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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
And I'm not sure why you think I'm completely opposed to dignity torts. I'm opposed to making people pay for stuff that, all things considered, isn't particularly their fault. If I harm your dignity, seek to recovery from me alone, not from an entity not particularly responsible for my behavior simply because they've got more money.
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Because this is, to be blunt, completely untenable as a system..
The dollar value of dignity could be anything from $0.75 to $750,000 depending on whether the loss of job possibilities, etc. are truthful and correct. The dollar value of a recovery possible from a manager at McDonald's could probably be anything from $3 to maybe $30,000 over the course of decades (and worth less at present-day value).
Simply put, the agent of direct harm likely can't produce a sufficient recovery. So what now? Do you just say "too bad"? The ramifications of that seem much worse than the small chance of an illegitimate recovery when liability is extended to the corporate entity.
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