Teens Successfully Sued...for Leaving Cookies on Doorstep - Page 3

Trigger · 02-05-05, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Puzznic

It doesn't surprise me. Some people are just so dumb. There was a story in my local paper a little while back about some 13 year old kid that was doing a "knock and run" on one of his neighbors doors. The guy hears the knock, grabs his gun and proceeds to shoot the kid in the back while hes running away. Killed him.

geez - where the hell do you live?

Eddie W · 02-06-05, 12:42 PM

well, it looks like the publicity is causing poor ol' Wanita Renea a good bit of grief. Reading some of the follow up articles she says that her phone has not stopped ringing & she's recieved death threats. She may even have to move.

Surprisingly, she also has a husband. Who's had a restraining order put on him by one of the girls' dads due to harassing calls to their home. I wonder where he was during this whole ordeal? Hiding under the bed perhaps?

She also tried to collect $3,000 in damages. To replace her motion sensor lights for whatever reason. Plus lost wages. Luckily the judge had a rare moment of common sense & only awarded $1.00 for those.

The girls have had enough money raised to pay the fine several times over and have been on Good Morning America and are considering going on Leno. Even Otis Spunkmeyer cookies is trying to grab some publicity out of this.

If this woman was so terrified over a knock at the door, why isn't she back in the hospital after getting death threats over the phone?

brizz · 02-06-05, 12:58 PM

Good! She deserves every second of misery coming to her.

TheNightFlier · 02-06-05, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddie W

well, it looks like the publicity is causing poor ol' Wanita Renea a good bit of grief. Reading some of the follow up articles she says that her phone has not stopped ringing & she's recieved death threats. She may even have to move.

Surprisingly, she also has a husband. Who's had a restraining order put on him by one of the girls' dads due to harassing calls to their home. I wonder where he was during this whole ordeal? Hiding under the bed perhaps?

She also tried to collect $3,000 in damages. To replace her motion sensor lights for whatever reason. Plus lost wages. Luckily the judge had a rare moment of common sense & only awarded $1.00 for those.

The girls have had enough money raised to pay the fine several times over and have been on Good Morning America and are considering going on Leno. Even Otis Spunkmeyer cookies is trying to grab some publicity out of this.

If this woman was so terrified over a knock at the door, why isn't she back in the hospital after getting death threats over the phone?

Good to hear

Now we just gotta get a pool goin for the candygram and mimes.

DavidH · 02-06-05, 02:09 PM

The court decision is more insane than the crazy bitch herself. She deserves whatever she gets.

DVD Polizei · 02-06-05, 02:13 PM

I think the entire neighborhood should knock on her door randomly during the night.

The Cow · 02-06-05, 02:27 PM

Knock knock...
Who is it?

Charlie Goose · 02-06-05, 02:28 PM

Well, this woman did overreact, but don't cry for the cookie girls, they're going to be making a lot of money from this thing until people move on to the next crazy story.

On this forum, we like to laugh about frivolous lawsuits, but it's pretty scary when one actually pays off. That's why they'll never stop.

Breakfast with Girls · 02-06-05, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Puzznic

It doesn't surprise me. Some people are just so dumb. There was a story in my local paper a little while back about some 13 year old kid that was doing a "knock and run" on one of his neighbors doors. The guy hears the knock, grabs his gun and proceeds to shoot the kid in the back while hes running away. Killed him.

And he's now in prison, I hope.

The Lusty Nun · 02-06-05, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddie W

If this woman was so terrified over a knock at the door, why isn't she back in the hospital after getting death threats over the phone?

Good one!!

costanza187 · 02-06-05, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nemein

Just goes to show no good dead goes unpunished

so true

shoppingbear · 02-06-05, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Trigger

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She thought perhaps they were burglars or some neighbors she had tangled with in the past...

That would've been a red flag to a judge that she's a neighborhood troublemaker

That was what I noticed, also: she's clearly had problems with neighbors. If it was one neighbor (like the dickhead that lived next to me at my last apartment building, who EVERYONE had problems with), that's one thing, but if you have problems with more than one neighbor, then you're the problem.

shoppingbear · 02-06-05, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddie W

The girls have had enough money raised to pay the fine several times over and have been on Good Morning America and are considering going on Leno. Even Otis Spunkmeyer cookies is trying to grab some publicity out of this.

