Sorry lady, take it home now, it’s yours.
Agreed. Anything worth $132,000 should not have been in easy reach of a child or any other wedding reception guest. Talk about asking for trouble. But, yes, the parents should definitely be held responsible for Junior’s actions, accidental though they were.
I didn’t read the article (because...FReeper), but wouldn’t the venue have insurance on something so valuable?
Insurance should cover it; ither the sculptor’s owner, the center or the parent’s.
The kid was just fascinated by the breasts.
BS, the center should have realized kids would try to climb it.
BS. Would a person display a $132,000 diamond in a public room with no security what so ever? Why an “art” sculpture then?
I would be assume if they let the public have access this room where the statue was displayed, that they would take protective measures.
Most people would not be able to afford to pay for a statue that the taxpayers paid for. Their solution is to file bankruptcy to discharge the debt or assessment.
The community center didn't "baby-proof" this art display, it would seem.
The insurance company should have questioned who had access to the sculpture, general public in this example. So not only inadequate coverage on policy, but wrong insurance company imo.
The gallery should also have considered who had access to the sculpture to save themselves possible public relations problems.
Also, probably no signs saying that children must be under adult supervision at all times.
If the family wasn’t composed of honkies from Kanas..?
This wouldn’t have become a story and they never would have been billed.
They’re the Designated Enemy.
I blame museums trying to be “kid friendly” encouraging kids to touch and feel etc etc....
https://washington.org/visit-dc/kid-friendly-museums-hands-attractions
My Mom always told us kids when we entered a shop “You break it, you buy it even if it takes you a hundred years,” so “you must be careful.” She had me so afraid of going shopping and accidentally breaking something just by bumping its table or shelf that she probably regretted it later as I never developed a girl’s usual love for shopping, but rather harbored fears about having to buy some unwanted item.
But it worked like a charm- Mom could have turned any one of us loose in that building and this would never have happened because we would never have tried to pull on or touch anything we had no interest in purchasing or ability to purchase.
On the other hand, this statue had BOOBIES and this young child is a BOY... and it looks like he has a healthy interest in BOOBIES... so it may have been irresistible to him.
I’ve got two words for whoever placed the sculpture on the pedestal:
Museum Putty
How old was that kid? And he never tried that stupid move at home before?
How much could courts expect them to pay each month?
Come on!Really?
This family has obviously neglected the child’s “theatrical litigation education.” If he’d been trained properly, he would have thrown himself on the floor alongside the statue and started crying about his back and neck and how he’ll be crippled for life and begging someone to call Dewey, Cheatum & Howe.
A few years ago it was me, not my kids, who destroyed a museum piece (by accident) in a foreign country.
Even though there was a loud thud, I managed to get out of the museum, get my family out, and get out of the country before being noticed.
...now do I ever go back?
Tomahawk Ridge Community Center has a Bank of America savings account containing $95,000.
The account number is HT6729KL74900.
The password is PASSWORD.
Please do not take the money,
or they will sue you!
Thanks
If it’s priceless “artwork”, or high end “artwork”, it should be insured. Who displays such objects insecurely, is at fault, if it is accidentally knocked to the floor. Accidents happen; that’s what insurance is for. In this case, the sculpture IS insured, and it was NOT secured or enclosed in any protective manner. And it was GLASS; the kid could have been cut to ribbons. Insurance would have been liable for any damages of THAT kind, as well. Anyone who has kids knows they can get away from you and get into stuff pretty quick. This was a wedding reception, where guests are family and friends. You don’t glue a five year old to your hip in those situations; you keep your eye on your kids, while watching them gravitate towards each other and play, while you adults visit with each other. Anyone who thinks the insurance shouldn’t have to pay, either has no kids, has the most unique kids in existence -— ones that have weird gold halos hovering over their heads, or has kids too afraid of the world (or their parents) to act like normal kids.