I ask this with no vehemence. Just an observation.
2007-01-02 07:02:10 · 13 answers · asked by Diesel Weasel 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
A Charlotte, NC, man having purchased a case of very rare, very expensive cigars, insured them against fire among other things. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of cigars and without having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the man filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the man stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The man sued....and won. In delivering the ruling the judge agreeing that the claim was frivolous, stated nevertheless that the man held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure against fire, without defining what it considered to be "unacceptable fire," and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid the man $15,000 for the rare cigars he lost in "the fires." After the man cashed the check, however, the company had him arrested on 24 counts of arson. With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the man was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
2007-01-02 14:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by persnickety1022 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is one of those eternal questions and way back when a guy called Dante wrote this really cool book - "The Divine Comedy" and in it he created a circle of hell (the 4th one) just for the people who were avaricious, miserly, squandered their riches, or refused to share the wealth sorta thing. So personally, I look at like Dante did...let people with money get away with everything...they'll get there's someday. :-)
2007-01-02 08:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by gotalife 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flip the coin on its head: People who are able to get away with everything usually end up with money even if temporarily, simply because there is no one left to take it.
Welcome to the cheerful corporate world. Money and power usually come hand in hand, though not necessarily the case.
2007-01-02 07:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by pax veritas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People with money get away with more then most people. This is very true.O.J. Must I say anymore.
2007-01-02 07:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of them sure seem to, but in the end it will be their hearts that are judged and not their bank accounts. I keep having to remind myself of that.
2007-01-02 07:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most things, yes. It's much easier when your friends are the DA's, the Judges, etc.
2007-01-02 08:35:04 · answer #6 · answered by LittleBitOfSugar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,but it certainly helps.OJ Simpson and Micheal Jackson are perfect examples of this.
2007-01-03 03:44:16 · answer #7 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that prisons are full of millionaires and billionaires. I think that we just don't hear about it very often.
2007-01-02 07:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although gold dust is precious,
when it gets in your eyes it
obstructs your vision
2007-01-02 07:16:58 · answer #9 · answered by Solitaire 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so,most of the time....
But in the end we all have to answer to someone higher then us...
2007-01-03 02:25:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