I’m in general not a fan of the lawsuit industry… it’s mostly a way for lawyers to enrich themselves and to stifle businesses. But every now and then one comes along that’s new and perhaps full of merit:

Family sues to force sex offender to buy their home

The facts:

1) Creepy neighbor guy molests little girl, goes to prison for slightly less than two years

2) Creepy neighbor guy is put on sex offender registry

3) Consequently, the fact that creepy neighbor guy is a sex offender is public knowledge

The family obviously wants to get the hell away from creepy neighbor guy. But who wants to buy a house next to a sex offender? So the house has lost substantial value, and the family can’t afford to move away. So they’re suing creepy neighbor guy to make *him* buy their house so they can get the hell away from him.

An interesting thought: criminals drive down property values. Why not gouge *them* to recoup the losses?