Soldier's Mom Sues Over Letter Marked `Deceased'

[melinduch23]

apoyo tu demanda! no le agas caso a estos ESTUPIDOS! quisiera que a ellos le digan q se an muerto sus PADRES a ver si ellos van a querer demandar o no! cantos de IDIOTAS!!! demanda para mas, 50,000 es poco por lo q as sufrido tu!

[melinduch23]

sigue con la demanda que vas a ver q vas a ganar! no le agas caso a estos ESTUPIDOS que no tienen corazon... quisiera q le digan a ellos q sus PADRES an muerto a ver si ellos van a querer demandar tambien! cantos de IDIOTAS!!!!!!

[supra297]

#1 USPS doesn't mark shit with "DECEASED"

#2 Military doesn't mark mail DECEASED then forward back to return address. They handle property of killed soldiers personally and send someone with it.IF somehow they did, its the military's fault not USPS.

#3 Your son's alive, be more grateful.

Glad the government was like, "lol welcome to /ignore, cunt"

[ieodksnw787]

What kind of damages did she suffer? The video doesn't say - was she hospitalized for a nervous breakdown or anything of that sort?

And if in fact her son did die, would she have brought an action against the US Armed Forces for negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress?

[sapphyreseraph]

I'm so glad that people here feel the same as me. What they did was horrible, and they should apologize properly, maybe even give her something. But she wants something like $140,000 in damages... wtflolwut?! I'm sorry lady but your whole brain isn't worth that much.... She called red cross and found out the truth within 4 hours... I've lived through longer scares than that... Now if it had been days, or she'd had a funeral... How many moms wish they were her to find out it was wrong?

[azrsx12345]

STUUUPPPIDD MONEY HUNGRY BITCH...That's what is disgusting...quit trying to find easy ways out... Just because you're an unsuccesful whore...

[link186]

What a money hungry snatch. Good luck suing the government you idiot. It is sad how greedy and narrow minded a person can be. So what is the post office made a mistake. Next time this lady makes a mistake or runs a red light someone should sue her for $50,000. Maybe she is thinking for the greater cause and is looking to get a chemical peel and some plastic surgery that would do as all a favor.

[jvforever72]

please stop wasting everyone's time, your boy is still breathing, be grateful and stop being a reject.

don't distract from the people who really did lose someone and go on your merry way. there are more important matters to attend to besides a perceived slight.

stop being an ass, and cherish the mistake that was made. fire your assinnine lawyer also.

[link186]

Amen! Too many people have lost their sons and daughters, she needs tot be thankful er son is alive and get over herself

[Libertarian71776]

and we want government controlled healthcare? good luck trying to sue the government.

[GLJovani]

Hey PaperTrail, watch the Jew and white trash comments. On Judgment Day, you'll be standing before the Great Jew.....Jesus Christ. You sound like an ignoramus who probably barely got a GED.

[GLJovani]

for the morons on this site who don't understand the legal system: the Book of Deuteronomy in the Bible, for crying out loud, is the basis for our criminal and civil justice system. take it up with God. He says the right to sue in a non-specious case is an unalienable privilege. when something happens to YOU you'll sing a different tune.

[VirginianAmerican]

This totally sucks.

Your son is alive and all you can do is complain about your stupid letter

GROW UP

GET OVER IT

LOOSER

[ripball25]

Although what the post office did is wrong, the lady is simply looking to cash for it. Suing for anything really sucks...

[amazondotcombuyer]

good for her.hopefully she wins the case because the united states post office treats customers bad.many times when i buy on amazon,usps sometimes damages or loses my packages.

[380Banshee]

Post office is the government. While she is at it, sue OBAMA for destroying the entire world! LOL!! RULE #1 = Cannot sue the government.

[iceanglediva]

too true... can sue d gov

[FarfalinaLOVE]

She wants money so she can afford Crystal meth !! is written all over her face ! Crystal crystal crystal!!!! she should be glad her son is alive now she wants money !!??? THE usps is going broke and she wants to sue them what if we didnt have any postal service at all??? how many years of her life she had use the us postal service and this is how she repays them??? who knows the reason why that letter was returned and who was behind that mistake? that guy is alive is all that matters !!

[papertrailTIP]

Suing for emotional distress is the largest pile of bullshit I have ever heard of. How can you sue someone for something that doesn't have a dollar cost associated with it. The USPS made a mistake! It happens!

People today are just a bunch of sue happy greedy jews. Only poor white trash sue people.

This dumb bitch is obviously trying to get some easy cash.

[jadedstu]

Only poor white trash sue people? You're either trolling or a moron.

[smjx216]

so stupid shes taking advantage of the incident by trying to score easy cash. If she had a good heart, she would just be happy that her son is still alive and forget everything else.

