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cellioThis story is just silly. I hope the judge slaps the mother with fines for a frivilous suit.
A 2-year-old cut his head at a playground; mom is suing for lost wages because the kid can't audition for modelling/acting jobs and the like. Even if that's true (and I'm not sure it is), c'mon. She blames the park because a railing was green rather than some bright color, ignoring the role of parental responsibility. And y'know, sometimes kids get banged up a bit while playing; it's part of being a kid. If she's that concerned, she shouldn't have let him play in the dangerous outdoors to begin with. Sheesh.
Since the parent has invoked a labor-based argument, I do hope that the full scrutiny of labor law is brought to this case... 2-year-olds should be allowed to have normal childhoods.
A 2-year-old cut his head at a playground; mom is suing for lost wages because the kid can't audition for modelling/acting jobs and the like. Even if that's true (and I'm not sure it is), c'mon. She blames the park because a railing was green rather than some bright color, ignoring the role of parental responsibility. And y'know, sometimes kids get banged up a bit while playing; it's part of being a kid. If she's that concerned, she shouldn't have let him play in the dangerous outdoors to begin with. Sheesh.
Since the parent has invoked a labor-based argument, I do hope that the full scrutiny of labor law is brought to this case... 2-year-olds should be allowed to have normal childhoods.
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Date: 2003-12-26 01:39 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, for every such case that ends up having merit, there are probably several that really don't, like the "McDonalds made me fat" suit. Suing is low-risk, especially if you don't have anything that a countersuit can go after. So the natural inclination is to dismiss them all, but you're right that some end up having merit despite the media presentation.