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In reply to the discussion: "It could have happened to anyone." Mom shares photos of son in spot where gator killed [View all]What is it that you're defending?
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"It could have happened to anyone." Mom shares photos of son in spot where gator killed [View all]
pnwmom
Jun 2016
OP
They were in Disneyland. The only 'gator you expect is a 'croc with a clock' inside . . .
Journeyman
Jun 2016
#1
The only time I've been in Florida, the mobile home park I was in had a lake in the middle. . . .
Journeyman
Jun 2016
#11
don't forget they also truckedin a sandy beach and enticed people to use it with events, like
hollysmom
Jun 2016
#103
An alligator warning sign would have prevented this, because the parents would not have
tblue37
Jun 2016
#19
And then the snakes, spiders, bears, birds, crocodiles invading the Everglades, poisonous plants,
RKP5637
Jun 2016
#68
and mud instead of the nice sandy beach they put in would have kept the kids out of the water.
hollysmom
Jun 2016
#104
It was a family resort with a manmade lake and an inviting manmade white sand beach
tblue37
Jun 2016
#96
Signs only work if people actually bother to read them and even then it's a coin toss
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#35
Disney failed in its legal obligation to warn them of a risk that wasn't obvious
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#27
So does this mean that a resort located right on the beach in Hawaii with its
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#37
So Disney is at fault for people not educating themselves that Florida has alligators?
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#55
I agree, in a theme park like Disney, signage should have been there because many people are naive
RKP5637
Jun 2016
#70
No, merely pointing out that Disney does have a potential defense under the law itself
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#125
That argument only works if Disney specifically made a claim to keep out alligators
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#53
Well we will just have to wait and see then, my money is on disney prevailing in the end
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#61
Lots of people are naive. Posting signs that spelled out that there are alligators
cali
Jun 2016
#23
And the fact that people were warning them shows that it was something many did not expect to see
JI7
Jun 2016
#32
But the state parks and national forests in Florida DO post alligator warning signs.
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#44
Disney apparently already had signs posted. They just didn't say anything about alligators.
fishwax
Jun 2016
#91
Damn right. I don't understand -- at all -- the self-righteous victim blaming going on here ...
Hekate
Jun 2016
#39
so much self satisfaction going on here. Most people when they go on vacationare trusting the place
hollysmom
Jun 2016
#105
Your reasoning is the kind used by people who wanted to ban warnings on cigarettes. n/t
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#31
pointing out the logical fallacies of others, how do you rationalize the two you've made in this on
LanternWaste
Jun 2016
#99
It's just horrible. They went there to have a good time and instead it was a tragedy. Yes, they will
RKP5637
Jun 2016
#72
Same here. Every time I think of it I get unnerved. Also, whenever I'm in Florida, I take a
RKP5637
Jun 2016
#73
Same here. I can't stop thinking about it. It is so sad and so horrifyingly awful.
tblue37
Jun 2016
#102