[Docthewrench]

Cant sue the government period they are immune no matter what they due, thats why you take actions yourself in anyways possible there are many ways to get even without drawing blood. Just need to sit and think about it

[xoqueenE]

its a stamp on the outside of a letter from her son that was stamped NOT a letter from the army saying that her son was dead. get over it. she is just a money hunrgy bitch who can't appreciate the fact that her son is alive.

[yerimartinez]

Just a stamp? Just imagine the anguish any mother goes through, worried that their son or daughter might be killed any minute and to recieve something abruptly shocking like that. A mother is not going to react rationally and think, "oh it' not the army its just a letter that was returned with a stamp that says 'my son is dead' on it."

[venzetti8]

@yerimartinez , your right. But how is $50,000 gonna fix that? She probably terrified but suing for it to get money is retarded. I'm sure $50,000 would have fixed the "emotional damaged".

[elspoko]

Welcome to the Mean Green Machine.

[mapmanic]

Okay, somebody made a mistake and she got her feelings hurt... why does that entitle her to $50k? If the reward is punitive and she wins, the money should be given to some sort of charity that supports injured soldiers, say, otherwise this person is just another symptom of the collapse of American society.

[galaxydreams]

Because it was a mistake someone made that caused her alot of pain. Under the law, you can sue and I think she has every right to. I think it was a sick joke someone tried to pull at the post office since they are not entitled to mark letters "deceased" only the military can do that. Shame on you for judging this woman.

[Commuter8]

@mapmanic mental damages was done i think money will bring her happiness back.

Thats in my opinion.

[tutt4]

Or itll be enough for her to send her son sweets etc.

[yerimartinez]

I definitely agree that she should sue but the 50,000 may be a little steep.... It should be enough to cover for therapy to recover from the shock of believing her son was dead for 10 minutes and a little vacation in the bahamas.

[iceanglediva]

she has every right to sue. to have a letter sent to you that your own son is deceased and go through days and nites and weeks and hours of tourment and depression she finds out that hes alive ..... the shit ass government should allow her to do so as she wishes

[venzetti8]

What days and nights and weeks are you talking about? she found out the next day that he was alive. I'm sure those hours were extremely har for her, but any normal person would be happy beyond imagination to find out their kid was still alive. Instead this dumbass trying to get money for emotional damages. Why don't we all sue the country deeper into the shithole so garbage like her can have some cash.

[jessiep02]

@venzetti8

she absoluted needs to sue. Not because of emotional damages or anything -- but on principle so that the policies for handling military deaths or mail to families with dead realitives be reinforced and properly handled. There is no way they should have made that mistake and not have done something to compensate for it.

[venzetti8]

I'll buy into it jessie only if the money won goes towards some sort of charity for soldiers or towards fixing this crap from happening again. She doesn't deserve money for this. She does however deserve an apology and maybe free mail for life. lol

[jessiep02]

@venzetti8

LOL

Free mail for life is good. That works I think. I mean, if she'd gone through having a memorial service or something then I think she should get money. But for 1 day. Free mail for life is good, and maybe like 5,000 bucks. I dunno. But definately something. The charity for soldiers thing is good too.

[ieodksnw787]

yeah but $50,000 is not gonna be enough to deter the Post Office from being careless in the future. They need to pay in order of millions.

[jessiep02]

yeah. you're probably right.

[iceanglediva]

lol sozzy didnt qite listen to it.... kinda too focused on the main point

[AfricanMadman]

You can't make no money off the goverment

[SNIPERGIRL420]

USPS just needs to admit it made a mistake, say I'm sorry and work to fixing the problem...I would do the same thing if I were her!

[LIBERTYDOGG77]

Obviously this lady this lady didnt get the memo. The government can do no wrong and when the do it is your fault.

[Whatsanewbie]

iDIOT GOVERNMENT

[TomatoeAssassin]

I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue! I'll sue!  I'll sue! I'll sue!

Get over it and be glad your son is alive. Not everyone is that lucky.

[venzetti8]

She would have been happier if she had gotten the 50 Grand

[cagedtigersteve]

I wouldn't think that the "deceased" marked on returned mail is the normal and legitimate way to inform the next of kin of a soldier's death. Is it?

This is like me, a 21-year-old uneducated service worker, walking up to the mother and saying, "Your son's deceased. I have no proof or explanation, but your son is deceased. But here let me stamp this envelope 'deceased' to show you what I mean."

And secondly, if she was a real mother who loved her son she would just know.

[sexyblondeuk2012]

I can understand a mother's shock and horror upon receiving the returned letter. However, if her son had

been a confirmed casualty she would have received

official notice in writing or in person from the U.S.

military. I think she's wasting her time and money

with a lawyer and should just be thankful her son is alive and well! : ) btw: let's end this war in Afghanistan soon and bring the men and women in uniform home.

