How does the right and ability to sue anyone, anywhere, for any (sometimes even stupid) reason become the biggest hurdle in achieving nice, courteous and a human-friendly society vision? Some of those millions of prisoners won’t be locked up if we could have real and effective laws that discourage such a sue-happy culture. Even though unrelated, but there’s a movie “Falling Down” which pretty much narrates a common man’s frustration that can easily turn violent. :smack:
What do you think? 
You ask how it achieves that goal. But that’s not a fair question. You should first ask IF it achieves that goal, and then, if you decided that it does, then you can ask how that works.
Personally, I think that one can argue about whether or not the sue-happy culture benefits society as a whole, but it persists because it certainly benefits the plaintiffs and their lawyers (when they win).
Nobody (at least in the US) becomes “locked up” as a result of a lawsuit.
So first off decide whether you’re talking about civil lawsuits or criminal prosecutions. Then you can begin to follow Keeve’s advice.
Is this supposed to be some sort of hypothetical society? Because you’re not describing the US in the present day. You can’t just sue anyone, anywhere, for any reason. Don’t believe me? Try filing a suit against a random name in the phone book.
What I think is that not a word of the OP makes any sense.
Do you know what a lawsuit is? It’s a civilized way to settle a dispute between two people with a disinterested arbitrator applying a set of rules originating in and approved by our democratic system.
Do you know what a society without lawsuits is? It’s a society in which people use “self help,” meaning intimidation, threats, force, violence, or other strong-arm means.
Which society is more “human-friendly”?
What makes you think “Falling Down” has anything to do with lawsuits?
For anyone unfamiliar with the film, Falling Down is a movie where Michael Douglas goes on a killing spree across LA and has nothing to do with lawsuits, or even with the legal system.
Sure you can. You’ll lose, and wind up paying the other party’s costs and possibly even their attorney’s fees, but you can sue anyone you like.
This.
Since the OP is seeking opionions, let’s move this to IMHO.
Colibri
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What are the odds that the OP returns?
Translation - someone is suing me and I want to shoot them.
And can we sue him for wasting our time?
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'zactly.