The Blame Game

I came across this news article today and it infuriated me. Why can't people take responsibility for their own damn actions?!?!

Here is an excerpt from the article. You can read it in its entirety here

She and her parents have filed a negligence lawsuit against the person she says sold her the drug, hoping it will make dealers think twice before they peddle a substance they know has the potential to ruin lives.

"It's not so much for the monetary gains,'' Bergen says from her home in Biggar, Sask. -- a small community west of Saskatoon.

"It's just to kind of take control. I think it's a good way to get the victim to have a voice in all of this.''

It's a suit that is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada. In the U.S., several states have passed laws that allow for drug dealers to be held financially liable for their crimes, but there is no such legislation in this country.