The difference with your question is that almost everyone alive knows that if you jump off a building you will die. I doubt many people know (and the contest kind of proves this) that you can die from drinking too much water.
True, but it cuts both ways. If she signed a release, then the implication is that she knew it was dangerous. And if she was listening to the station when the nurse called in, she heard what they heard. If she knew everything they knew, but did it anyway, then where does that put them?
I am just so glad you said that.
For here I sit arguing with husband. He says this woman agreed to drink it. So I must admit....
I am a 56 year old woman and considered fairly smart.
I had no idea drinking too much water like that could kill you. I think I could have entered a contest like this, not that I can imagine any scenario where I'd do such a thing but go with me, I would enter a contest like this, given the right incentive, and be blissfully unaware that drinking a lot of water can kill you.
Now they have a tape of this guy yukking it up and saying that "we got waivers" or some such...folks, this is just so callous.
I'm on a jury, follow me here. That woman's kids are in the courtoom, all sad eyed. I hear this tape of that DJ laffing and audaciously saying he's not in trouble...hey, he got waivers!
I'd award that woman's family millions. Seriously.
Tell me....pretend you're on that jury.....
The radio station should have checked this out with medical authorities. They're not firing employees by the dozens for no reason...this is bad shit.