Friday, January 20, 2006
And I Thought We Were Litigious!
A British court awarded a woman $3,518.90 because she hired a man to whack her and he failed, according to The Times of London.The ramifications of being able to sue over failure to fulfill a contract to perform illegal services are truly stunning. Talk about putting the Godfather out of business.
Maidstone Crown Court ordered Kevin Reeves, 40, to be jailed for 15 months and made him pay $3,518.90 compensation after he took $35,188.96 from a depressed friend, Christine Ryder, 53, who asked him to track down a hit man to help her end it all.
Wait a minute, there may be wisdom to this. The traditional "Godfather" really is nothing more than "a court" for wiseguys that makes his money by skimming for those services. Maybe this is better than sin taxes?
Related Tags: Godfather, murder contract, lawsuit, litigious, silly
