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.
We were in Wal Mart several years ago, and a light bulb exploded above us. Tiny, tiny shards landed on my 10 yo son's head. He was jumping around, shaking his head, yelling, "ow Mom that's hot!" He has thick curly hair and I couldn't see any shards or burns (though you could smell burned hair). Our newborn was a few rows over with my husband. face up in a baby carrier. The bulb would have landed in his eyes had he been with me. I notified the manager, who asked me if I thought he needed medical treatment. My answer was no, as my son wasn't injured.
You forgot the "/sarc".
Well said! My younger sister-in-law was the favorite aunt. She was an awesome babysitter for her brothers and sister. Even with some of the more difficult nephews. She would not put up with anything. Then, she had two children of her own. She calls my husband sometimes and seems shocked by some of the things her children try to get away with.
Your poor friend! (I bet I know which steakhouse.)
I've had eventful meals, but I have NEVER had a marsupial fall on my head. I'm assuming it was a stuffed kangaroo . . . how big do those things get?
My daughter was "pinged" to confirm how she was raised and got sucked into the debate. Got a problem with that?
nope concrete and mirrors..
Run out of debating points?
You are right. Anything can happen anytime. I watch ours assuming the worst can happen.
Your analogy did not apply.
I really doubt it.
What if the mirror had fallen on both of them?
LOL! Is that a marsupial on your head, or are you just glad to see me?
Look out. You will be defamed by other posters for speaking common sense, accused of picking on this Mom in the face of tragedy etc. Parental common sense is an awful thing on this thread. It's "egotistical"
You have no idea how hard it is to stop from making a "watch out for falling prices" crack.
You have a right to your opinion about me, don't you?
Huh? Seriously. The story says that it's based purely on what the mom reported. How do we know what really occurred?
Keep reading. One of my innocent child victims joined the thread. I made her life a misery by protecting her. *rolling eyes*
Your daughter is more than welcome to dispense all the useless, baseless, and meaningless advice someone who has no real firsthand understanding of a subject wants to (thats another side effect of the Internet)..
I think our drive toward logic is a reaction to the Democrats' removing logic completely from their decision calculus.
At least, mine was. When I realized that liberal ideology is at odds with provable fact, I had to become conservative.
Let's face it . . . no one does icky womanish touchy-feely like the lefties. NO one.
"True. But some did show immediate concern for Walmart's rising prices and falling profits, which is creepy, IMO."
I totally agree. And I will add that this is the kind of attitude that make conservatives look like heartless, moeny grubbing Scrooges.
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