[beezdotcom]

I was crippled for life way back in 1978. because the woman who hit me was elderly everybody felt sorry for her.

Ah. You didn't warn us you brought your own baggage.

Just remember, her negligence doesn't establish his negligence. You know the facts in her case. You don't know the facts in his case. Moreover, you're unwilling to consider any situation that would remove the blame from him. Would you have felt any differently about this woman, if, instead of stepping on the wrong pedal, she had a stuck accelerator?

[Protagoras]

There must, simply must, be blame. It can't just happen, there has to be someone to blame.

And we must, simply must, pile on a man who is suffering unimaginable recriminations. Some people would kill themselves over this, but we must scold them and namecall them before they do.

[camle]

"you're unwilling to consider any situation that would remove the blame from him"

not really, I just haven't heard anything that would make me beleive that parking a vehicle in a pile of leaves is a smart thing to do. I'm open to suggestions though. And I have forgiven my antagonist a long time ago (I sent flowers to her funeral). but whether her car was badly maintained or badly operated, the results on my end would probably have been the same. and the responsibility would have been unchanged. Now that you mention it, I cannot remember her name. Anna something. She was some kinda bigshot state worker - a higher up IIRC. as for his circumstances, he parked his truck on a pile of leaves - which is not a good idea for a number of reasons. I'm sure that he is suffering, and I shall pray for him tonight as well.