I returned yesterday from a weeklong trip back home. The time spent with my family was mostly enjoyable, but that’s not what I’m writing about.

See, I have always maintained that my posting on Wetwired would be based on what or when I had something to say. If I didn’t have anything to talk about, I would keep quiet. It’s a philosophy I maintain in real life as well. This tends to lead to quiet road trips, as Py can attest.

So, what has gotten my feathers all a-ruffled, you might ask? Well, it started a couple of weeks ago. Back home in BR, the Bethany Church purchased a large space of land to place what would become their global spiritual headquarters. The plans are quite impressive according to Beerslinger, who has seen the plans. To mark the location where the entrance will be, they have erected three very large, very visible white metal crosses. They’re huge- so much so that they can be seen from nearly every direction from quite a ways away. They’re also a bit controversial, as the local talk shows have discussed them and people are taking sides on whether or not these large symbols should have been erected. My thoughts are simple- it’s their land. They own the property, and the crosses are large but far enough back from any roads to not do any damage were they to collapse. Plus, the reasoning is there too- they’re building what will be a very large church on the location. So long as what they do on the land isn’t illegal, it isn’t any of my business what they put on it. Moreover, I don’t really care. I’m not as religious as most people, but I recognize that this is their way of expressing their beliefs in God. Again- their land, their right to do so.

I consider this to be a very reasonable position. If it ain’t against the law, they do what they want. This opinion is not shared by all, however.

One of my friends works at a large firm near the area. This person has informed me that a co-worker has complained to their Human Resources department that they have to pass these large crosses every day to get to work. They are holding the company responsible because the only route to get to their office passes these crosses.

Now, the reasonable part of me looks at this and says “well, there’s nothing the company can do. They don’t own the land, the Church is within their legal rights to put the crosses up and it’s none of the company’s business to deal with the crosses. Ignore the crosses, and you’re going to have a better day. If you can’t, then such is life. You choose to continue to work at the location, then it’s your decision at that point and you cannot hold the company liable.”

That’s the reasonable part of me, anyways. This person disagrees with me, however. In fact, there is talk of a lawsuit.

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Let that sink in for a moment. This person wants to file a lawsuit against the company because a private institution not affiliated in any way with the company has put up three crosses on their own land.

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Okay, now that it’s sunk in a bit I’ll ask the fairly obvious question.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?

Have we as a society become so litigious that someone is willing to sue their own company for something so stupid as this? The most likely result will be that the company settles the lawsuit, to which I say DON’T. If they settle, it opens the floodgates to further stupidity. If they go to trial, the person will lose- plain and simple. That’s if the case even goes to trial. And when that happens, I hope they get fired that same day. Only then will people see the lack of value in pursuing such an incredibly dense plan of action such as this.

Oh, and one other thing- even though the likelihood of that person reading this blog is miniscule, I just want to go on record as saying to this person- you are a fool. You are a whiny, ridiculously foolish imbecile who is looking to make a buck and your actions will hurt the people you work alongside. No good will come from this. But please, go ahead with your lawsuit. I could always use the entertainment.

My thoughts, anyways.

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