Right to a Perfect World? - NOT!

A discussion on CNN's American Morning about the latest in the long line of frivolous lawsuits is being pitched as:
'An angry passenger sues after being bumped from a flight. What are your rights if an airline overbooks or cancels on you?'

Srop right there. No need to read any further into this one. I don't give a shit how long someone had to wait to get on another flight because they were bumped off a flight or because a flight is cancelled; they should not have the right to sue an airline because of it. There is no way to prove intentional wrong-doing and the result of any negligence, in most cases, is not grounds for punishing the airlines.

Let's get something straight. We are not born to this Earth with the right to experience the perfect life - regardless of whether your name is Rockefeller or Kennedy or whatever. SHIT HAPPENS!! Nobody benefits from lawsuits like this except the selfish ass who brings it and gets the settlement. The rest of us get screwed by having to pay higher prices because one person couldn't deal with being inconvenienced. Airlines are usually more than happy to give upgrades and offer other reconcilitory measures if you complain to them - hell, sometimes you don't even have to and it comes automatic.

Regardless of what product or service your talking about, the concept of sueing over an inconvenience is generally ridiculous and counterproductive. It hurts the economy and causes more tax dollars to be wasted. I can understand wanting to stick it to "the man", but that's not what's happening. Mostly, we're sticking it to ourselves.