Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:25:46 PM
One of the areas in the legal system that badly needs to be reformed is the failure of courts and lawyers to take into account the interests of people who are not parties to the litigation.
A few years ago, we had a fire near here that burned so hot that it created a crust on the soil preventing revegitation. That happened because "enviornmentalists" fought in court the forest service's every attempt to thin the forrest in the area, except for one small experimental plot which was thinned and which did not burn. A number of people lost their homes and contents.
This is not an outcome that couldn't have been predicted, and attorneys who argue these kinds of lawsuits should, like the rest of society, bear some financial responsibility for the disasters they help create.
It seems the courts never learn. Now comes news that another "environmental" group has won another
mindless lawsuit that will ensure more areas burn so hot that the soil is crusted over.