4-Year-Old Able To Be Sued, NY Judge Rules

[Doktor Howl]

So, does this suddenly make pedophilia okay? Because if children don't have any "lack of intelligence or maturity" then they might as well be adults.

I would say, on paper, yes, yes it does. this ruling implies that kds can make their own decisions and are legaly responsible for them, so, it opens up a whole can of 'yes that 6 year old agreed to the violent raping yer honour' type defences, as you know, that some scumbag legal eagle WILL try for a defense based on this case. 

Still, in fun related news, I'm going to threaten litigation on the neigbor kids if they get into next years melon patch.

I'm telling you, Liam, we do shit like this on purpose. 

[Doktor Howl]

I'm telling you, Liam, we do shit like this on purpose.

Mate, I'm starting to believe that. There is no way someone sat down, thought this through and went, 'fuck yeah, that seems perfectly reasonable to me!'. Looks more like they sat down, and carefully worked out, possibly with a slide rule and a pencil, and went 'ohoho this shall cause maximum clusterfuckage! neato!'

We choose our judges based on rabidity, not brains.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Well, obviously the judge realized that this kid (http://www.break.com/index/two-year-old-toddler-smokes-cigarettes.html) was responsible enough to weight the health hazards of smoking and he's only two...

[Triple Zero]

I'm telling you, Liam, we do shit like this on purpose.

Mate, I'm starting to believe that. There is no way someone sat down, thought this through and went, 'fuck yeah, that seems perfectly reasonable to me!'. Looks more like they sat down, and carefully worked out, possibly with a slide rule and a pencil, and went 'ohoho this shall cause maximum clusterfuckage! neato!'

Did you watch "Burn After Reading" ?

[Triple Zero]

Definitely. It's by the Coen Brothers (of Lebowski fame). Very unlikely role in it for Brad Pitt, too It's just that movie comes to mind when I hear the term "maximum clusterfuckage"

Though it was only the writers who sat down and neatly worked out maximum clusterfuckage with slide rule and pencil.

It's good fun, that movie. And the ending credits song "CIA Man" by the Fugs is pretty awesome too