Should I sue Reading? A moral dilema...

[MikeH]

Oh and I was there too but I'm too old and sensible to be crushed in a mosh pit these days.

[Provost Harrison]

Hmmm, I just get crushed, I don't go near mosh pits

Remember, where there's blame, there's a claim, you bastard

[Bereta_Eder]

you get crushed in mosh pits quite often. hey i nearly died in a smashing pumpinks concert but was saved by the kickass professional intervention of the guys who worked the trences.

anyway i find it ethically despicable to sue a rock concert if you are not dead. but thats also because we're a bit rock deprived here

[Provost Harrison]

It's rather difficult to sue a rock concert if you are dead though

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
It's rather difficult to sue a rock concert if you are dead though

Did you think long and hard to say that Provost

[Provost Harrison]

Too right, these pearls of wisdom take a long time to compose, especially at this time of night

[chequita guevara]

I doubt you'd get very much. The lawyers would probably cost more than you'd get.



Anyway, now that you've posted here that you'd just be doing it for the money, as soon as someone tried to sue the council, I'm sure several of our civic minded Apolytoners would inform the right people that you're a malingerer and cheat.

[MikeH]

I know people that work at the council.

[Dinner]

You're a bastard and should be shot for ****ing over Joe Public.

[CerberusIV]

Given that there is a lot of local opposition where I live to the Leeds Carling Festival (twin event to Reading) I would say sue the nuts off them! If the organisers go bust there would be a big cheer in this neck of the woods. Just expect the lawyers to take most of the money.

[MikeH]

Why should they scrap Reading because Leeds is ****?

[Verres]

Look, I love Reading festival and there is no way i want it closed but I NEED MONEY! I wish I could take the moral highground with the rest of you, but unfortunately I cant really afford to. (Plus, a few of you may wish to note that 'bastard' is generally used only for insulting males)

[MikeH]

Well if you haven't got any money you probably can't afford to go through with sueing them anyway. Also not sure you'd get anything because all the anti-crowd surfing messages probably mean they are covered legally and you'd have to sue the person who landed on you. Unless you could find out that they had been surfing before they crushed you and weren't thrown out...

Sorry, I assume everyone here is a boy guess I should have checked your profile.

[Skanky Burns]

(Plus, a few of you may wish to note that 'bastard' is generally used only for insulting males)

Ya bastard!

I would probably take the moral high-ground too, but only because it takes the least amount of effort.

[duke o' york]

Nothing like this ever happens at George Melly gigs.....

Oh, and for the record, even despite Mike's admission that he knows people at Reading council, I shan't hold it against them and will say that any legal action would just make you very unpopular and heavily endebted to your lawyers of choice. The chance of getting legal aid for these half-witted shenanigans is about the same as of your winning the case.