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Bluenorthwest

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50. And yet my cousin died flying out of the back of a pickup.

Reply to Logical (Reply #25)

Fri Dec 25, 2015, 12:28 PM

Dec 2015

Minor accident, other than the fatality. 16.

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Kids clinging to minivan roof during Christmas lights tour draws outrage [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 OP

Geez, I remember riding on top of a station wagon as a kid watching the lights. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #1

No kidding. The nanny state is annoying yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #2

lots of kids got injured and killed that way too rurallib Dec 2015 #28

Soon they will bubble wrap all the newborns yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #30

You like strawmen don't you? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #41

Over the top as always yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #49

This is performance art, right? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #51

Whatever. Merry Christmas! yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #52

Seriously, why do you think kids rarely get thrown through windshields anymore? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #58

I am not saying it's a bad law at all (well maybe earlier I was) yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #66

Taking a chance of launching your kids into oncoming traffic seems like a big risk to me. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #69

I doubt he did too yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #71

Watch the video, it shows them laying on top. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #74

Risk versus reward? Really? It's a freaking minivan with giant windows. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #75

:) Right. Those kids are having a delightful little Hortensis Dec 2015 #54

Yep! yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #55

Or not. People who make up stories about others tend to project. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #57

Come on GummyBearz Dec 2015 #63

Actually it's a response to the trolling in post #55. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #65

Scrolling up, I see that you are the one who got this argument going. Chemisse Dec 2015 #80

You don't ever take a risk? Ever? yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #67

I ride a green horse who's fallen on me twice before - last time put me in the hospital. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #70

Good point. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #76

Watch the video. They were going faster than I thought too. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #77

You got that right. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #85

Sometimes I think I stumbled onto the wrong website. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #86

Smothering/destruction of "dangerously" independent play IS Hortensis Dec 2015 #59

More strawmen! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #56

Seriously? Sanity Claws Dec 2015 #3

When I think about how we used to drive around arikara Dec 2015 #4

I remember riding around the neighborhood on someone's motorcycle HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2015 #29

I remember my daughter's car seat arikara Dec 2015 #88

I remember riding on the back of an ambulance nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #10

Really? laundry_queen Dec 2015 #11

I was little before there were seatbelts. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #19

Yea, when I went to the library, I walked there it was only about 5 miles away so no problem. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #22

I didn't have to walk that far. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #23

I roamed the neighborhood by myself laundry_queen Dec 2015 #73

Never road on roof but spent.plenty of time in back of station wagon Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #89

I'd done a few pickup trucks like that JackInGreen Dec 2015 #26

My dad used to let us jump out of the back of our station wagon on dirt roads cwydro Dec 2015 #36

LOL! LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #82

Like.Romney's dog? Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #90

I can only assume this is a thing in flat as a pancake parts of the country. bluedigger Dec 2015 #5

They probably were hanging out of the sunroof. Rex Dec 2015 #6

Where exactly is the outrage? PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #7

Stupid. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #8

Probably need to ban kids riding in parades. You know those floats probably don't have LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #24

One difference is that those floats and firetrucks were designed to have people ride on them. PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #42

I don't see any outrage either. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #43

Exactly. It's careless and stupid Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #79

Knowing when to say no is part of the job. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #81

Scary thought that he was entrusted with a gun and authority over civilians. PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #40

Must. Ban. Cars. bigwillq Dec 2015 #9

Goddamn the National Minivan Association!! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #72

And if a drunk crashed into the van? Or they had to brake suddenly? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #12

And climbing a tree is dangerous also. And riding a bike. And swimming. And.... (you get it) Logical Dec 2015 #17

Right, because those activities are the same thing as riding on top of a moving vehicle. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #20

They are sticking out sunroof. I used to sit in back of pickup. Jesus, overprotective much? nt Logical Dec 2015 #25

No, according to the report they were laying on top of the roof. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #32

they must have transparent legs and lower torsos. uncle ray Dec 2015 #33

If that kid in the green shirt is sticking out of the sunroof, he has one fucked up body. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #45

Here's the video, it's clear they were laying on top: beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #46

Going a lot faster than I expected. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #47

I noticed that too, I thought they'd be creeping along. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #48

Not a wise move. Chemisse Dec 2015 #83

Not at all. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #84

THEY ARE GHOSTS! snooper2 Dec 2015 #35

Well there you go! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #38

And yet my cousin died flying out of the back of a pickup. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #50

I guarantee it was an amazing adventure for these kids... lame54 Dec 2015 #37

So we should let parents put their kids on the roof then, because nothing happened this time? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #39

insane - can't believe it is being defended DrDan Dec 2015 #13

What could possibly go wrong?: beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #21

I think this is the problem - - - DrDan Dec 2015 #61

Maybe the people who thought this was a good idea suffered head injuries as children? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #62

I don't think they're on top. cwydro Dec 2015 #14

not sure what would shock me more...kids on the roof or a minivan with a sun roof dembotoz Dec 2015 #15

I'm not familiar with minivans. cwydro Dec 2015 #16

They are standard on many models. nt Logical Dec 2015 #18

I am a fan of safety equipment for children. MADem Dec 2015 #27

I agree, way to much over reaction to stuff like this. Could something go wrong? Sure, just like.... Logical Dec 2015 #31

I don't see much "outrage" PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #44

Well, it was in a headline that started a thread ...so it must be true! MADem Dec 2015 #60

I can see it now, I'm pretty sure sorefeet Dec 2015 #34

Because kids play on monkey bars, employees should unnecessarily risk their lives at work... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #53

Guy at work lost his leg from a fall off a six-ft. aluminum ladder. haele Dec 2015 #64

I didn't want to pile on too much but we had a customer die hanging Christmas lights. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #68

Understood, there's risk in everything. That's what makes the joy so intense when we survive. haele Dec 2015 #78

Lots of accidents caused by reaching from ladder. Better to climb down and move.ladder Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #91

we need a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right... mike_c Dec 2015 #87

they could just put them a cage on top like Mittens did with Seamus pstokely Dec 2015 #92