well, sounds like to me that we need instructions from the parents on how to step onto and off an escalator. why is it a fault of a shoe?! what about the person using the shoe? what about personal responsibility? next thing you know, you’ll want to sue the aquarium for operating the escaltor. sue the escalator maker for creating a hazard because i wear a different type of shoe. oh, would that mean i have to make a special escalator for each type of shoe! so folks, does this really make sense? if a door slams on my finger and injures it and i lose my nail, do i sue the place where the door is hung? or do i sue the manufacturer of the door itself? or do i sue the company that put the door in? oh, my, what do i do? afterall, i can’t blame myself for allowing the door to hit me. (fyi, i did have a door hit my thumb when i was a kid while carrying a bowling ball. i did lose my thumbnail. but even though i was injured, i still bowled in a tournament. i did not sue anyone because of it.) so what is it nowadays? we can’t be held personally liable for our own actions. we have to get money from the bigger institution. the kid injured his toe. did he lose the toe? no! i think the parents should be held responsible. afterall, he’s a minor and all parents are responsible.
$$$? well, why is that we think millions of dollars will ease anyone’s suffering? i think we are just not accepting responsibility is parental responsibility. we think that if we can blame others, we can. question in this case is: how did he injure the toe? was the cause because of the clog or that the child did not enter/exit the escalator? how many tags do we need to warn consumers on best use of a product? if i had worn a tennis shoe, could i have injured my toe? very well could have pending on the action i did. i think again, that this is more than just an injured toe!
Sweet…I once sprained my ankle playing basketball in Nike basketball shoes. And then there’s that time when I splipped on water at the water park wearing Old Navy flip flops. Or when I played second base and a kid wearing Adidas spikes slid trying to steal second and tore into my knee. Boy, I’m going to be rich!
they are safe shoes. it was unfortunate someone was hurt but not the shoes fault. people are just taking advantage of a better made flip flop from a real company.
Okay so what is the warning label going to say on it “As with any type of footwear caution should be used if you are too dumb to enter or exit an escalator incorrectly”
Is this like the McDonald’s hot coffee warning that now has to be included on each cup of HOT coffee that a person purchases?
I agree with AG. They should have been sued because they are so ugly. The mother should also be sued for buying a little boy Crocs. No boy or man should be made to wear Crocs. Maybe some good will come from this like, THEY WILL GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND WE WILL NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE UGLY SHOES EVER AGAIN.
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well, sounds like to me that we need instructions from the parents on how to step onto and off an escalator. why is it a fault of a shoe?! what about the person using the shoe? what about personal responsibility? next thing you know, you’ll want to sue the aquarium for operating the escaltor. sue the escalator maker for creating a hazard because i wear a different type of shoe. oh, would that mean i have to make a special escalator for each type of shoe! so folks, does this really make sense? if a door slams on my finger and injures it and i lose my nail, do i sue the place where the door is hung? or do i sue the manufacturer of the door itself? or do i sue the company that put the door in? oh, my, what do i do? afterall, i can’t blame myself for allowing the door to hit me. (fyi, i did have a door hit my thumb when i was a kid while carrying a bowling ball. i did lose my thumbnail. but even though i was injured, i still bowled in a tournament. i did not sue anyone because of it.) so what is it nowadays? we can’t be held personally liable for our own actions. we have to get money from the bigger institution. the kid injured his toe. did he lose the toe? no! i think the parents should be held responsible. afterall, he’s a minor and all parents are responsible.
I had no idea how unsafe Crocs were. I hope that the $7.5m is awarded to ease that poor mother’s suffering.
$$$? well, why is that we think millions of dollars will ease anyone’s suffering? i think we are just not accepting responsibility is parental responsibility. we think that if we can blame others, we can. question in this case is: how did he injure the toe? was the cause because of the clog or that the child did not enter/exit the escalator? how many tags do we need to warn consumers on best use of a product? if i had worn a tennis shoe, could i have injured my toe? very well could have pending on the action i did. i think again, that this is more than just an injured toe!
Sweet…I once sprained my ankle playing basketball in Nike basketball shoes. And then there’s that time when I splipped on water at the water park wearing Old Navy flip flops. Or when I played second base and a kid wearing Adidas spikes slid trying to steal second and tore into my knee. Boy, I’m going to be rich!
they are safe shoes. it was unfortunate someone was hurt but not the shoes fault. people are just taking advantage of a better made flip flop from a real company.
Okay so what is the warning label going to say on it “As with any type of footwear caution should be used if you are too dumb to enter or exit an escalator incorrectly”
Is this like the McDonald’s hot coffee warning that now has to be included on each cup of HOT coffee that a person purchases?
I say get rid of the Croc’s entirely. They are ugly anyway.
Okay I will say it… What a crock. Hundreds of children get hurt while getting on and off of escalators.
Why is this injured toe worth $7.5 million?
the mom should be held responsible for two major faults here: (1) letting her son wear crocs, and (2) failing to supervise properly
I agree with AG. They should have been sued because they are so ugly. The mother should also be sued for buying a little boy Crocs. No boy or man should be made to wear Crocs. Maybe some good will come from this like, THEY WILL GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND WE WILL NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE UGLY SHOES EVER AGAIN.