There’s an old episode of “South Park” where the kids encounter “Underpants Gnomes” who have a scheme to get rich. Phase 1 of the plan is that the gnomes steal underpants. Phase 2 is blank. But Phase 3 is profit. Simple, right? Well, as long as don’t worry too much about what exactly happened in Phase 2 to make Phase 3 possible:
Well, some Underpants Gnomes seem to be writing headlines for Mother Jones. Notice how there’s a huge gap between these two sentences?
My Daughter Was Murdered in a Mass Shooting. Then I Was Ordered to Pay Her Killer’s Gun Dealer. https://t.co/lkpshdbv0P pic.twitter.com/h1jBYUAOqp
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 20, 2017
That’s because Phase 2, in this case, was an ill-advised lawsuit against the gun dealer, as National Review Online’s Charles C.W. Cooke so rightly points out:
*because I signed onto a ridiculous lawsuit against an innocent person and rightly had to pay his legal fees. https://t.co/CPblSk4xIv
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 20, 2017
Anger should be directed at the attorney that let her file the lawsuit knowing that this outcome was most likely. From Mother Jones:
There was one experience that showed us, more than any other, how warped America’s relationship with gun violence is. It came when we decided to sue the dealer that armed our daughter’s killer. The gunman bought more than 4,000 rounds of ammunition before his shooting spree—no background check, no questions asked. But a judge dismissed our case. Gun dealers are shielded by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a controversial law that protects them from liability when crimes are committed with their products.
No blame for the lawyers, or the Brady Campaign that put her up to it:
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Sounds like the villain here is the Brady Campaign that encouraged her to do this. https://t.co/6JUfjClNcO
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) July 20, 2017
Blame the lawyer who didn't dissuade you from suing someone who wasn't at fault for her death. https://t.co/L6dOb6IzU7
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) July 20, 2017
False. Sleazy liberal goaded her into signing her name onto a junk lawsuit, then left her to pay the bill when it was ruled to be baseless. https://t.co/RJmyC9hlKf
— Donny Ferguson ? (@DonnyFerguson) July 20, 2017
The sleazy Brady Center promised to pay all legal fees, then stuck her with the bill when courts ruled the suit was a fundraising gimmick. https://t.co/RJmyC9hlKf
— Donny Ferguson ? (@DonnyFerguson) July 20, 2017
Even some anti-gun folks are objecting to the piece:
https://twitter.com/alexgould17/status/888115491163611138
id be sympathetic but dont file stupid lawsuits and you wont be liable to pay court fees https://t.co/aJI1mAx0Jy
— Riles23 (@Riles23) July 20, 2017
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