So she's suing... ??!!!

[kesslari]

Mother puts 2 year old child on balcony railing to take picture after a Lakers' game. Which is... not really smart.
Baby falls and dies, which is, truly, tragic.
So mother is suing the Staple Center for wrongful death and negligence.
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[Topspin]

Disgusting.

 

[CauliColin]

I'm not sure I like this.

 

[Strat-Mangler]

Sounds like the perfect way to get rid of a baby you don't want and try to get some money in the process.

Yikes!

And then people wonder why I prefer dogs to humans. *sigh*

 

[Jazz Ad]

It may work for her.

 

[Lowactnsatsfctn]

It may work for her.

:scowl:Sadly it may.....

She should be incarcerated for Neglect and involuntary manslaughter and then she would miss her court date and lose.
She deserves to burn....

 

[darius8]

The mother is in denial and can't accept the fact that she is not a good mother and face the embarassment that all her friends thinks she's an idiot. So what does she do? She sues Staples trying to shift the blame on them to make her looking like the distraught mother.

 

[sandmangeck]

I'll just quote this from the comments of the article
"She should be required to pay for the time and effort of the paramedics etc. Sad for the kid, but she is beyond stupid."

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Personal responsi-what?

 

[Waffles and Scotch]

Wow. Just wow. :scowl:

 

[Kaa]

Not only should the case be tossed, but the judge should rule for forced sterilization. She's WAAAAAYYY too stupid to breed.

 

[Phalex]

So is the Staple Center counter suing for cleaning costs?

 

[Relic]

Sometimes the human mind can do some weird stuff in trying to rationalize a tragedy. A parent losing their child is probably one of the most traumatic things an adult can ever experience. Especially in this instance as it was due to her very own actions. I'm assuming that she's not really in her right mind over this whole thing.
I can understand that, maybe not agree with her thought process, but understand it. What I do NOT understand is how/why a court would even entertain this. Hopefully it gets thrown the hell out.

 

[1958Bassman]

"Protect me from myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[Richenbacher]

So is the Staple Center counter suing for cleaning costs?

Ouch, dude. A kid died.

 

[Gaius46]

Interesting KTLA reports it differently. According to KTLA.com the parents were not taking pictures of the kid on the railing but were reviewing pictures on the camera when the kid wandered over tithe railing and fell. They claim the barrier is only 2 foot tall and poses an unsafe condition.

That's just a little different than putting the kid on the railing.

Sometimes these things are much more complex and much less ridiculous than a two paragraph news article would suggest.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

I doubt a 2 year old is going to be tall enough to just "fall over" the barrier. It must have tried to climb it.

It only became an unsafe condition when the parents started looking at the camera instead of paying attention to the child, particularly given they were so high up.

 

[Relic]

I doubt a 2 year old is going to be tall enough to just "fall over" the barrier. It must have tried to climb it.

It only became an unsafe condition when the parents started looking at the camera instead of paying attention to the child, particularly given they were so high up.

In that instance, the suing would make a little more sense. Not the liability of it all, but the thought process at the very least

 

[colcifer]

Sometimes the human mind can do some weird stuff in trying to rationalize a tragedy. A parent losing their child is probably one of the most traumatic things an adult can ever experience. Especially in this instance as it was due to her very own actions. I'm assuming that she's not really in her right mind over this whole thing.
I can understand that, maybe not agree with her thought process, but understand it. What I do NOT understand is how/why a court would even entertain this. Hopefully it gets thrown the hell out.

+1

 

[Steve]

So mother is suing the Staple Center for wrongful death and negligence.
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Why is the DA not charging her with wrongful death / negligent homicide / reckless endangerment / criminal moronicity?