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fapjack
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Canadian drug victim sues dealer
#7857896 - 01/10/08 07:07 AM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7180379.stm Crystal methamphetamine is highly addictive A Canadian woman has successfully sued the dealer who sold her an illegal street drug that put her in a coma. Sandra Bergen, 23, suffered a heart attack and spent 11 days in a coma after taking crystal methamphetamine.
Ms Bergen said Clinton Davey had known the drug was highly addictive and dangerous but sold it to make money.
Mr Davey refused to name his source of the drug, prompting the Saskatchewan judge to reject his defence - that Ms Bergen had taken the drug voluntarily.
'Hit drug dealers'
Ms Bergen is seeking $50,000 (£25,000) in compensation. A date for a hearing to determine damages has not been set.
"I sued him for negligence... for selling me drugs and getting me hooked when I was vulnerable," Ms Bergen told the French news agency AFP.
She said she hoped her case would inspire others to sue drug dealers.
"I think it's a different way to hit drug dealers financially and that's where it will really hurt them," she told CTV news.
Ms Bergen and Mr Davey were friends from childhood.
In her statement of claim, she said he "knew the drug was highly addictive" and that his dealing was not only "for the purpose of making money but was also for the purpose of intentionally inflicting physical and mental suffering" on her.
In his defence, Mr Davey had argued that Ms Bergen "voluntarily consumed illegal drugs, thus contributing to her own condition."
"She assumed the risks," he said.
Ms Bergen became addicted to drugs when she was 18, CTV news said. She overdosed in 2004 in the province of Saskatchewan shortly before her 20th birthday.
In hospital she was hooked up to a respirator. She said she suffered lung, heart, kidney and liver failure and may never be able to have children.
She said she has since stopped taking drugs.
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: fapjack]
#7858031 - 01/10/08 07:54 AM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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"I sued him for negligence... for selling me drugs and getting me hooked when I was vulnerable," Ms Bergen told the French news agency AFP.
I have no sympathy for this money grabbing cunt. Dealer didn't abuse you! You went to them. You decided "I want meth" you were the one that fucked yourself up.
Can't sue yourself for gross stupidity though, because you don't have the money.
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In hospital she was hooked up to a respirator. She said she suffered lung, heart, kidney and liver failure and may never be able to have children.
Thank god for that at least.
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palidon11
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: fastfred]
#7858185 - 01/10/08 08:44 AM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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oh come on, what the fuck people, you can't blame others for your own mistakes.
i hate people that do stuff like this.
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: palidon11]
#7858354 - 01/10/08 09:39 AM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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I haven't felt so dumbfounded in my life.
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: mentalIMAGE]
#7858461 - 01/10/08 10:09 AM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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suing for negligence in a case where risk was so obvious?! Where does she think she is, the US?
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: fapjack]
#7858538 - 01/10/08 10:26 AM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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fapjack said: Mr Davey refused to name his source of the drug, prompting the Saskatchewan judge to reject his defence - that Ms Bergen had taken the drug voluntarily.
huh? Can he do that?
I thought judges were supposed to rule on matters of law based on, um... the law, not based on whether or not the defendant was willing to rat out his source. This guy should attack this on appeal.
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: Noviseer]
#7859220 - 01/10/08 12:30 PM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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Its like mcdees being sued for making people fat.
I hate this girl so much. It does not matter how stupid the drug is, you still did it out of your own free will or choice. He was not forcing it upon you.
Hell if you can do this then why not just start smoking meth to make some coin. :P
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: Noviseer]
#7859238 - 01/10/08 12:34 PM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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lol, canadian drug victims rise up!
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: 2859558484]
#7859442 - 01/10/08 01:18 PM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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This is the worst drug out there as far as I'm concerned and if this drug dealer gets taken out then be it.. BUT,,, as far as this women suing him on the grounds that he sold her a drug without caring about whether she was going to become addicted is Bullshit.She knew what she was doing and what she wanted.Its not like he sold her the first hit or pushed it on her..She has been doing the crap for 2 years before she bought the bag that made her OD. Just my two cents
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: fapjack]
#7860020 - 01/10/08 02:59 PM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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I see the US doesn't have a monopoly on the whiny "victim" mentality.
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: Noviseer]
#7860362 - 01/10/08 04:18 PM (16 years, 22 days ago) |
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Noviseer said:
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fapjack said: Mr Davey refused to name his source of the drug, prompting the Saskatchewan judge to reject his defence - that Ms Bergen had taken the drug voluntarily.
huh? Can he do that?
I thought judges were supposed to rule on matters of law based on, um... the law, not based on whether or not the defendant was willing to rat out his source. This guy should attack this on appeal.
most likely what really happened is the plaintiff asked for the source, he refused to tell them, the plaintiff moved for an order, the judge ordered, defendant ignored, plaintiff moved for sanctions, judge ordered his defense striken as a sanction
the judge could have simply entered a default judgment against the guy
def't would have been better off inventing a story or soemthing, though anything he said would likely have got him into more trouble
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: johnm214]
#7863251 - 01/11/08 01:26 AM (16 years, 21 days ago) |
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And the principle of self-responsibility gets shat on once again...
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: rodfarva]
#7863262 - 01/11/08 01:29 AM (16 years, 21 days ago) |
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rodfarva said: suing for negligence in a case where risk was so obvious?! Where does she think she is, the US?
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she probably just wants to sue the dealer so she can buy more meth
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: Fort Mushroom]
#7864547 - 01/11/08 11:24 AM (16 years, 21 days ago) |
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Fort Mushroom said: she probably just wants to sue the dealer so she can buy more meth
LOL
Thing is, you're probably right
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: Fort Mushroom]
#7864776 - 01/11/08 12:20 PM (16 years, 21 days ago) |
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Fort Mushroom said: she probably just wants to sue the dealer so she can buy more meth
Haha, that's exactly what I was thinking.
Also, it isn't like she didn't know he had the drugs...this had been her past dealer according to
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/11/drug_coma_lawsuit/
All addicts know that a relapse begins way before the actual relapse happens...and she did nothing to stop it. She claims to have been clean for 8 months...if so why did she see him...she knew he would have drugs and just wanted to get high...then she got in trouble and is now passing blame...typical addict bullshit. She either needs to quit blamin others for her drug use or just continue using...not pass blame on the supplier or other factors. What a dumb bitch...
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: weephar]
#7864984 - 01/11/08 01:07 PM (16 years, 21 days ago) |
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Usually what he does is he offers you some for free because he knows you are addicted. Once you have some, he offers to sell you some.
THEN FUCKING SAY "NO" YOU STUPID FUCKING BITCH. YOU DON't HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING FREE COMING YOUR WAY FUCK DIE
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Re: Canadian drug victim sues dealer [Re: learningtofly]
#7865602 - 01/11/08 03:42 PM (16 years, 21 days ago) |
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