I swear there were, at times, less than 10 collective brain cells b/w the participants.

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@ThursdayNext: The idea was that because the other players were eliminated, they wanted to do as much damage as possible to the potential winner's prize. It was brilliant. I'd want to keep the guy from driving away with some cherry ride too.

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Noooope, devs wouldn't be liable for any potential injury, by picking up a sledgehammer and hitting a car, you tend to acknowledge responsibility for yourself over the possible risks of indulging in such an activity.

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Hell, look at the old Coffee Spill vs McDonald's fiasco. Yes, coffee is hot. Yes, she's the clutz who spilled the coffee on herself. Yes, she DID win the case.

See what I'm getting at? Even something free or a promotion, if a company (weather advertising agency, publisher or developer, whatever) is even remotely attached to something where someone gets hurt (physically or psychologically), they will find a way to work the law in the plaintiff's favor.

This world is horribly unjust. I'm not condoning it, just stating observations.

Hell, for the past year or two I've been looking into becoming an EMT for my town. After some more in-depth research and after talking to a few people, I decided not to pursue. Know why? Because if even the smallest thing goes wrong while you're trying to rescue someone from a car accident or other event, or if your performing first aid, the world will find a way to fuck you over. You'll get a lawsuit, lose your position as EMT, and other such negative consequences.

Do good, and no one notices. Make a mistake, and it's your head. It's the world we live in, folks.

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The McDonald's case was in America, not England. In England your liability extends only as far as your property. If someone buys a knife, slips and stabs themself in your shop, you are liable, if they do it outside the front door you are not.

If someone were injured, THQ could, in theory, be sued, however because our courts have provisions for equity to be taken into account the Court would most likely cite the plaintiffs contributory act as a factor limiting, if not negating THQ's liability.

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No it's not. The law is just a game. People can sue for being assaulted when BREAKING INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE!

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In my tort class last year, we covered several aspects relating to tort reform and the various misconceptions about the law the conservative leaning media, corporate interest groups as well as legislators have put up about "the law screwing them over." Case in point is the McDonald Hot Coffee case. How much about it do you actually know? Do you know the name of the plaintiff or the circumstances of the case? I doubt it. If you did, you would be much better informed about the state of the law here as well as how it had applied to the case and why it isn't as ridiculous as it would first seem. I recommend you find a copy of McCann Haltom and Bloom's article on it (I don't have it immediately in front of me). Don't forget who controls the media and the things you hear (Those with $$$ *cough* corporations *cough*) The law isn't as screwed up as you think. Judicial elections on the other hand....

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If it's your third or greater time, it literally shouldn't take a week. My last one took a day to ship the coffin (only provided for 3 or more nowadays), a day to ship the package to them, a day to repair, and a day to send it back.

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My first time was about two weeks. It was horrible, but I was lucky to have my launch unit last as long as it did.

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I'm more curious what happens when I chain a sledgehammer to a GameStop, and sit comfortably in the bushes waiting for photo ops.

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