Sandra Bergen won a lawsuit against her crystal meth dealer. It's the first lawsuit of it's kind, in Saskatchewan (of all places! So much for the innocent grasshoppers).
Sandra Bergen suffered a heart attack and an 11-day coma after taking crystal meth. She sued her drug dealer in civil court on the grounds that he knew it was a highly addictive drug, and he was intentionally inflicting harm and suffering.
Bergen is seeking more than $50,000 in damages to pay for her hospital and legal fees (but she can't be compensated for her chronic fatique and inability to have kids now). She thinks her dealer should meet her halfway; she's taken responsiblity for her actions, and now he should take responsibity for his.
Sandra Bergen feels she's judged unfairly by people who don't know the circumstances.
I think drug dealers SHOULD be held accountable for their nasty dealings, and the criminal justice system obviously can't keep up with them. If drug dealers deliberately try to get people addicted so they're regular customers, then why shouldn't they pony up when things spiral out of control? Other merchandisers get sued for faulty merchandise or accidents....so why shouldn't dealers?
But, you can't sue cigarette companies. Is that different because of all the warnings they put on cigarette packages? I don't know. I just think it's interesting that we can sue drug dealers. I like it, I think.
