Stick and Stones May Break My Bones but Failed Litigation must hurt......

So I'm poking around Lancaster's healthy rumor-mill when the thought occurs to me, "I wonder whatever happen to that lawsuit that was filed when a certain school board member was asked to pick up her toys and go home?" Well, now I know! After finding an attorney with enough extra time on their hands to take the case... convincing someone besides herself that this was a useful and necessary pursuit, and spending money on court costs to have the issue heard by a local judge...... wait for it..... drum roll please..... nothing? Yep, that's right, nothing. The judge practically threw the case out of his or her court and probably disinfected the chamber to rid it of the stench of unnecessary litigation! THIS and other empty cases like it are why city services costs so much. THIS is why there are 15 "Slippery When Wet" signs placed over a 3 inch spot of water on a grocery store floor. THIS is why "Not Responsible for Injury" signs have to be placed on coffee cups in countless baristas around the country! Useless, time consuming, improper and petty attempts to "make a point" at the expense of the court's time and often the judge's patience. I'm a little surprised the judge didn't light the lawsuit on fire, throw it in the trash, and order the bailiff to escort the plaintiff out of the building on general principle!

It's ashamed that when faced with the honorable choice of bowing out gracefully or showing oneself to be petty and vindictive we often choose the latter. I'm not happy the case was ruled one way or the other, only sad it ever was a case at all.