Lawsuits against the station were filed this morning.
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Slam dunk case. Radio station will settle out of court.
Station should have known that hydrogen dioxide is fatal.
It ain't the poison, it's the dosage.
Seems like a good wrongful death case, but I question whether it is a criminal matter. Are they saying that the perps knew she was going to die when they set up the contest? Doesn't seem likely.
I heard audio of the water show this morning on a talk station. A woman caller told DJ's that someone could die from Water Intoxication, their reply was "That's OK, we had them sign waivers".
I can just hear that being played over and over again for the jurors.
A tragic situation. But, last I heard, pure water was a legal substance. Civil settlement likely to avoid publicity, but what could the criminal charge be?
Actually I dislike all these How much can you eat/drink contests.
My stepson just won a vindallu curry eating contest.
Heaven knows what that did to his alimentary canal.
She worked at at Radiological office, but not sure if she was an RN.
Let's start suing people for being stupid. How come we can't sue lefties, then?
Poor kids. Stupid mother. Idiotic Radio Station.
I heard she was 28 years old and competing for a "Wii"? (computer A.I. device for gaming I believe). She had time to participate in this childish contest with 3 kids? This is a tragic and stupid story on so many levels.
Prayers for her family.
I think they should give her family a Wii even though she didn't win.
Types of Negligent Homicide
The first of these, negligent homicide, is the killing of another person through gross negligence or without malice. It can also be considered a death that is the result of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, which includes the operation of a boat or snowmobile. In some states, the term negligent homicide replaces the terminology of manslaughter (involuntary) with similar defining. Unintentional killing(s) in which the actor(s) should have known they were creating substantial and unjustified risks of death by conduct that grossly deviated from ordinary care summarizes the relationship between the definitions of these terms (Samaha, 2002, p. 536).
Does this mean that the sponsors of the hot dog eating contests and all of the other "stuff your face" contests are gonna have to stop their promotions? People can die from overeating too you know.
While I do have sympathy for the family who lost their loved one, where do you draw the line on this? If the contest isn't illegal, and if people chose to participate on their own free will, then why should criminal charges be considered, or a civil suit for that matter? I know the family is gonna win big bucks, but should they???
Flame away if you wish but I'm just wondering about it all.
Her death was beyond senseless in so many ways.
/Pray
Do wonder for the 'hype' of this contest; beyond the station apparently not consulting a physician as to the safety here. ..did ANY Doctor. . .team physician. . .'someone who knows better'. . .call the station and issue a warning out of concern here?
And wonder as well, if not. . .then 'why not'?