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And You Thought Asshole Rehabilitation Was Impossible

Posted by Amy S.F. Lutz

As you scroll through the Strollerderby posts, you may have occasionally wondered, "How could these snarky little snippets, scrolling down my screen, too many to actually read, have any impact at all in the world?   

Well, I'll tell you:  just days after I personally awarded Tomas Delgado the Asshole of the Century Award for suing the parents of Iriondo Trinidad, the boy he flattened while screaming down a Spanish highway at 100 mph, Delgado decided to drop his lawsuit against the boy's parents for damages done to his car in the accident.

Coincidence?  I hardly think so.

It was certainly this award that mobilized hundreds of Spaniards to mob a courthouse where the lawsuit was being heard, and to cheer at the news that Delgado would not be proceeding - although by all accounts he still believes that he "was a victim too."  But the public outcry, which he claimed amounted to a "lynching," was just too much for him to bear. 

Do you know any assholes who need rehabilitation?  Send nominations my way, and we at Strollerderby will make them change their nefarious ways.  

 


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Comments

 

RachelZ said:

You could have a go at my husband's brothers - they're both contenders for that award.

January 31, 2008 2:41 PM
 

steffmarcusky said:

The condo Nazi across the street who thinks chalk drawings are "vandalism".

January 31, 2008 3:08 PM

About Amy S.F. Lutz

Amy S.F. Lutz's work has appeared in dozens of literary journals, including Cream City Review, The American Poetry Review, Puerto del Sol, and Mid-American Review. She and her husband have five children. Amy and her sister chronicle their adventures in communal living in their blog whoelsewantstoliveinmyhouse.com

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