here's a news story i DO like
it's from a legal mag that you guys won't subscribe to, so thought i'd copy it here... what a total tool!

"Now, not all of us look back on our student days with glazed eyes and nostalgic yearnings to re-live those halcyon days. Some of us are still hanging on to grudges against professors who imparted some hurtful comments on our essays and others feel it was a waste of their youth. But few seek £100,000 in compensation.

First of all, we apologise for the source of this story; the Daily Mail is hardly renowned for its reporting of legal news. Or indeed the truth in general. However, we still felt this was worthy of a mention.

Oxford graduate Maria Abramova is suing her law college after failing her exams. She claims that ‘clearly negligent’ tuition had the knock on effect of making her fail to qualify as a solicitor, led her to flunk the New York Bar Exam and has made it ‘psychologically difficult’ for her to take legal exams which is proving to be a boulder-like stumbling block in her blossoming legal career.

As retribution, she’s demanding the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice pay up £100,000 in compensation. As the High Court ponders her claim we can’t miss the distinct reek of sour grapes in the air"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:15, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

she should be kicked in the cunt
hard
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:16, Reply)

Yes
A full on cunt punt. With a run-up.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:22, Reply)

Til her tits explode?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:26, Reply)

I failed my Masters
due to piss poor supervision at a famous london university located near a lot of famous london museums.

The idea that could have she received crap teaching at Oxford is not really that surprising.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:28, Reply)

I sort of agree, most of my teaches at school were drunk or rapey
I doubt this helped me terribly...but's it's no the be all and end all especially for a University student.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:29, Reply)

My A Level German teacher
wasa raging paedo, and was knocking off a large number of the sixth form girls. As a munter of long standing, I was not one of those 'lucky' ladies.

When he was asked to leave, my class was left without a teacher for three months. I blame him entirely for the fact that I only achieved a B in what was essentially my best subject.

Cunt.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:50, Reply)

I bet you know what's German for
"Get your hands off me you filthy bastard".
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:58, Reply)

I also know the German for
I know what you're up to you freak of nature, and I'm going to tell the Headmaster.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 9 Feb 2011, 13:04, Reply)

If you can say that in completely authentic German accent I think you could go into business
*gulp*

"Yes, Fraulein".

*trembles*
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 9 Feb 2011, 13:36, Reply)

My A level french teacher died of cancer half-way through our course
He's not the entire reason I failed it though...
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 13:01, Reply)

I donKt think it's Oxford she's blaming
It says law college
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:40, Reply)

Fair point
I was really pointing out that people taking legal action against colleges and university when the whole thing has become a business transaction is not surprising and will likely become more widespread.

When you personally are paying thousands of pounds to get an education, the educator has a duty to ensure it carries out the teaching to the highest standard.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:45, Reply)

it's most likely that she is just a fucking spastic though
I bet a significant proportion of her peers did perfectly well.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I don't think there is any reason to think that she's a fucking spastic
It's just as likely that a significant proportion of her peers thought the course was fucking shit and taught by arrogant cunts who viewed themselves as doing these students a favour by deigning to teach them, but who were able to get good enough grades to do what they wanted.

Admittedly the idea that exams have become "psychologically difficult" doesn't really help her case not to be considered a fucking spastic, but it could easily be case of both statements being correct.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:50, Reply)

... she won't be representing herself and has elected to use a qualified professional instead.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:28, Reply)

surely the use of "blossoming"
is factually inaccurate and "floundering" would be better.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 9 Feb 2011, 12:30, Reply)