Dead Teen Sued for Losing Control of Flying Body Parts

You think you've heard it all until I tell you that an appeals court in
Illinois recently ruled that a woman is allowed to sue a dead teen's
estate for injuries caused by his flying body parts.

The 18-year-old boy
was running across the Amtrak tracks to catch another train but didn't
make it -- he was hit by an oncoming train going 70 mph and his body was
torn apart by the force and flung onto a nearby passengers' waiting
platform.

The woman, 58, was struck by a sizable chunk of the boy's body
and was knocked to the ground, breaking her leg and wrist. The court
ruled that the boy's death was "reasonably foreseeable" and that his
estate can be held responsible for his negligence.

I'm sorry, but who goes around suing a dead teen whose body was ripped to shreds in one of the most gruesome ways imaginable?


I can't say that my first or even fiftieth instinct after being pummeled
to the ground by half of a bloody torso would be to raise my fist in
the air and declare that whoever had the nerve to let their body explode
and land on me will most certainly pay in court. Even if my leg was
shattered, I still can't imagine going after the dead teen's estate.


The family of the deceased has suffered enough -- their son was blasted
by a train. It doesn't get much worse than that. And to think that they
have to endure a woman nitpicking her way into their bank accounts is
disgusting. It's not like this kid had millions -- what is she hoping to
gain from this lawsuit?


It won't make her leg any better. I can't imagine it'd help her heal in
any way, shape, or form. I don't think a normal person would feel good
about suing for injuries caused by a dead teen's flying body parts.
Yeah, he did something incredibly stupid, but I think he paid the price.


He's dead. His body was blown to bits. No need to drive the point home
with what seems like a frivolous, greedy, and hurtful lawsuit.

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Yeah that is just nuts.

TBH I agree with the woman. The fucking idiot ran in front of a moving train and died by his own fault. The dumbfuck shouldn't have ran across the tracks with the train coming - I feel no sympathy for the idiots that get hit by trains trying to race across the tracks. Why shouldn't his insurance be responsible for the damage it caused? And if insurance isn't covering it then yeah, the estate is next in line. Why the fuck should the woman have to pay for the medical treatment herself? People need to look at the big picture.

If some stupid asshole jumped in front of a bus tommorow and his dismembered arm hit you in the face and broke your jaw and nose... would you want to pay for that?

41OMaXiMuS wrote:If some stupid asshole jumped in front of a bus tommorow and his dismembered arm hit you in the face and broke your jaw and nose... would you want to pay for that?

No, but it's the kid's fault. He's dead now. It just seems so fucking stupid.

I mean...I get why she's doing it, but it still seems stupid. Meh.