Damn that's cold.

And people think we need tort reform:

Heaven can wait, Italian court tells dying man. With six months to live, man told to return to court in 14 months.

Carmelo Cisabella, 39, has an inoperable spine disease and is anxious to pick up some 450,000 euros ($596,300) in already-agreed damages from his insurers to help ease his final months of life, Il Messaggero newspaper reported on Tuesday.

In a bid to speed up the process, Cisabella turned to the Sicilian courts to put pressure on the slow-moving insurers, but was told to return next year to hear their decision.

In his frustration, he chained himself to the gates of the law courts to bring attention to his plight.

You have to give this guy some credit for being resilient--paralyzed and dying of a lethal spine infection and still willing to chain himself to a gate. It's almost enough to make me feel guilty for being too lazy to attend that RNC protest I passed on my way home once. Almost. Chaining yourself to a gate is one thing, but a drum circle is really something you have to be in the mood for.