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Child Killed By Falling Mirror At Wal-Mart
The Indy Channel ^
| 7-23-2006
Posted on 07/24/2006 6:12:21 AM PDT by Samwise
INDIANAPOLIS -- A 3-year-old boy was fatally injured when a floor-mounted mirror fell on him at an Indianapolis Wal-Mart.
Police said Christopher Antonio was apparently playing near the 5-foot-tall mirror in the children's section of the store Saturday evening when it fell at the store in the 3200 block of 86th Street.
The boy was with his 5-year-old sister and his mother. The mother told police she was about 5 feet away from her son when she heard a loud crash.
Police said it took two people to pull the mirror off the boy.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: child; itsallfunngamesuntil; killed; mirror; ningnpaso; peligro; storesarentplaygrnds; walmart
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:12:23 AM PDT
by
Samwise
To: Samwise
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:12:49 AM PDT
by
Samwise
(All that is needed for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.)
To: Samwise
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:13:50 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Whiskey for my men, hyperbolic rodomontade for my horses.)
To: Samwise
As tragic as it is, I can see hordes of trial lawyers rubbing their hands and licking their lips.
To: Samwise
Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:18:41 AM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Westlander
Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?Oh, puleeeeeze. 5 feet? There is absolutely NOTHING irresponsible about that.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:20:16 AM PDT
by
Onelifetogive
(Freerepublic - The website where "Freepers" is not in the spell checker dictionary...)
To: Westlander
Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?Because it was at Wal Mart?
To: Westlander
For pitty's shake don't be such a jerk.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:20:40 AM PDT
by
em2vn
To: Samwise
snipers, falling mirrors...what's next?
To: Westlander
Why was the mother of a 3 year old 5 feet away--at a Walmart?
Are you serious? What should she do? Duct tape the kid to her leg?
Being 5 feet away is just out of arms reach.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:21:49 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Samwise
What's a floor-mounted mirror?
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:22:52 AM PDT
by
Jrabbit
(Scuse me??)
To: the invisib1e hand
...and orcs have invaded the Shire.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:23:26 AM PDT
by
Samwise
(All that is needed for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.)
To: Westlander
I don't think 5 feet is that far away. it wasn't like he was "out of sight." And if the mirror fell on the child, what good would it have done even if the mother was standing beside him...both of them would have been hurt (since the article states, it took two people to actually lift the mirror.)
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:23:37 AM PDT
by
dawn53
To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball
As tragic as it is, I can see hordes of trial lawyers rubbing their hands and licking their lips. I dont mean to make this accident seem trivial, a boy was hurt after all. BUT I noticed the wording was that he was playing "near" the mirror. I've been in Wal-Mart, and I've seen how today's parents let children run wild there..my bet is, the boy was playing ON the mirror.
This is the fault of the PARENT. Hope Wal-Marts lawyer looks at that possibility.
To: Samwise; Mrs.Nooseman; Diana in Wisconsin; bfree; Graybeard58; CSM; metesky; wanderin; sitetest; ...
WalMart Ping.
Tragic story....fingerpointing will begin soon, I fear.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:24:08 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(Taxaholism, the disease you elect to have (TY xcamel))
To: Jrabbit
I don't know what kind of mirror they're talking about. The TV news wasn't any clearer.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:24:18 AM PDT
by
Samwise
(All that is needed for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.)
To: Jrabbit
I'm wondering too. Never seen one at WalMart.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:24:50 AM PDT
by
FearlessFreep
(Excuse me. But are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?)
To: PattonFan
boy was hurt after all Note to me, watch what I'm typing..the boy was killed.
Still, the parent bears the responsibility not Wal Mart.
To: PattonFan
Hope Wal-Marts lawyer looks at that possibility.
They will. Wal-mart plays tough with lawsuits and always have. And no telling how many security cameras are in those ceilings. They possibly have the incident on video.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:27:37 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Gabz
Not to make light of this tragedy but the next thing all places of business will have to do is put disclaimers on their mirrors.
"Please do not play on or near mirror as it may cause injury or death".
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:27:42 AM PDT
by
FearlessFreep
(Excuse me. But are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?)
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