Family plans to sue Adventureland after tot's injury -

HMMM wrote:

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The park IS safe - obviously, it is the mother who is not looking after her child that is NOT safe!

Disgusted by comments wrote:

I can't believe most of the comments that I'm reading. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. Instead of showing some empathy there is just blame, blame, blame. You blame the mother, the town, etc. A child got hurt!!!!!! Let's feel something!!!

Former Pequan wrote:

Oh come on, if it were your kid, you'd sue too. I would sue for enough to pay for his college education and then some.
Good luck to that family. I hope the lawsuit closes the place down.

Levittowner wrote:

Hey DDDDDDD I do have kids and I would not have let them walk through any ride or whatever it was alone. Hand would have been held. Especially being 6 years old. Just like the hands are held getting on and off the LIRR. People sue, insurance rates go up, parks fees go up to cover the cost. Sue for the medical bills because if I was on the jury thats all you would get unless you prove that the park knew it was unsafe and let people on the ride. Thats the only time I see them at fault. And in these days, even a park worker taking action such as cleaning the injury or trying to stop the bleeding they would sue those people too because they would claim they did more damage. It's a sad world we live in. Money makes the world go round.

lalalulu wrote:

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People can get hurt anywhere, anytime, particularly at a place crowded with unsupervised kids running around. I hope you enjoy paying for this frivolous lawsuit, because that's what will happen when the business passes on the cost of increased insurance rates - DUH!

Stephanie wrote:

MY KIDS WILL NEVER GO TO ADVENTURELAND, SINCE THOSE TWO PEOPLE DIES IN 05 I HAVE NEVER BROUGHT THEM THERE SINCE. IT IS NOT INSPECTED BY THE STATE LIKE BIGGER AMUSEMENT PARKS!

bond007 wrote:

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The child fell and lost his balance. That is not a lawsuit. A tragic accident but not a lawsuit. I hope the judge makes the parents pay the defendants' legal fees as an example not to waste tax payer money.

Jen wrote:

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The kid didn't fall and get hurt. The stupid ride had flaws and the kid's hand got mangled!

Your Kidding wrote:

Lost of mobility, Hey Moron!, it's an open wound. Of course here will be loss of mobility. Lets wait until it heals before making that assinine remark.
Better yet,I love this one. Te ride was not supervised, NEITHER WAS YOUR KID!, are you kidding me. How far away were you that you needed to rush over to his aid.
Now I'm laughing on this remark. They wanted to shut the ride down for a few days to see the cause of the problem. I can conclude that from here. LAck of supervision from the PARENT, YOU ARE THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY, NOT THE AMUSEMENT PARK.
And people wonder why prices are so high. It's because people like this who have children who have no idea how to raise them and hope someone else will pay for them.

mommy of 1 wrote:

Let me explain something to everybody, people who get injured sue rightfully so. This child went to the park for a day of fun. He got his hand mangeled!!! Im sure you would not be happy if that was your son. He will be traumatized for life, not to mention the pain this child had to go through. People sue to get surgeries and medical expenses and bills that have accumilated while being injured and out of work reimbursed. Most often things dont happen at places like this, who are well insured,for events of this nature. Most people in personal injury lawsuits end up going bankrupt before they ever see any money, they cant make their bills because they are out of work, and social security-disability pays the same to everyone, regardless of their job standings. I think its $157 dollars a week. Who can live off that, while out of work. Plus they have surgeries and medical expenses. If the people "in the wrong" do not have good insurance coverage, the injured go bankrupt, until their settlements. Granted this child does not work, but the parents will have to be home with him, losing income. There should not be rides at amusement parks that could injure children and kill people like adventureland. They should use some of the huge money they profit everyday and make the park safe. Might as well give our kids knives to play with.

Gregg in Denver wrote:

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He fell!! Causing his own injuries. Jsut like if the kid fell at a mall and his hands got caught in the escalator, are people going to demand they shut down escalators because of a kid falling?

climie fisher wrote:

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How do you know?

HMMM wrote:

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The park IS safe - obviously, it is the mother who is not looking after her child that is NOT safe!

Manhattan wrote:

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One can only hope you were neutered years ago and thus have absolutely no chance to reproduce. If someone gave you money, do you think you could buy a clue?

DDDDDDDDD wrote:

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I know accidents happen but this was an accident that could have been avoided.. It could and will happen to other children if they dont do something to fix the gaps in the wall.

dog owner wrote:

O.K the parks manager should be fired and properly trained employees should be hired. How can he say he is just a child that got hurt. That is someones son, and he got more than just hurt, his hand is completely destroyed, and skin graphs an reconstructive surgery are extremely painful for adults, imagine a child having to go through that repeatedly. I will never bring any of my children to such an irresponsible establishment. Isn't there something the town can do to force the park to have safer rides and qualified employees working there. Al I see is young teenagers working there, and I know it's cheap labor, but it is at the expense of our childrens safety.

painNsuffering wrote:

I'm sorry folks, but haven't you ever heard of pain and suffering? I myself am a saxophone player, and if i went to an amusment park to have a good time, and all of a sudden i trip and mangle my hand (which is this case, i don't know if you read the article or not, the kid is Missing Skin from his hand, and bone is showing) Saxophone would be gone for me. Sure it will heal, no doubt, but the gigs that I would have for the time i mangled my hand, would be gone, and thats money lost for me. What do you think about that?

Pete wrote:

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You sound like a cheerleader for the Park owners. People like you always vote against your best interests and opinionate against your best interests. You have to be a total loser.