Some guy is suing Apple for potential hearing loss, saying that iPods are ‘not safe to use’. Not even actual hearing loss ok, but for potential hearing loss.
That’s like suing McDonald’s for potential obesity.
Or suing Ferrari for potential speed-related accidents.
Apple is not forcing you to expose your ears to 115 decibels.
McDonald’s is not forcing you to supersize you.
Ferrari is not forcing you to pull a Schumacher on your regular roads.
It’s ironic that today’s society demands more freedom for their own actions, yet cannot be responsible enough to choose actions that suit their own well-being. Just because you can do these things doesn’t mean you should do them. And if you choose to do them anyway, you bloody take responsibility for it. Don’t tell me you don’t know better, that iPods don’t have sufficient labeling to warn people blah blah blah. Isn't it common sense to not listen to music at full blast? The discomfort of your ears would clearly tell you that you shouldn't do it and if you ignore your body's response, then screw you. You damaged your own ears.
Sadly, people are compensating for their lack of common sense with trigger-happy litigation.
Maybe one day it'll be possible to sue these people for potential dilution of the gene pool?
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01 February 2006
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