Posted on 04/05/2021 7:37:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Eighteen-year-old Marshall Hutchings’ lawsuit filed Monday alleges his father, Dana Hutchings, was not made aware of the risks and danger involved in an eating competition...
The 41-year-old died after choking on tacos while competing in the contest during a Fresno Grizzlies game on Aug. 13, 2019. Participants competed to devour as many tacos as possible during a certain amount of time.
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The kid should sue his father’s estate, since his father is responsible.
Oh BS.
It’s like smokers or people who wouldn’t buy the coffee unless it was scalding hot. He made a choice and it turned out badly for him and that is okay.
This 18-year old needs to decide if he is as stupid as his dad.
The dude who choked on the taco was an idiot.
However, the Fresno Grizzlies are absolute morons for sponsoring and amateur eating contest. Did the promo team run this idea by their legal team?
The baseball team will write a check.
No. At 41 y/o, you know what you’re doing.
I understand he was probably the family breadwinner, but that was a risk he decided to take.
Is there a mother in the picture?
Why isn’t she the one looking for a settlement vs Junior?
At least he died doing what he loved.
There is probably a signed iron-clad waiver.
I bet he ate one of those Choko tacos.
Looks like he might have had a few screws loose.
He was 2 tacos short of a free combination plate.
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Tough crowd tonight....
Sad...but “ here son, hold my bier”....
Anytime one eats a food product which can break up into angular, sharp chunks, very fast, can expect some of the chunks to get lodged in larynx...
he choked. its not like his stomach ruptured.
people have been warned all their life about choking on food.
besides, you warn him, hes going to enter the contest anyway. what would make anyone think he’s going to pause and not enter the contest? If hes the type of person who would even consider entering an eating contest....thats’ the deciding factor for it right there.
oh wait, you could choke on the tacos.
oh my, i could choke on tacos when eating them? omg i’m not entering this dangerous and deadly contest.
I would hope so. Most places who do these contests have waivers people have to read and sign.
I'd say was a few cheese shreds short of a burrito.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Stupid, no. He knows he has a fair chance of getting a payday in the court for free
When I was in the USN down in Florida back in the Seventies, I went with a few guys to a seafood place known for its “all you can eat” aspect.
Well, one thing led to another, and soon we were having a contest to see who could eat the most shrimp. Not how fast, but how much.
Well, I love shrimp. This was heaven. I had already eaten a few fried one, then began eating steamed or boiled ones.
It was awful. I was in so much discomfort, I had to lay flat in the back of that little Datsun pickup truck all the way back to the base.
I couldn’t eat shrimp for many years. I was so angry at myself for doing that, ruining my love for shrimp. That was the last time I ever did that. Just stupid.
However, I was able to eventually regain my appetite for it...thank goodness.
I do love shrimp.
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