I second the nomination
anonymous
January 19 2007, 04:11:49 UTC
Indeed. I think periodically we need to be reminded of that, or at least I do. Still, sometimes I find myself saying, like the Fiddler on the Roof, "Go bless someone else for a while."
I don't get that story. I don't see how it's their fault that she was willing to kill herself for a toy. Personal responsibility, sheesh. As far as I'm concerned, they were kind of jerks, but she was 100% to blame for her own death.
She signed a release. The folks at the station are (as far as I know and at this point) not going to face prosecution. And I'm a little annoyed that my daily coffee has "cuidado caliente" printed on the cup - so I'm with you on the personal responsibility issue.
I'm mixed on this story. I wonder if she didn't do something to "rig" herself, like take something to keep her from peeing because the amount of water I heard in a report didn't seem like enough fast enough for that. Then again, they could have known something was wrong if she was feeling so badly, couldn't they have gotten her to a doctor or hospital to make sure she was OK.
As for your coffee cup, yeah that is stupid. I would HOPE that the contents are hot and someone who burns themselves on it "deserves" it. You can't legislate common sense - you have to have enough sense to wear a helmet when you ride a motorcycle.
I think I should probably point out that the three links in the lead post are about three different stories. The comments so far are only about the Strange death.
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Still, sometimes I find myself saying, like the Fiddler on the Roof, "Go bless someone else for a while."
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It's just sad that this kind of thing happens.
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As for your coffee cup, yeah that is stupid. I would HOPE that the contents are hot and someone who burns themselves on it "deserves" it. You can't legislate common sense - you have to have enough sense to wear a helmet when you ride a motorcycle.
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