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First, nothing in the earlier posts was really 'liberal'. On FR that is essentially an ad hominem, and hence fallacious, attack. I think that a conservative position on this issue would be to recognize the cheapening of human life and dignity.

This isn't exactly another McDonnalds/Hot Coffee lawsuit. In the US we have pretty high standards that we set for businesses and corporations. We can reasonably expect that companies actions should not directly lead to loss of life. Many, if not most, people in the US do not understand the risk that drinking too much water entails. If the radio show had asked her to play Russian Roulette that would be another matter.

The radio show hosts clearly understood the dangers of water. They made that clear from their on the air comments. How about their personal responsibility? As for the lawyers, I don't care about the civil suit that will be filed against the station. I would like to see serious criminal charges (manslaughter?) pressed against the jockeys et. al by the district attorney.

If this was a fraternity death I bet everyone would be calling for heads.

-paridel

I see NO difference between this and the McDonalds case. You can see the jockeying for cash now, with supposed personal responsibility types even saying her family should sue.

28 years old is an ADULT, a concept foreign to the majority of the US and maybe the planet nowadays. She made a decision to participate in a stupid contest. She was not forced or held captive in any way. She chose poorly.