Who's to Blame?

We're a blame-crazy country. When accidents happen, people try to find who's to blame. Lawsuits happen.

The medical industry is a great example. When something goes wrong, people file malpractice lawsuits. This has two effects. First, when you go into a doctor, they are usually to scared of a lawsuit to mess up badly. Second, health care costs are rising, partially because of malpractice insurance.

Clearly, accidents cause a complicated issue. I think individuals can solve most of these problems by being ethical.

The victims in any accident need to ask who they're hurting by suing or otherwise hurting the blamant*. Sometimes it's appropriate. Sometimes it's greed. Sometimes it's revenge. Victims, think about your motivations before taking action.

Most of all, avoid being a blamant! Instead, be a human being. See, humans make mistakes. If you make a mistake, admit it. And most of all, try to avoid making mistakes.

*Blamant is a word I just made up to describe the person or organization being blamed for something.