We have yet another bizarre case out of St. Lucie. Karl Lambert has sued former paramedic Cynthia “Cindy” Economou for stealing his severed foot after a 2008 crash.
Economou admits that she stole the foot, explaining that she wanted to use it to train her body recovery dog. She previously pleaded to second-degree petit theft and was sentenced to up to six months probation. I suppose you have to steal the entire leg for grand theft in St. Lucie County.
It is a curious charge since a foot has considerable value to the individual. Police insist that a foot was worth only $100 at the time. One has to question such a valuation. It sounds like they were using the market for cadaver parts as opposed to the value to the individual. There are also other criminal charges that can be brought in such a case.
To get a minor charge of petit theft and only probation seems woefully inadequate in such a case. In this case, the prosecutors had the stealing of a body part as well as the abuse of public authority. The most that they could come up with was petit theft?
Source: NBC
Couldn’t she just train her dog at a cemetery?
And as for all of the dark humor
People, heel!
just don’t try to dance with her
she has two left feet
Hitchhiker,
What is wrong with Lawyer humor???
Headline:
Busted! Paramedic goes down in defeet!
I apologize–but it isn’t my fault. The rest of you started it–and I just couldn’t help myself.
OMG….what is wrong with people???
Very funny commentary though!
Then how exactly did it work, Bob?
Also, you’ve known me long enough now to realize I’m practically shameless. 🙂
“That’s what happens when you don’t answer the homophone.”
Technically, that didn’t work the way you hoped; but you should be ashamed nonetheless.
I wonder if he could pair up….with another person and get shoed…. But then he wouldn’t want a really, really big shoe to go on….
Not so sure there should have been any criminal charge at all, the guy doesn’t have much to stand on.
Train.
The recovery dog.
Yeah. Right.
I’m thinking this woman was simply trying to replace the sole she clearly lacks.
See? That’s what happens when you don’t answer the homophone.
This is why I read this site: lawyer humor. LOL
AY,
Foot-loose and fancy free!
Foot HenMan, Foot……He has the leg….
HenMan,
“Mr. Lambert went to his lawyer to see if he could sue Ms. Economou for $1,000,000. His lawyer said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Lambert, but you don’t have a leg to stand on.””
Okay, sick but funny as hell!
Mr. Lambert went to his lawyer to see if he could sue Ms. Economou for $1,000,000. His lawyer said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Lambert, but you don’t have a leg to stand on.”
AY,
You stick your severed foot in and you shake it all about….Wow. This lady has problems. I wonder why she is no longer a paramedic?!
Damn and she has an extra partner for the Hokey Pokey….At least one part….
Well, here you have it…..
Eww. Just eww.
Quite a short-cut there my girl …
if the foot was severed and not able to be reattached I don’t see it as having much value. But I do think the medic should get some counseling as she obviously is not of sound mind.