Mon May 30, 2016, 08:34 PM
linuxman (2,337 posts)
Boy, 8, dies with 'skin falling from his body' after jumping into boiling hot thermal spring
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1342664/Boy-8-fighting-life-jumping-boiling-hot-spring-New-Zealand.html
How high, extensive, instrusive, and long should the barriers be at this and other places, such as national parks? Maybe just put all the walking trails inside of unbreakable plexiglass tubes? When visiting such a sight, is it the park's responsibility to ensure a child won't be killed or injured, or does the parent have to do a bit of parenting?
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linuxman | May 2016 | OP |
eissa | May 2016 | #1 | |
linuxman | May 2016 | #2 | |
malaise | May 2016 | #3 | |
bettyellen | May 2016 | #4 | |
malaise | May 2016 | #5 | |
pansypoo53219 | May 2016 | #6 |
Response to linuxman (Original post)
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:37 PM
eissa (4,154 posts)
1. I can't even bring myself to read it
What a painful and horrific way to die
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Response to eissa (Reply #1)
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:39 PM
linuxman (2,337 posts)
2. Truly.
Look up "hotspring death"on google.
It happens more often than I would think. |
Response to linuxman (Original post)
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:40 PM
malaise (247,037 posts)
3. The major distractions these days is that the parents are on
their cellphones and the kids are roaming on their own.
Let me add that I don't know what happened here but too many adults live for their smart phones. |
Response to malaise (Reply #3)
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:58 PM
bettyellen (47,209 posts)
4. I see adults looking at their phones pushing strollers...
While crossing here street. One darted out from behind a van - not at a corner- and yelled at ME for coming close. I yelled at her. Ugh.
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Response to bettyellen (Reply #4)
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:04 PM
malaise (247,037 posts)
5. True story
A young lady apologized for not showing up for a scheduled appointment one day. She told me that spent the night before at the hospital with a close friend who was brain dead. She told me her friend walked across a busy road while texting. I told her that I hated to point out that her friend was already brain dead before she was literally brain dead.
I ran into her recently and she said she'll never forget my comment which she thought was cold (it was), but it taught her to leave her phone in her bag. Some of them tell you they can multi-task. |
Response to bettyellen (Reply #4)
Mon May 30, 2016, 10:02 PM
pansypoo53219 (19,590 posts)
6. a mother pushing a stroller & more kids with her jaywalked in front of me LOLLYGAGGING,
i should have honked more. her oldest was aware.
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