Right and Wrong
An article by Steve Blow in the Dallas Morning News about the 80-year old lady in Garland got me worked up again about right and wrong. Evidently, the city of Garland sewer main stopped up and flooded this lady's home with sewage. Garland admits it is their fault.
The rest of the story is that the city will not pay for her damage because of some loophole concerning the municipalities liability. State Farm will not pay on her insurance for some other fine print detail. In the strictest sense of the law she probably is not entitled to compansation. However, somebody needs to step up and do what's right. This is regardless of the fine print.
Her house is ruined, and it is the fault of of the City of Garland. I for one would be happy to pay twice my pro rata share of the cost if enough other taxpayers would do their share.
An article by Steve Blow in the Dallas Morning News about the 80-year old lady in Garland got me worked up again about right and wrong. Evidently, the city of Garland sewer main stopped up and flooded this lady's home with sewage. Garland admits it is their fault.
The rest of the story is that the city will not pay for her damage because of some loophole concerning the municipalities liability. State Farm will not pay on her insurance for some other fine print detail. In the strictest sense of the law she probably is not entitled to compansation. However, somebody needs to step up and do what's right. This is regardless of the fine print.
Her house is ruined, and it is the fault of of the City of Garland. I for one would be happy to pay twice my pro rata share of the cost if enough other taxpayers would do their share.
posted by Chip at 9:35 AM
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