If You're Unhappy With The Prostitute You Hire, Perhaps Don't Call The Police... And Then Sue The Escort Company
from the just-a-suggestion dept
We see some pretty bizarre lawsuits at times around here, but Consumerist points us to one that takes bizarre lawsuits to a new level -- involving a guy suing an escort firm for almost getting him arrested, even though the potential arrest only came after he called the police himself, upset that the woman did not stay long enough. Apparently, a college student named Hubert Blackman went to Las Vegas last month and ordered a stripper to come to his room at the Stratosphere. He apparently paid $155 for a lap dance, and then an additional $120 for a sex act.The next morning, he demanded a refund from the firm he had called for the stripper, saying she didn't stay the full hour he had paid for and also telling them that since he was drunk, he couldn't have legally agreed to the sex act. When the company refused, the guy called the police, who politely explained to him that he had broken the law in hiring a prostitute and that they should arrest him. Somehow, he avoided arrest, but rather than drop matters, he went back to New York and filed a lawsuit in which part of the complaint is that "I almost had gotten arrested," after "An escort did an illegal sexual act on me during her paid service to me." The guy even admits he knew that prostitution was illegal in Vegas. However, he's demanding the firm be shut down, his $275 back... and another $1.8 million for good measure. It kind of makes you wonder if he's going to actually get arrested this time...
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Seriously?
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Interesting from an economic point of view
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The associate reminded him that prostitution is illegal and you cannot sue someone to compel an illegal act.
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Re: Interesting from an economic point of view
-via droid
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$120 for a sex act.
Admitting to the world you lasted for under and hour...PRICELESS.
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Re: Interesting from an economic point of view
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If you are in a state of diminished mental capacity and impaired judgment (for example insane or drunk) and you commit a crime at the urging of someone else, what should your punishment be? This is of course assuming that the prostitute propositioned him instead of the other way around. If I were his lawyer I would argue temporary alcohol induced insanity and claim that this escort took advantage of his condition to illegally turn a profit. I am curious what a court would rule ...
Of course he is an idiot for even discussing this because of the common opinion of his actions and the common opinion of people using drunkenness as an excuse for their actions. But adhering to the letter of the law, he may actually have a case if the arguments are made properly and extraordinarily carefully.
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Please note that I do not know this from personal experience...
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I can't believe those moronic lawyers still haven't figured out that people can actually be responsible for their being drunk in the first place yet :)
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I hope this guy never earns a degree in anything. Not only is he a complete idiot, but apparently an illiterate one too.
But sadly, he probably will. In fact, he's probably going to earn that degree and be a Lieutenant in the Army and then we're in a WORLD of hurt because he's leading a platoon and won't listen to his Platoon Sergeant and whips out his 9mm issuing threats to court-marshal the whole platoon for not listening to him.
His Company Commander, unless the company commander is also a moron, will slap him silly, but not until he's done damage to the soldiers in the platoon and gotten his revenge on the Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) by exercising his gift of poor grammar and bad writing style on their NCO Evaluation Reports.
On this, I am speaking from experience. And in my case, the jerks made it all the way to Major!
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Perhaps the fellas from Vegas will ask the fellas in New York to settle this one out of court.
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He will probably be the next CEO for Warner Music, or Universal or even maybe the next American president he has all the qualifications necessary to do a great job on those positions.
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Just me?
"I wish to register a complaint! I wish to complain about the escort that I purchased not 1/2 an hour ago, from this very boutique."
"Yes the Norwegian Blonde sir, beautiful plumage"
*sound of crickets*
Umm... just me then?
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I am disgusted.
There I was, holding a knife to the cashier's throat as she emptied thousands of pounds into my bag, when I nicked myself on the blade.
It was just a small cut on my thumb, but you know, banks aren't like hospitals or restaurants, they're not required to be clincally clean! Any dirt could have gotten in there.
As such I am going to sue the bank for risk of infection, and to sue the manufacturer of the knife for not carrying a warning label.
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Complaint
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