(caught the spelling mistake afterwards ugh)

  • northernlights@lemmy.todayOP
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    18 hours ago

    Common sense would dictate that if if presented with a 30 pages contract in small letters in legalese, your usual folk will not get it. I think that’s a common defense.

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      12 hours ago

      “Common sense” is completely and utterly irrelevant to the legal system. It is simply a matter of who can afford a better lawyer. And LA Fitness can hire a better lawyer than you can.

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      18 hours ago

      I think that’s a common defense.

      It’s not. Or rather, it is something people commonly try, but it doesn’t work. The court system is designed by lawyers, for lawyers. The idea that a contract isn’t valid just because a non-lawyer can’t understand it categorically does not fly with them.

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      17 hours ago

      Look man do whatever you want, it’s not my money, just trying to help