[MizAlexandria]

i totally get her reasoning for being upset but i dont see why she should be financially compensated. Her getting the money isnt to really help the situation. But they should apologize.

[IcyKitty]

@MizAlexandria: Agreed. There should be an apology and immediate steps to be taken to make sure this doesn't happen again... but money because one piece of mail out of billions was mis-marked? It's amazing that this doesn't happen more often. I get neighbor's mail almost daily.

[TomatoeAssassin]

I'll bet the Post Office doesn't sue her when they deliver mail to her house that belongs to her but is addressed incorrectly.

[IcyKitty]

too true

[ieodksnw787]

What incentive does the post office have to take "immediate steps to make sure it doesn't happen again"? An apology is not going to deter the post office from being careless in the future. But I'm pretty sure punitive damages will.

[Cyanidesin]

Denied because its bs. She deserves an explanation and apology, but 150,000 dollars? If she really cared she'd petition for a change in that process so it doesn't happen again.

[betsall]

down size the post office

[FreeHeathen]

@wowamonn

therapist and psychiatric meds cost money - no insurance and privatized healthcare -

you are not a mother - i have seen parents react to tragic news of a child passing - the emotional scarring and trauma can cause chemical and hormonal imbalances in the mind as well as synaptic misfiring - the damage is very real and can be far worst than a broken limb

[ScaryJBlige]

Does the postal service even have the authority to label a letter as deceased?

I mean come on, A small letter isn't like a package - it goes into a mail box for the recipient to pick up, no face to face contact with the recipient required

[wowamonn]

I dont think the postal service did it on purpose. I do think its unreasonable to sue them because of an obvious mistake but as usual Americans have have to take everything to the next level.

[toribaltimore]

As usual, you have to bash America using American technologies...

[dannysplace7]

@toribaltimore What technology in particular may I ask?

[toribaltimore]

I was hoping that you were asking rhetorically, but I just to be safe...

You're bashing America using the following AMERICAN technologies:

1. YOUTUBE on either Chrome, Safari, FireFox, or IE

2. A PC or MAC using either an AMD or Intel processor

3. The PC or MAC is using Windows or Linux ver X and MAC OSx

4. And now you're probably going to cry yourself to sleep while listening to really gay song on you iPod

Bonus: Who do you think invented "elec-fucking-tricity?"

[dannysplace7]

Sorry to take so long to reply I did'nt see you had.

1. Youtube founded by Steve Chen, born in Taiwan

2. My CPU may be of American design but the rest of my PC isn't

3. Yes Microsoft is an American company

4. Sony (Japan) made the first portable music player and please don't tell me you thought the first mp3 player was an iPod (which I don't own)

For the bonus I think it was more of a discovery and the first person to use it was Nikola Tesla

[toribaltimore]

You should probably work on your debating skills. You're making yourself appear extremely simple.

Steve Chen is an AMERICAN CITIZEN; moreover, he is only one of three co-founders. The others were Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. YouTube is an American Corporation, owned by an American Corporation (i.e. Google).

You just made a lot of people, SMARTER than you, laugh.

[dannysplace7]

Yes I forgot the East German and the single American who founded Youtube. Steve Chen being an American citizen doesn't change the fact that he was born in Taiwan.

Wow it got bought out by an American company. An American company half founded by an ex-Soviet citizen. Does that mean the Soviet Union gets half the credit for Google?

Don't you find it funny that two of your great Americans you just pointed out are ex-soviets and out of the 5 founders of these American companys only 2 are American

[toribaltimore]

You're either crazy or stupid; pick one. Find a purpose in life instead of misunderstanding the world around you; in that, I cannot believe that you would be arrogant enough to believe that I would care to receive a reply from you, from a comment I made a long time ago.

Also, try to understand that America is the World's country.

[dannysplace7]

What the hell does "America is the worlds country" mean?

[FreeHeathen]

exactly right, people are very ignorant and dont realize that mental health surpasses physical in importance

[Fabio2324]

attention whore and mildly retarded.

[ferrozm]

anything to undermine the federal government is good in my book. The govt should have to pay her for psychological damages.

[xs1ner]

lol wow talk about law suit abuse

the only thing this bitch needs is a slap in the face

[venzetti8]

@xs1ner Exactly, this emotional damage bullshit is getting old. I'm going to sue the Detroit Lions for sucking so bad every year. I can't handle the Emotional Damage caused by the Detroit Lions.

[Mom2BTJ]

She had a point! I can only imagine the pain she was in thinking her son was deceased. She, at the very least deserves an apology!

That isn't like losing a Christmas card that was mailed out. I hope the AP stays on top of this story and maybe find more families this happened to.

[xs1ner]

god you're pathetic

[Mom2BTJ]

Wow, brilliant retort! I shall now change my mind because you made such an eloquent point.

