In the name of what — justice?

In case lawyers even wonder why they're so universally disliked:

According to the Heartand Institute a woman sued Stabucks for damages she supposedly suffered when she was sold "scalding" hot coffee. McDonald's was also sued in Texas by a different woman who said the server failed to warn her the coffeee was hot. This same thing happened in 1994 when a woman successfully sued McDonald's when she got hot coffee at the drive through, put the cup in her lap for a moment, and — duh! — was burned when it spilled after the car moved.

OK. Once and for all, Listen up people. Coffee is HOT. It will HURT! If it does it's YOUR OWN DAMNED FAULT! If you can't keep from burning yourself, you don't need a lawyer. You need a sippy cup.

There. I feel better now.

And then there's the Ohio high school student who was disciplined and criminally charged for hacking into his teacher's computer to look at a biology test he had to take. He — and his parents— sued the school after he was suspended for five days and given an F for the test. The suit alleges that the student was denied special counseling and treated more harshly than other students because he was in the country on a student visa. He claims his rights were violated.

OK Kid. Here's how it works. Cheating is wrong. You cheated. You are responsible. You take the punishment. It work that way in all countries.

And here's one for his parents: You're supposed to teach him that. Someone should sue you for malreproduction.

And while we're at it, here's another one - same source as the other two. A disability rights group in California sued a school district - and won in federal court - saying that the school's playground discriminated against wheelchair-bound disabled students because there are wood chips on the ground and their wheelchairs get stuck and prevent the children from wheeling themselves to swings and slides. The federal judge concurred with the plaintiffs that the children don't have the strength to move the chairs through the wood chips and can't be mainstreamed with other children. So the district is considering installing rubber mats on the playgrounds that will cost $2.7 million.

It should be obvious. Apparently it isn't. Why would those kids be allowed to go on swings and slides if they're disabled and can't maneuver their chairs?

Sounds to me like another lawsuit just waiting to happen.

Has common sense been outlawed or is it just hiding until all the lawyers go away?