No charges in water intoxication case

[Twisterdog]

I don't know all the details of this case.

I think it is highly irresponsible for a radio or TV station ... or any business ... to hold a contest where death could be the result.

But I also think people need to use common sense on their own part. Before one does something - anything - one needs to be proactive and do some research on it first.

Honestly, almost ANY of these silly contests have the potential to be dangerous or deadly. The pie eating/Pepsi drinking/hot dog gobbling contests at the county fair I'm sure could kill someone from a ruptured stomach. How many people can you fit in a small car? I'm sure the person on the bottom could suffocate. Even a marathon or race ... if you don't know what you are doing, haven't done the research or aren't in shape, you could easily die of dehydration or a heart attack. People need to THINK for themselves.

[elizabethann]

Thanks for the update. I wondered what happened in that case.

[wombat2u2004]

I don't know all the details of this case.

I think it is highly irresponsible for a radio or TV station ... or any business ... to hold a contest where death could be the result.

But I also think people need to use common sense on their own part. Before one does something - anything - one needs to be proactive and do some research on it first.

Honestly, almost ANY of these silly contests have the potential to be dangerous or deadly. The pie eating/Pepsi drinking/hot dog gobbling contests at the county fair I'm sure could kill someone from a ruptured stomach. How many people can you fit in a small car? I'm sure the person on the bottom could suffocate. Even a marathon or race ... if you don't know what you are doing, haven't done the research or aren't in shape, you could easily die of dehydration or a heart attack. People need to THINK for themselves.

Yes....I'd agree with that. And as is the usually case, it's the radio stations, magazines etc etc who are just in it only to hype their own business up, at the expense usually of poorer folk.
Wom

[lizbud]

They could file annother suit as a civil action and still collect damages.
The station does bear some responsibilty in this.

[wombat2u2004]

They could file annother suit as a civil action and still collect damages.
The station does bear some responsibilty in this.

It probably wouldn't bother the station anyway, they'd carry enough liability insurance to meet any lawsuits.
Wom

[Daisy and Delilah]

[king2005]

I don't know the whole story, but this whole thing against the radio station sounds stupid. She didn't have to do it, she wasn't made to do it, & it wasn't even close to being a harmful contest. It just turned out her body couldn't handle what SHE put into her body.

Sometimes people need to think for themselves & stop blaming others for things. I hate law suites like these... or the McDonalds coffee one... We were give commonsence for a reason, if your too stupid to know that coffee is HOT, well... DARWIN ...

But like I said I don't know the whole story, so I'm only commenting on what I know

[Lady's Human]

Water intoxication is a dangerous situation, and the station put people in jeopardy of water intoxication DESPITE being warned of the possibility by an RN who called into the radio show.

They get whatever they deserve.