Don't get me started. Oops, too late.

Apparently, we no longer are responsible for our actions. Finally, brothers and sisters, we are totally. absolutely free. Free to do what we want, when we want it - regardless of any consequence - there'll always be somebody to blame and hold responsible.

It started with the tabacco issues. When I lit my very first cigarette at age 14 I was fully and totally aware of the dangers of smoking - and that was in the mid-70s, mind you. Of course I didn't set out to get hooked, just to try it - after all, I was stronger than the rest and would be able to control those things. Of course I was wrong and smoked for over 20 years (finally quit almost 2 years ago) - but it was I who chose, I who smoked, nobody made me. Are people just out for the free ride and the millions some braindead jury awards them for their own stupidity? The answer, sadly, seems to be "yes". I'd be ashamed.

I'd love to see a few more Judge Judy's who say "We do not reward stupidity and bad choices"!