Thanksgiving is a time to remember our forefathers and be thankful for all those things that make our country great. And what better way to recognize the beauty of America than by showing off our greatest power: the right to sue the pants off of anyone we want. Street rounds up the big lawsuits of the week, which we can all be thankful for.
The World vs. Donald Rumsfeld
Lawyers for inmates of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and Guantanamo Bay filed a lawsuit in Germany against former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, alleging that Rumsfeld personally ordered and condoned torture. Looks like this Thanksgiving, Donald will be thanking his lucky stars he's not in prison. Time to eat that last freedom drumstick, Donny; we hope for your sake they don't order you to do community service in GB or you will be doing more than just protecting your ass from bad press.
Breast-Feeder vs. Baby-Hater Aviators
27-year-old mother Emily Gillette is suing Delta Airlines for kicking her family off an airplane because she was breast-feeding her baby. Babies be damned! We don't wanna see saggy boobies everywhere. The pilgrims didn't come and settle on Plymouth Rock so that crazy breast feeders can just flaunt their milk sacs wherever they damn well please. We have rights too you know. Next thing you know those old people kicked off the airplane for trying to join the mile high club will be suing for crimes against old farts. Oh, when will it all end?
Humorless Douchebags vs. Borat
Borat may be new to our country, but this holiday season he's receiving some good ol' American lawsuits. Although most of the country fell in love with Sacha Baron Cohen's hilarious character, some of those who unintentionally made it into his new film aren't so pleased. The frat boys who drunkenly teach Borat about the benefits of slavery and the trouble with minorities are suing Cohen for misleading them. And this gift keeps on giving. The woman who booked Borat on a morning show says it led her life into a "downward spiral," and even the quaint villagers of the Romanian town used for filming are threatening to sue. Welcome to America, Borat. We'll see your ass in court.
