Steven Saether, a 26 year old man from British Columbia, is suing Robert Irvine after a confrontation the two had in July 2001, in Maple Ridge B.C. Irvine hit Saether in the head with a golf club, crushing his skull and leaving the man brain damaged and unable to walk. Supreme Court Justice James Williams has ordered Irvine to pay almost $3.2 million in damages. Williams ruled the consequences of the assault have left the young man (Saether) unemployable.
I find this ridiculous. It frustrates me that anyone would take a gold club to someone's head and expect to get away with it. It should have been a given to Irvine that he would pay damages to Saether. I find it strange as well that it took 10 years for Saether to get his money. He was left with no job for 10 long years, not being able to provide for himself or his family.
I feel like this needs to be looked at more seriously. Someone shouldn't have to deal with a situation like this for this long.
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