Monday, April 7, 2008

Court rejects woman's damages claim for having kebab thrown at her!!

MUNICH, Germany (AP) - A German court on Monday rejected a fast-food stall worker's demand that an irate customer pay her damages for throwing a half-eaten kebab at her. The claim stemmed from an altercation in June at the woman's kebab outlet. The Munich administrative court said the customer unsuccessfully demanded his money back, then threw away the kebab.
The court said in a statement that the woman, who had claimed damages of at least euro250 (US$394), failed to prove her claim the customer had called her a "stupid cow." She also claimed that he threw the kebab at her, and that she only narrowly avoided the projectile. However, the customer asserted that he had thrown it behind the counter, not at her. The court said it didn't matter. It ruled that the woman was not entitled to damages because being targeted with a kebab does not constitute a "serious violation ... of human dignity and honor." Neither the customer nor the woman was identified. The court said it delivered its ruling on March 14, and that no appeal was possible.
I am so sure that this man did not throw the kebab at the store owner. I worked at Modell's Sporting Goods where it is all customer service and pleasing the customer. I have been cursed at, degraded, and scolded by angry customers that are not with there service. I find it hard to believe that this man threw it out behind the counter with no intent to hit the woman, however I find it reasonable that the woman is being awarded no damages because there is no way to prove the incident. Instead of trying to sue the man the day the incident occurred I would have had the man escorted out of my establishment and embarrassed him in any way possible. He had some nerve to get angry and throw the kebab but there could have been a much easier way of handleing the situation. It is in human nature to fear embarrassment so if I were the woman that is what I would have caused this imbecile, if that was me getting a kebab thrown at me I would have won a Golden Globe for my performance because I would have definately made a seen just to embarrass this irate moron.

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