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The Blame Game: Are We a Country of Victims
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ABC special new correspondent John Stossel explores the phenomenon of the "victim's movement" in the modern society from three different angles in this video that challenges viewers to explore who is really to blame for life's failures. Beginning with litigious victims who attempt to take advantage of the government and legal system to remedy their woes and moving on to explore the inadvertently damaging effects of the broad-reaching Americans With Disabilities Act, and an exploration of the racial...
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The Blame Game - Are We a Country of Victims? (ABC News)
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The first segment looks at victims that seek compensation for their troubles by taking advantage of government programs or by initiating improbable lawsuits. Next, Stossel examines the unintended consequences of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which provides a law so broad that it all but encourages surprising disabilities never intended by the law’s sponsors. The final segment covers African Americans’ stance on whether their problems are caused more by a willingness to succumb to the...
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ABC News correspondent John Stossel investigates America's tendency to blame misfortunes on others. From three different angles the victim mentality is explored in order to attempt to answer the question: Why should we accept responsibility for what happens to us?
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Examines our litigious society where people who suffer a loss seek recompense and many of those who are sued feel they should not be held liable.
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