This was expected. What I want to know is why you used the "When animals do things" tag for this story.

Morning DJ Jockeys : When animals do things.

Worst movie ever : http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2125059135129782516&q=six+the+mark+unleashed

Staring a baldwin. God help us.

After killing someone, loosing your job's a given. Plus, morning personalitys suck, they should've been fired long before this.

That "if" should be an "is."

After killing someone, loosing your job's a given. Plus, morning personalitys suck, they should've been fired long before this.

After killing someone, loosing your job's a given. Plus, morning personalitys suck, they should've been fired long before this.

They didn't kill anyone though...

winston... when a few frat guys haze some kid by making him drink till he dies, they're held liable as well. It's not murder, but they'll be held to account

So....

...do you think Duo_RmX got his point across??

(sorry for your slow modem)

Ooh, tricksy issue here. On the one hand, the woman is responsible for her own health -- how was anyone supposed to know that her brain was going to swell and kill her? All she had to do was take a piss.

Is it really the DJs responsibility to inform her of the danger of water-intoxication? How much information did they dispense to participants? Were any waivers signed?

I think there are a few issues that should come to light (documents signed, warnings made, etc...) before anybody is held accountable for someone else's failure to recognize the risks their taking.

As far as hazing goes -- alcohol poisoning is pretty well known, and frat pledges need to realize that before they drink. How can someone "force" you do drink, unless they physically hold you down and pour beer into your mouth? Social pressures "forcing" kids to drink isn't a viable accusation, at least for me.

The thing I don't get is how did the radio show know or she went to the toilet or not. There must have been someone monitoring her or did they believe her on her word?

Anyway I believe the show should have informed her about the risks.

@ Cruds: The contestants were in-studio if I'm not mistaken.

@ Orcist: Actually voiding your bladder has nothing to do with water intoxication. It's caused by too much water and not enough electrolytes. If they had added a little salt to the water (like they do with sports drinks), this probably could have been avoided.

It's troubling that ten people lost their jobs just so the station can attempt to wash its hands of the incident. Certainly, anyone involved with conceptualizing and planning the contest should have been axed, but I have a feeling at least four or so of those fired didn't deserve to be.

Yes, waivers of liability were probably signed. The exact language might be even be called into question. But at the end of the day, a jury is not going to consider that sufficient to cover the death of a mother of three.

Here's hoping the legal system performs a more intended function than compensating the plaintiff in frivolous lawsuits. The soon-to-be co-defendents would be wise to settle out of court.

Here is a link to the audio of the contest

http://www.sacbee.com/static/newsroom/kdndslides/

And by the way, this whole "mother of three gives her life to make her children happy" is a steaming load.

Would she consider entering a contest to win her children books? Food? A scholarship to the university of their choice?

A Wii is a luxury. It's not a necessity. This woman is no hero. She's just brick-ass dumb.

Lezbro, so when you die in a car crash, it's your fault because you cannot assess the risk of getting in a car crash. If an airplane falls on you its your fault because you cant assess the risk of standing under an airplane.

I nominate you for the Hitler award, douchebag.

>> Lezbro, so when you die in a car crash, it's your fault because you cannot assess the risk of getting in a car crash.

The answer is yes. It is your fault.

By the way, driving a car is one of the riskiest activities one can engage in. There are on average 42,000 deaths per year. And some 7,000,000 accidents. Who else should be to blame for getting into a car and getting killed? You turned on the ignition.

Most people ignore this because...

They really like driving in their car.

>> If an airplane falls on you its your fault because you cant assess the risk of standing under an airplane.

No. That's completely different. You're using a little bait-and-switch. One does not elect to stand under a falling plane. I am only holding this woman (and anyone really) accountable for actions they willingly participate in knowing there is a risk of injury or death.

This woman has access to the same Internet I do. I bet she knew who Brad Pitt was sleeping with. I bet she knew what was on television each night of the week.

Any time you are asked to sign a waiver which says in effect "I agree that I might die participating in this activity," that should be clue number one. I'm not happy the woman is dead. It's a tragedy. Mostly for her kids. But the blame is squarely on her.

Any person that is dumb enough to sign a waiver and relies on a DJ to give them safety information is brick-ass dumb.

Holy shit, thanks for that audio link JMFC.

Also also, "Hands on a Hardbody" on DVD is falking great.

@Lezbro

get on that soap box and preach.

Wow. Videogames DO kill people.