Anna Nicole Smith Trial

[mastab]

So, for those who don't know here's the story. Anna was a playboy playmate who married a very rich very old (90 i think) billionare. Well, as old people tend to do, he died. Anna got most if not all of his fortune for a while and spent it on drugs, booze, and her reality show which openly mocks her dead husband. She has even attended celeberty award shows high. She went to court asking for at least half of her husband's money and won. What do you think should have happened?

I think that she should not get a cent of the money, and should repay all of what she's spent. According to law and the old man's will(i think) she is entitled to half, but I do not think that the old man was in his right mindwhen he signed.

[Hunessai]

I don't bother myself with small issues like these, really.

The old man made up his mind, and if his lawyers don't want to say he was out of his mind when he signed it, oh well. He knew she probably only married him for his money.

[darkhelmet]

That's rather sad, but Hunessai's right. Legally she was entitled to it. Ethically, it's just a depressing, but what can ya do?

[lulu]

That slut is legally entitled to the money, but she dosen't deserv it.

[PrettyBurn]

Yeah, you have to stick to legality when deciding such issues, we can't suddenly choose to disregard laws because they don't sit well with our moral values.

[eek]

"Pardon one offence and you encourage the commission of many."

In other words... we'll have loads of cases where the widow is morally entitled beyond all doubt, but jealous relatives and such will dispute this. You have to be consistent with the law, or the whole thing falls apart.

[morty14]

Although personally I do not believe in inheritarance (and think if we must have it then it should be much more highly taxed) I think legally she is entitled to exactly what she was given in his will. If she chooses to spend it mocking him and getting high, that's her problem, not mine.

[mastab]

But I think he was partially senile, or 'strongly encouraged' to sign the will.

[Ratwar]

Some rich folks give half their money to charity. Some rich folks do things like this guy. It was his money, I don't want anyone touchin' mine, so I won't touch anyone else's.

[lulu]

mastab said:

But I think he was partially senile, or 'strongly encouraged' to sign the will.

I think everyone thinks that.

[PrettyBurn]

lulu said:

mastab said:

But I think he was partially senile, or 'strongly encouraged' to sign the will.

I think everyone thinks that.

And I don't think it actually changes anything. People make stupid decisions all the time, but it doesn't make those decisions illegal. Do we make sure that people voting for President are completely informed about the issues at hand? Do we have some kind of intelligence/knowledge test before we allow a couple to get married or have children? I could come up with hundreds of examples where people act stupidly, but in all these cases we have no right to stop them from acting as they choose.

[lulu]

prettyburn said:

lulu said:

I think everyone thinks that.

And I don't think it actually changes anything.

Hault right there...

I don't think it changes anything either. I was just pointing out that Captain Planet was pointing out the obvious.