Lens Of Liberty

A woman in Austin, Texas tripped over a toddler who was running inside afurniture store, and she broke her ankle. She sued the store owners, claiming theyhad created an unsafe environment for their customers. A jury agreed with her,ruled against the store, and awarded the woman $80,000 in damages. Everyonewatching the case was shocked by the outcome, because the toddler was her ownson! That jury should have looked through the lens of liberty, and recognized thatthe store was not at fault – she was. America was founded on the simple principlethat ordinary people can govern themselves – but that requires personalresponsibility. Accidents happen. But instead of blaming others and filing lawsuits,we ought to just watch where we’re going. And more importantly, put a stop tothese frivolous lawsuits.