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Old 01-21-2009, 01:01 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Mundy, who lives in California, notes every time a restaurant or business in the state doesn't have wheelchair-friendly tables, bathrooms or other features required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, CNN reports. He documents these violations -- however small -- and sues. Usually, the businesses pay Mundy a settlement of a few thousand dollars to avoid trial.

Disabled Man Sues Businesses for a Living
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Old 01-21-2009, 01:23 AM
 
Location: Imaginary Figment
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Pretty poopy, but he is within his right to do so if they are not complying.
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Old 01-21-2009, 05:07 AM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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>Pretty poopy, but he is within his right to do so if they are not complying.<

He is a lazy turd playing the system.

There was a guy in FL doing the same thing. He was measuring handicapped spaces and suing if they were even an inch too small.

He and all the other lazy losers in this country need to be put in a Mad Max Thunderdome style cage. Make it a pay per view event. We will just shoot the last one standing.
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Old 01-21-2009, 05:15 AM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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>Pretty poopy, but he is within his right to do so if they are not complying.<

He is a lazy turd playing the system.

There was a guy in FL doing the same thing. He was measuring handicapped spaces and suing if they were even an inch too small.

He and all the other lazy losers in this country need to be put in a Mad Max Thunderdome style cage. Make it a pay per view event. We will just shoot the last one standing.
So you are advocating allowing businesses to break the law?
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Old 01-21-2009, 05:27 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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the online poll says it all.

How would you describe Mundy's actions?
Extortion 88%
Advocacy 12%

Should businesses be able to fix the violations before having to pay for them?
Yes 93%
No 7%
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Old 01-21-2009, 05:56 AM
 
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If those restaurants and businesses still arent compliant with the Disabilities Act after all these years, I dont blame him for taking advantage of this creative, if hostile, opportunity to make an honest buck. What he does is advocacy since because of him they'll have the correct tables in place for the next disabled person. Settling out of court is not extortion. The second question is badly phrased too. They can fix the violations anytime they want, but the wheelchair-accessible tables and so on were supposed to be in place when they were needed.
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Old 01-21-2009, 05:58 AM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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So you are advocating allowing businesses to break the law?
No, but at the same time in this case the punishment definitely does not fit the crime. The end result is nothing more than extortion.
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Old 01-21-2009, 06:01 AM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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>So you are advocating allowing businesses to break the law?<

Its extortion for a lazy POS to make a living as a parasite.

Ill change my mind when 100% of it goes to charity... and yes that charity can be a charity for the wheelchair bound.

I do aplologize:
To all POS and parasites for the unfavorable comparison.
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Old 01-21-2009, 06:46 AM
 
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If those restaurants and businesses still arent compliant with the Disabilities Act after all these years, I dont blame him for taking advantage of this creative, if hostile, opportunity to make an honest buck. What he does is advocacy since because of him they'll have the correct tables in place for the next disabled person. Settling out of court is not extortion. The second question is badly phrased too. They can fix the violations anytime they want, but the wheelchair-accessible tables and so on were supposed to be in place when they were needed.

I would have expected nothing less from you. This says as much about you as it does about him.
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Old 01-21-2009, 06:47 AM
 
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What a vile piece of trash. I bet he would sue the California Dept. of Corrections for not having a wheelchair ramp to the gas chamber.
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