows the extent of this mans physical injuries. remember his lower body sustained third degree burns. as a healthcare worker that alone is painful enough. what is most evident here is everyone's totally missing the emotinal injury that this man experienced-thinking your'e going to burn to death as you watch and hear other people burn to death. i don't what his physical injuries are and if he can recover from them fully, but the emotional scarring will last him his whole life and he may not ever recover from them. cut him some slack and show him some sensitivity. and furthermore, regarding the lawsuit-he should sue. when i get on a plane, my expectation is that the plane was in proper working order and in good repair and that the pilot is a knowledgable one. that's why flying is safer than driving out there on the roads. something went wrong and someone dropped the ball and lives were lost. while i realize we all make mistakes and noone wishes death upon others, we still have to be accountable for our mistakes. as a healthcare worker, my mistake could cost a person their life-so i take accountability seriously. some people have jobs that make them accountable for people's lives-a pilot is one of them. this cannot be equated to short changing someone at the grocery store. both are mistakes but have very different consequences. to all of the insensitive a**holes-STFU!!! and to all of the JA pity party invitees{asmost of you are on this site} you’re missing a sensitivity chip and you need to STFU!!! not one of knows the extent of this mans physical injuries. remember his lower body sustained third degree burns. as a healthcare worker that alone is painful enough. what is most evident here is everyone’s totally missing the emotinal injury that this man experienced-thinking your’e going to burn to death as you watch and hear other people burn to death. i don’t what his physical injuries are and if he can recover from them fully, but the emotional scarring will last him his whole life and he may not ever recover from them. cut him some slack and show him some sensitivity. and furthermore, regarding the lawsuit-he should sue. when i get on a plane, my expectation is that the plane was in proper working order and in good repair and that the pilot is a knowledgable one. that’s why flying is safer than driving out there on the roads. something went wrong and someone dropped the ball and lives were lost. while i realize we all make mistakes and noone wishes death upon others, we still have to be accountable for our mistakes. as a healthcare worker, my mistake could cost a person their life-so i take accountability seriously. some people have jobs that make them accountable for people’s lives-a pilot is one of them. this cannot be equated to short changing someone at the grocery store. both are mistakes but have very different consequences.

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]]> By: Baholicious http://www.celebitchy.com/23497/travis_barker_on_suing_for_crash_if_something_goes_wrong_you_should_be_compensated/#comment-149339 Baholicious Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:55:22 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=23497#comment-149339 @A.J. - Exactly. @A.J. – Exactly.

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