[Promotion-technology] I think this point is importent forcross-posting: Re: [nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzelover run-in with tree

Sat Aug 14 21:58:14 UTC 2010

Please cool down.
I read the mail concerning it and I don't think it's so simple.
Everyone has the right to go to court and sue when there is a cause for 
that.  We should respect people's rights.
Here, it seems that a blind man got a big damage by running into a tree that 
grew in such a way that it couldn't have been detected with his cane.
If there is a damage, someone has to pay for it.  Responsibility, 
negligence, etc is concerned here.
Please let the court decide; they will decide after knowing the situation 
very well, much better than we know it now.

By the way, this topic is off this list.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; 
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Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 3:20 AM
Subject: [Promotion-technology] I think this point is importent 
forcross-posting: Re: [nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzelover run-in 
with tree

>I want to cross post because this topic infuriates me.
> Stories like this make me want to say the following to the individual who 
> sued or who is planning to sue because of a tree near a sidewalk:
> Dear sir/madam, I would like to thank you for reinventing the wheel of 
> negativity towards the blind as well as keeping old stereotypes alive and 
> thriving about us as careless people in need of special demands. We are 
> demanding blind people who will radically demand hour way because we are 
> “blind people.” I am a blind person who feels that society owes us 
> nothing.  Thank you for making me and others work harder at fixing the 
> damage you caused.  A sudden careless action from individuals such as you 
> will easily undo efforts of extensive leadership, education, legislation, 
> etc.  Put yourself in the shoes of the next blind person who may decide to 
> rent an apartment, seek employment, or just attempt to make a new friend 
> or establish a relationship with a member of this company.  You just set 
> the precedent that they need to be mindful of us in such a horrible 
> context.  The next time you are told that someone is denied because they 
> suspect discrimination of
> blindness, I want you to adequately reflect on your actions.  I hope you 
> lose in court.  I hope they see that this is an individual acting as if 
> they are owed something from society and not a poor blind person who is 
> inadequate, untrained, and most importantly demanding of society to 
> revolve around them.  Sincerely,
> -Will-
>
>
> --- On Fri, 8/13/10, Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzel over run-in with tree
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 6:53 PM
>> I thought this story was interesting.
>> What do you think? Is the
>> lawsuit appropriate?
>>
>> Arielle
>> Blind man sues Wienerschnitzel over run-in with tree
>>
>> http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50092926-78/tree-reynolds-wienerschnitzel-suit.html.csp
>> By bob mims
>>
>> The Salt Lake Tribune
>>
>> Updated Aug 12, 2010 10:59PM
>> All Nathan Reynolds wanted was a hot dog. Instead, as the
>> blind man
>> walked toward a Wienerschnitzel restaurant last year, he
>> got a face
>> full of tree — and severe neck injuries.
>>
>> Now, the 36-year-old Utah County man has filed a personal
>> injury
>> lawsuit against the owners of the Wienerschnitzel at the
>> corner of
>> North Temple and 800 West in Salt Lake City.
>>
>> The complaint contends that on June 9, 2009, Reynolds —
>> who had been
>> on his way to the Utah School for the Deaf and the Blind
>> — got off a
>> bus near the Wienerschnitzel to get a meal. As the 6-foot-5
>> man
>> navigated toward the entrance with his cane swinging in
>> front of him,
>> he hit the tree, which the suit contends had encroached on
>> the
>> sidewalk.
>>
>> “The tree struck him squarely in the face and knocked him
>> to the
>> ground,” states the suit, filed Tuesday. “The tree was
>> allowed to grow
>> in such a way that it was impossible for Mr. Reynolds to
>> detect its
>> presence by use of his cane.”
>>
>> The suit argues that because the tree was “rooted in the
>> ground far to
>> one side of the sidewalk and [had grown] diagonally across
>> the
>> sidewalk,” it had become a “clear hazard.”
>>
>> Reynolds seeks unspecified reimbursement for past and
>> future medical
>> expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering stemming from
>> alleged
>> negligence in the maintenance of the tree.
>>
>> Along with Grundmann Enterprises of South Jordan, the owner
>> of the
>> eatery, Reynolds’ 3rd District Court suit names Salt Lake
>> City Corp.
>> and five John Does as defendants. Reynolds seeks a jury
>> trial; 3rd
>> District Judge Sandra Peuler has been assigned the case.
>>
>> Daniel J. Grundmann of Grundmann Enterprises declined to
>> comment
>> Wednesday, noting he had not yet been served with the
>> suit.
>>
>> Tom Amberger, vice president of marketing for Irvine,
>> Calif.-based
>> Galaradi Group Inc., which runs Wienerschnitzel, also
>> declined to
>> discuss the case. “We are unaware of this lawsuit and
>> will look into
>> it,” he said.
>>
>> Ed Rutan, city attorney for Salt Lake City, would not
>> comment, either,
>> citing the pending nature of the litigation.
>>
>>
>> __._,_.___
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Arielle Silverman
>> President, National Association of Blind Students
>> Phone: 602-502-2255
>> Email:
>> nabs.president at gmail.com
>> Website:
>> www.nabslink.org
>>
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