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| < General ~ Trying to blame this on HEELYS |
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Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:05 am
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Check this out... a 12 year old boy was struck and killed by a car in MA. They're trying to blame it on the fact that he was wearing Heelys and there's already been talk of a Heely ban in the town.
The article can be foune here: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/7965800/detail.html. (make sure to view the video)
The question I'm asking is this...why are his parents allowing him to wear the Heelys to school in the first place? Don't most schools ban Heelys? |
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Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:26 am
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| wow that is really stupid blaming a shoe cuz the kid doesnt know how to cross a street |
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Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:00 am
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| First of all, condolences to the boy's family. That said, it comes down to the fact that people no longer take personal responsibilty for their actions. Any tragedy must be blamed on someone/something else. It would be too easy to say that this was an unfortunate accident, there would be no one to sue. Lawsiuts are the new American way. If they want to outlaw heelys for this, how about outlawing cars, too? |
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Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:38 am
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You're definitely right about sue-happy people. Massachusetts is the sue capital of the world, that's why we have some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country.
The boy supposedly turned back after retrieving the mail and started crossing the street. It was then that he was struck. |
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Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:30 pm
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| Some people just don't know how to take responsibility for their actions. Just because he was wearing Heelys at the time doesn't mean that they were the cause of it. |
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Sat May 13, 2006 4:39 pm
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| i could be wearing some nikes and i could get hit by a car! there over reacting io understand that that a kid got hit and died but even if he was not heeling he could of got hit.. thats a no brainer man! |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:46 pm
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| i live in massachusettes and they said on the news that he didnt even have the wheels in when he got hit, how stuoid are these people? |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:53 pm
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| GabbyHeelys wrote: | | i live in massachusettes and they said on the news that he didnt even have the wheels in when he got hit |
They need a new headline, then: "Boy without wheels in his shoes fails to dodge car" |
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Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:42 pm
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| Slicer wrote: | | GabbyHeelys wrote: | | i live in massachusettes and they said on the news that he didnt even have the wheels in when he got hit |
They need a new headline, then: "Boy without wheels in his shoes fails to dodge car" |
haha, im sending them a letter damanding to change the title to that |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:12 pm
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| Slicer wrote: | | GabbyHeelys wrote: | | i live in massachusettes and they said on the news that he didnt even have the wheels in when he got hit |
They need a new headline, then: "Boy without wheels in his shoes fails to dodge car" |
lol even if he had his wheels in he still would have got hit even if he was walkin |
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:20 pm
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| GabbyHeelys wrote: | | i live in massachusettes and they said on the news that he didnt even have the wheels in when he got hit, how stuoid are these people? |
yeah he did i read an article where they showed picture of his rebels lying in the middle of the road. I'll get the link when i get the chance
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:49 pm
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You know what this means...
Implement a sticker on the shoes, stating that suing rights are waived with removal.
It worked for Soap, but no crazy parents travelled to those extremes at that time. |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:01 pm
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| Surfaced wrote: | You know what this means...
Implement a sticker on the shoes, stating that suing rights are waived with removal.
It worked for Soap, but no crazy parents travelled to those extremes at that time. |
they all ready have that |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:10 pm
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| drummer wrote: | | Surfaced wrote: | You know what this means...
Implement a sticker on the shoes, stating that suing rights are waived with removal.
It worked for Soap, but no crazy parents travelled to those extremes at that time. |
they all ready have that |
Even on the shoes that don't have grindplates?
Or was a model with the plate involved in the accident? |
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Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:26 pm
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| Surfaced wrote: | | drummer wrote: | | Surfaced wrote: | You know what this means...
Implement a sticker on the shoes, stating that suing rights are waived with removal.
It worked for Soap, but no crazy parents travelled to those extremes at that time. |
they all ready have that |
Even on the shoes that don't have grindplates?
Or was a model with the plate involved in the accident? |
I dont know which shoes were used but they have stickers on all the shoes. |
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