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Wii-contest radio station fires 10 staff [re: CA woman who died of water intoxication]
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| Jan. 17, 2007
| Emma Boyes
Posted on 01/17/2007 5:33:52 AM PST by SpringheelJack
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To: thulldud
Yep .. and they will win this case
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posted on
01/17/2007 5:50:47 AM PST
by
Mo1
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To: SpringheelJack
"They signed releases, so we're not responsible. It's ok." Dozens of Sacramento area lawyers are rubbing their hands and saying, "Wanna bet?"
To: Eyes Unclouded
Not necessarily. I am sure you have read in court decisions when prenups were thrown out, this can be too.
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posted on
01/17/2007 5:52:07 AM PST
by
WV Mountain Mama
(2007 resolution: learn how to rail a berm.)
To: SpringheelJack
Two hours in to the contest, a female caller, who identified herself as Eva, phoned in to warn the radio station that drinking too much water can kill. She said, "Those people that are drinking all that water can get sick and possibly die from water intoxication." One DJ replied, "We are aware of that," while another added, "They signed releases, so we're not responsible. It's ok." Criminal charges please.
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posted on
01/17/2007 5:53:25 AM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
To: freedomson
"There's something so tragic about someone's life sold for so cheap while onlookers laugh."
No doubt. There are some many other horrific things going on that this doesn't quite seem to compare.
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posted on
01/17/2007 5:54:39 AM PST
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Never bring a knife to a gun fight, or a Democrat to do serious work...)
To: fatnotlazy
I'm not a lawyer either -- I just work for them, and they aren't criminal lawyers. But it seems to me, from what the Sheriff said...that no one put a gun to her head and forced her to drink all that water...there doesn't look like criminal liability here. Putting a gun to someone's head is not an element an involuntary manslaughter. The question probably comes down to whether it was the employees actions that caused the death or was it the actions of the individual. The employees created the environment for the action to occur, but since it was not their actions directly that resulted in the death they may be off the hook. If a DA wanted to, he could probably persue a case.
To: AppyPappy
Perhaps they should have dumped in each gallon a bottle of that pedialyte stuff?
A guy told me he worked at a n-plant in Canada. Gatorade was provided in his area because of the heat and high water consumption.
To: Always Right
On the books here there is the offence of "Criminal negligence causing death or grievous bodily harm". It most often comes up in motor vehicle accidents, but basically it applies when one can reasonably foresee that a course of action could be fatal. I'm pretty sure that there are similar laws in other jurisdictions.
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:00:11 AM PST
by
Squawk 8888
(Pluto's been marginalized! Call the ACLU!)
To: WV Mountain Mama; DB
I'm not familiar with contract law but it seems to me that this women did something dumb on her own with other people goading her on. Is that anything that the station can be held responsible for? Wasn't she a nurse? She would have known too much water is bad... I mean they ALL should have known better
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:01:26 AM PST
by
Eyes Unclouded
(We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
To: SpringheelJack
Maybe I'm just insensitive but it sounds to me like there were 11 idiots involved in this escapade,10 at the radio station and 1 who killed herself for a stinking NINTENDO,pitiful !!!
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:04:48 AM PST
by
Obie Wan
To: SpringheelJack
If stupidity were illegal in this country about half the population would be behind bars and every state Capitol building would be a maximum security prison.
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:07:22 AM PST
by
The Great RJ
("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: AppyPappy
Actually it makes perfect sense to me. Anything you drink in excess is bad for you. Whether it is alcoholic drinks or not
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:11:49 AM PST
by
Kaslin
(In war, there are two exit strategies. One is called victory. The other is called defeat.)
To: SpringheelJack
Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness said that there would not be a criminal investigation. He said, "It's not as if she was somehow in their custody and they had a role to care for her. Rather, it was an invitation to a contest that was clearly ill-advised. She was exercising her free will." White girl.
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:15:50 AM PST
by
subterfuge
(Today, Tolerance =greatest virtue;Hypocrisy=worst character defect; Discrimination =worst atrocity)
IMHO, it's the people who are calling for the radio station people to be charged for the actions of this woman that are the real problem with this country. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore.
Sadly, on this suppoedly conservative/libertarian site, Eyes Unclouded seems to be the only one who understands this........
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:15:55 AM PST
by
SW6906
(6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
To: The Great RJ
If stupidity were illegal in this country about half the population would be behind bars and every state Capitol building would be a maximum security prison. Thornton Wilder has a great line in "The Matchmaker" which pretty well sums things up: "Ninty percent of the people in this world are fools, and the rest of us are in great danger of contamination."
To: Eyes Unclouded
I would think that if the people running the contest were aware of what could go wrong and did not disclose it to the contestants it would be a problem. People familiar with the illness called in and were rebuffed, and the article states that when contestants showed symptoms of illness, nothing was done to either help them or stop the contest. Also, since the station people knew the potential problems, the contestants should have been monitored for a period of time afterward to make sure there were no problems.
If you hold a contest and know of possible health risks, it is up to you to disclose the risks and to offer aid to the participants should they occur. My husband races dirt bikes, we sign waivers to get into the race, but they supply an ambulance and medical team in case anything goes wrong. I believe that will be the difference. The station knowing a possible risk, not making sure there was medical aid and perhaps not even disclosing the concern to the participants.
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:17:37 AM PST
by
WV Mountain Mama
(2007 resolution: learn how to rail a berm.)
To: AppyPappy
As God as my witness, I thought water was safe And turkeys could fly
To: WV Mountain Mama
I hadn't read about that until now. Yea your right that is bad. Telling the callers off, laughing, and not being (or at least giving the appearance) of concern will sink the station. How far up do these kind of gimmicks go? Some mid level people probably only.. can the whole station be held for this or just that show and its people?
PS: FR should have a warning about the dangers of posting without reading details.
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:24:23 AM PST
by
Eyes Unclouded
(We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
To: SpringheelJack
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:24:34 AM PST
by
Alouette
(Learned Mother of Zion)
To: WV Mountain Mama
.....agreed.....
.....and may i add.....
.....well said.....
.....in todays' "I'll Sue!" climate.....
.....the idiots that held this contest.....
.....will never work "on air" ever again.....
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posted on
01/17/2007 6:24:35 AM PST
by
cyberaxe
(((.....does this mean I'm kewl now?.....)))
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