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Title: Train driver sues parents of suicide victim
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URL Source: http://www.thelocal.de/national/201 ... m_medium=email&utm_content=205
Published: Jul 30, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-07-30 06:34:03 by Tatarewicz
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A train driver who ran over a young man presumed to have committed suicide by throwing himself onto the tracks, is demanding compensation from the dead man’s parents, media reported Wednesday. The legal hearing on the dispute was held in a court in Nuremberg on Tuesday, according to news magazine Der Spiegel. The 52-year-old driver has ceded his complaint to his wife, who is appearing as the plaintiff, so the driver himself can appear as a witness. The wife initially asked for €15,000 compensation. She says her husband has suffered nightmares, sleep disturbances and headaches since the incident. Additionally, he was unable to work for two weeks after the accident. The dead man's parents, who are not appearing in court, are still grieving, their lawyer Julian Rösch said. “They can’t do anything about it. They have been affected and punished enough.” The parents, Klaus and Martha S., believe their 20-year-old son Stefan, was the victim of an accident, rather than a suicide, when he was struck and killed by the train in January 2009. Stefan was hit by the train at about 1 am near the Rehdorf train station just west of Nuremberg. The driver had no chance of stopping, as is usually the case in such incidents. According to investigation documents, the driver thought he had hit a wild boar and continued driving. On his return along the same route, he checked the scene and this time thought he had hit a deer. Only on his third pass of the site of the incident did he realise he was looking at the body of a person. He alerted a colleague, who finally discovered Stefan’s body. Since January 2011, the driver had come to terms with the incident and returned to a normal life, his wife’s lawyer Stephan Baumann said. But for two years he had suffered “the most serious problems” coping with everyday life. The image of the young man haunted him. Judge Jana Lux said the damages amount was too high and suggested €3,000 to €5,000 was more fitting. The driver’s wife accordingly lowered it to €5,000 and the driver said he was amenable to that. “I have no desire to go through the whole thing again,” he said. Stefan’s parents now have two weeks to decide whether to accept the settlement or fight on. Their lawyer Rösch said that was still “a heap of money” to compensate two weeks off work.
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ~ Ben Franklin "For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.” ~ Patrick Henry
he sounds like a degenerate, suing the grieving parents of a dead kid. if he doesnt want to potentially see gore, he should get a different job. Hey, i just saw a dead dog on the highway, should i sue the SPCA for not removing it in time? lol
"Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28
If the dog belonged to a jew it was a hit-and-run hate-crime!! Call Abe Foxman/et al, donors are waiting to Fight The Hate with spring-loaded checkbooks.......
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ~ Ben Franklin "For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.” ~ Patrick Henry
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ~ Ben Franklin "For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.” ~ Patrick Henry
I am still suffering from the haunting image of 0bama being sworn in as President with the Wookie by his side... And then there is the haunting scene in Congress as Pelosi was fawned over and congratulated by a smug Dubya Bush for being DEM Speaker of the House. I demand reparations.
He needs to go talk to all of the seniors over there that witnessed the horrors of WWII personally and made it through just fine. A pussy? Possibly. This is about the obvious: Exploiting an open cash register system where everybody is a "victim." Hey - how about some love for lawyers who are providing a much needed service!! /s
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ~ Ben Franklin "For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.” ~ Patrick Henry
The man forced the train driver to kill him. A truly rude way of committing suicide. Ruin a perfect stranger's life as well. I had a patient once who was a train engineer and killed a suicide. He really suffered, and could not work for months. I could see suing the man's estate, but not his parents.
my daughter was in the first car of a train that ran over a suicide. her first inkling that something was wrong when the driver let out a blood-curdling scream over the intercom. he was a mess while people were taken off the train. my daughter herself had nightmares for over a month, so i can understand where the driver is coming from, but i agree, to sue the parents seems a little cold.
"...as long as there..remain active enemies of the Christian church, we may hope to become Master of the World...the future Jewish King will never reign in the world before Christianity is overthrown - B'nai B'rith speech http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/luther.htm / http://bible.cc/psalms/83-4.htm
#2. To: Eric Stratton (#1)
#3. To: Artisan (#2)
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Hey, i just saw a dead dog on the highway, should i sue the SPCA for not removing it in time? lol
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#4. To: Artisan (#2)
#5. To: Artisan (#2)
#6. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
For two years he had suffered “the most serious problems” coping with everyday life. The image of the young man haunted him.
#7. To: Eric Stratton (#1)
What a pussy!
#8. To: Liberator (#7)
#9. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
#10. To: octavia (#9)
He really suffered, and could not work for months.
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