But for some strange reason I doubt that will happen.
We SHOULD ban snowmobing, I don't know anybody who has anything positive to say about it.
Clearly, we just need to cut down all the trees. They create a patently unsafe environment, no matter where they're growing. And if it'll save just one life, then it'll be worth it. It's for the children, after all.
"We're not doing it for the money, we're doing it for our son," said Lessard.
{sigh}
I see their point. If that tree had been planted 3 feet in any direction instead of where it was, this tragedy would never have happened. (sarc)
BAN SLEDDING! "If it saves just one child..."
Well this is going to confuse the George W. Bush haters.
He is supposedly trying to rid the world of trees so they can't pin this one on him!
Well, I went and read the whole article and I still don't quite follow what excatly they're suing for - $100,000 each for mother and father and $25,000 for their daughter, but for what?
In any case, their claim that the city is somehow at fault for having trees on this hill is ridiculous - if anything it is obviously the responsibility of those going sledding, or their parents in this case, to choose a venue for sledding without any solid ojbects in the way that they might run into. AND, the city had signs posted that the hill was not meant for tobogganing.
Isn't it about time that we all accepted resposibility for our own actions and not blame everyone else.
The only way to stop these lawsuits is for them to start turning around and counter-suing. It was up to the parents to make the initial determination of the safety of the area. If they had concerns, the son wouldn't have been there.
I had a friend crippled surfing in "hurricane" surf can his family sue the countries this storm originated from ?
Wow. Darwin at work.
Where was the parental supervision? Why is there no countersuit by the city against the parents for clean-up costs, mental anguish of city workers, etc.?
We're not doing it for the money...
Then don't accept any money and get a free lawyer.
Do they sue each other over hockey injuries too? I mean seriously, those long sticks and sharp skates and slippery ice have got to go.
Seriously, in NY we have laws against it and you can be arrested. What used to be the funnest part of winter is now outlawed.
Really? How does that work?
Does winning a lawsuit somehow improve his son's standing in the afterworld?
The city should sue the parents for a million dollars for failing to act like parents resulting in the death of their son and smearing the good name of the city.
Maybe the city should put 3' concrete barriers around the trees, and paint them red. Then nobody could run into the trees.
Or, if people think the concrete barriers are too dangerous, maybe a 6' barbed wire fence would work.
How about planting so damned many trees, boulders and brambles on the hill that they can't get their sleds up it to slide down the 'no sliding' zone?