Ever lose a child? If not, you are the one who is pathetic for commenting on something you know nothing about.

[xs1ner]

Umm that wasn't a retort! That was me stating the obvious! Even though I didn't make a point I am glad you changed your mind. See how nice it is to smarten up.

And what does losing a child have to do with this? This woman's son is a MAN and is far from a child. Being somebody in the postal service fucked up and marked the letter deceased how exactly does she deserve $50,000 dollars. As if the economy isn't fucked up enough. People like you have no sense. I bet you agree with Linda Hogan huh?

[Mom2BTJ]

The obvious is that you seem comfortable with your head planted firmly up your own ass.

It doesn't matter that he is a man, he is still her child, that never changes. Go ask your mom if there will ever be a time that she will no longer consider you her child.

I never said she deserved money, I said she at the very least deserves an apology, learn to read.

[xs1ner]

Correction. The obvious is that you are clearly a moron. And uhh no I have kids of my own thanks. When did I say that you said she deserved money? I asked you how does she deserve it? So close your mouth and open your eyes and learn to read. Twat.

[Mom2BTJ]

I doubt very much you have kids. If you really do I pity them, since you would just shrug it off if you were lead to believe one of them died.

All she asked for in the beginning is someone to take responsibility and for an apology. The post office didn't even want to do that much.

I doubt she really wants the money. I believe she sued them to get their attention and so other parents wouldn't have to go through what she went through when she thought her son was dead.

You are a drooling moron.

[xs1ner]

LOL cool. I could careless really what you doubt or what you think because you have already proven yourself a retard. Here we go again. Because she didn't get a apology she needs $50,000? This lady should be happy as hell that her son is not dead. Not trying to sue for $50,000. If she wanted the post office to take note. All she would have to do is call a news station and they would report it. But no. She files a lawsuit. Then calls them up.

You are a brain-dead idiot. Shut the fuck up now (:

[Mom2BTJ]

I will shut up when you stop talking out of your ass.

Go be proud of your stupidity somewhere else, since you have no clue what the hell you are talking about here.

[xs1ner]

How could I be talking about of my ass if my ass is clearly jammed with my head? Gee it looks like you really are stupid. What I am talking about is pretty simple so why would I need clue's lol. Although seems you need a clue since you can't grasp simple concepts like ohh money hungry women. Oh and I like how you claim I have no clue what I am talking about when its everyone else who seems to be thumbing down your comments. Looks like you are retarded. Cry now (:

[Mom2BTJ]

You must have a huge ass to have your head up there and talking out of it at the same time. It sounds like a personal problem to me.

Oh boo hoo! I will go cry now that you had your friends thumb down my comments. You really are a drooling mongoloid. Did your mother have any children that lived?

I would explain the simple concept the woman was trying to make, but you are much too brain damaged to understand.

Now go play in traffic. You are a retarded troll and not worth anymore of my time.

[xs1ner]

lol

You wouldn't know what owned even if you looked it up.

[tutt4]

Its gamer slang, So yea i do.

[xs1ner]

nah you dont

[tutt4]

I do, Now stop trolling.

[xs1ner]

You don't.

[tutt4]

No dont be a troll.

And owned means several things.

Video game slang owned:"Oh my god he got owned" A term used to express a killing spree or a amazing kill.

Real life term:Owned "A possen that is currently owned by a man." Say a vase or a car.

[xs1ner]

Okay. And both of those don't apply here so you used it out of context so really you didn't know what it meant. You probably went and looked it up.

FYI I am a troll

[tutt4]

No i didnt look it up. So sorry troll.

[xs1ner]

Yes you did look it up

[tutt4]

No i didnt say it with me retard camp reject, No i didnt thats right no i didnt.

[xs1ner]

what

[tutt4]

Dont what me retard camp reject.

[xs1ner]

Cool

[tutt4]

Dont cool me.

[xs1ner]

Cool

[tutt4]

Cool.

[xs1ner]

cool

[tutt4]

loooc

[xs1ner]

cool

[tutt4]

Fool.

[xs1ner]

cool

[tutt4]

OKAY now that we have established that we are both cool, we can has pie?

[xs1ner]

sweet

[xs1ner]

Um okay?

What friends? This is youtube. Why would I have friends on here. I watch not make friends. There is no concept. She is a stupid bitch who wants money. Stupid like you. Play in traffic? wow. Did you learn that today in school dear? That's so clever :P

[DisappearingBoy88]

@xs1ner Why don't you post as darkxero01 anymore? Too lazy to keep up with multiple YouTube accounts?

[smjx216]

-Mom2BJT

I love how you tried to compensate for your ignorance by insulting him. How old are you? 10?

[afromania247]

lol, she just wants attention