Yep, see this story The one part I find somewhat

is the Otis Spunkmeyer angle, from the story:

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"Cookies are the ultimate comfort food," spokeswoman Liz Rayo said. "We don't want anyone sued over cookies. Cookies are good. This is an emotional issue for us."

I'm sure they're not just trying to jump on the bandwagon...

shoppingbear · 02-06-05, 09:26 PM

Oh, and from the above article, there's a little box that says:

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The families say the girls' court costs are covered, but people who still want to donate can designate that the money be used for the girls' college funds or for the "Never Forgotten" scholarship fund for Columbine students. The families set up this address for mail and donations: Taylor Ostergaard and Lindsey Zellitti, P.O. Box 2528, Durango, CO 81301.

Puzznic · 02-06-05, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Trigger

geez - where the hell do you live?

The funny thing is that the knock and run killing took place in Boca Raton, in a nice neighborhood. Just another example of one of these paranoid people that have no grip on reality. The guy was charged though, not sure exactly what he got though.

pyro383 · 02-07-05, 09:54 AM

I would like to know who the low life, bottom of the pond sucker lawyer said, "Yes, yes I will take this one. We must punish all the good and happy people". Almost in a Mr. Burns sort of voice

QuiGonJosh · 02-07-05, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kenbuzz

Maybe it was Hitler, delivering another of his terrible jokes...

Michael Corvin · 02-07-05, 11:17 AM

This is just moronic. Glad she is getting grief over it. She couldn't just talk to the girls parents and just work it out? This is the US, we have to jump at every lawsuit we can, otherwise the lawyers' kids will starve.

Let her move. This is the age of the internet. She can be found again.

Pistol Pete · 02-07-05, 11:28 AM

Well, Neal Boortz (homegrown Atlanta talk radio blabbermouth) picked up the story this morning. He's trying to set up an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World for the two girls and their families. Considering his sponsors (AirTran, Disney, etc) this is likely to happen.

latenight · 02-07-05, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nemein

Just goes to show no good dead goes unpunished

Amen Brother

Fok · 02-07-05, 11:50 AM

I kinda see both sides of the story. But yeah now a days, if someone came knocking on my door late at night I'd have the baseball bat ready.

Breakfast with Girls · 02-07-05, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fok

I kinda see both sides of the story. But yeah now a days, if someone came knocking on my door late at night I'd have the baseball bat ready.

"When in doubt, shoot through the door."

Brent L · 02-07-05, 12:23 PM

This bitch is on DaySide (on FOX) right now.

Suprmallet · 02-07-05, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddie W

well, it looks like the publicity is causing poor ol' Wanita Renea a good bit of grief. Reading some of the follow up articles she says that her phone has not stopped ringing & she's recieved death threats. She may even have to move.

Surprisingly, she also has a husband. Who's had a restraining order put on him by one of the girls' dads due to harassing calls to their home. I wonder where he was during this whole ordeal? Hiding under the bed perhaps?

She also tried to collect $3,000 in damages. To replace her motion sensor lights for whatever reason. Plus lost wages. Luckily the judge had a rare moment of common sense & only awarded $1.00 for those.

The girls have had enough money raised to pay the fine several times over and have been on Good Morning America and are considering going on Leno. Even Otis Spunkmeyer cookies is trying to grab some publicity out of this.

If this woman was so terrified over a knock at the door, why isn't she back in the hospital after getting death threats over the phone?

Didn't I call this? Won the battle, lost the war.

Mopower · 02-07-05, 12:29 PM

We should get her address and all send cookies to her.

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Eddie W Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 407	well, it looks like the publicity is causing poor ol' Wanita Renea a good bit of grief. Reading some of the follow up articles she says that her phone has not stopped ringing & she's recieved death threats. She may even have to move. Surprisingly, she also has a husband. Who's had a restraining order put on him by one of the girls' dads due to harassing calls to their home. I wonder where he was during this whole ordeal? Hiding under the bed perhaps? She also tried to collect $3,000 in damages. To replace her motion sensor lights for whatever reason. Plus lost wages. Luckily the judge had a rare moment of common sense & only awarded $1.00 for those. The girls have had enough money raised to pay the fine several times over and have been on Good Morning America and are considering going on Leno. Even Otis Spunkmeyer cookies is trying to grab some publicity out of this. If this woman was so terrified over a knock at the door, why isn't she back in the hospital after getting death threats over the phone?

02-06-05, 02:09 PM	#55
DavidH DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,463	The court decision is more insane than the crazy bitch herself. She deserves whatever she gets.

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