Yeah, it's called a "frivolous lawsuit" on this side of the water. And lots of states discipline any attorney who brings them. It costs the government lots of money to defend against them -- valid suits, like being chained to a metal post in the hot sun of Mississippi (a real suit), yeah, no problem, but things like "I was served mushy Pop-Tarts" (another real suit) shouldn't be allowed and aren't.

Gee -- no fitted toilet (I'm not sure what that means.) Wasn't all that long ago you had a bucket.

It's not compensation. Compensation is something due you. This is fishing for money.

I wonder if his self-esteem would be injured if he was convicted in, say, Iran or Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan? Or even in Scotland, oh, say, 100 years ago?