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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Yeah, pretty sure I can... the question is why people being intimidated by the legal system makes it somehow totally acceptable to ignore a lawsuit being served on you, and somehow shifts culpability for that onto the person advancing the lawsuit.
I mean, apparently we're failing people by not giving them the basic information that this is not altogether different from running away from the cops when they try to pull you over, but still... people are also intimidated by police. Are they in any way less to blame when, as a result of that (let's be honest, in some cases at least partly justifiable) fear, they hit the gas when they see lights and hear sirens?
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I think that's kind of Oliver's point though, that the system itself is predatory. Can we be upset with the people who take advantage of a predatory system? I think there are elements of that that are debatable. But I mean I can easily see the same people who don't read the fine print on their debt agreements also being the type to ignore lawsuits. I guess you can call them stupid if you want, but I think that really ignores all of the socioeconomic elements at play.