Most Federal and State parks have warnings with reguard to wild animal dangers – few people read them. Some parks require a similar warning in registration documents – few people really read them. Parents are responsible for their childen’s safety – not the parks! Sad and terrifying event and a tragic end to a child’s life, but the child now rest in the hands of God so end this quest for revenge and money!!! Accept the results of some bad choices – blaming the park services does not absolve this issue.
People live in houses. Wild animals live in the woods. This is their home. Everyone knows this. And if you don’t, crawl out from under the rock you live under once in a while. If you opt to camp out in a tent in the woods, you assume the risk of being eaten/mauled by wild a animal. Lawsuits in these cases should be banned. Period.
I agree there is an assumption of risk when camping in the wilderness. However if the park did know of a bear attack that day they should have provided additional warnings.
At least the family is only asking for $100,000+ something, not millions like we so often see.
Although we don’t know what they are asking for in their separate suit against the U.S. Forest Service in federal court.
Warnings….? That’s like saying if a bear sh&$#@() in the woods and you slipped and fell in it you could sue because they didn’t clean it up…
Who doesn’t watch TV – When Animals Attack (okay…let’s not forget, II III, IV, V VI… you get the picture)
GMAB – People have no business being in the woods if they don’t know that they run the risk of an encounter with a wild animal – Warning or not – I think the entire issue rests on COMMON SENSE AND PERSONAL RESPONISBILITY – Let’s go people – Get with the program or stay home…
American Fork Canyon has ONE visitors station – it is a national park – there are trailheads everywhere and primitive camping is allowed – there are over a million people that pass through this place in a year – What part of WILDerness do you not understand…?
When will frivilous lawsuits like this end? Oh yeah, never. Stupid lawsuit from stupid parents egged on by sick & greedy lawyers. case should be dismissed on the assumption of risk doctrine. Camping out in the woods? Watch out for animals that may or may not harm you. F-N idiotic parents.
Shocking?!! You go into the forrest and a bear eats your kid? Did you expect kitty cats? That what is IN the forrest. The State nor Forrest Service should have no liability as you travel and camp at your OWN Risk.
Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’. I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy. Bad bear. Not like going down the alley chasin’ cats. This bear, swallow you whole. Little shakin’, little tenderizin’, an’ down you go. And we gotta do it quick, that’ll bring back your tourists, put all your businesses on a payin’ basis. But it’s not gonna be pleasant. I value my neck a lot more than three thousand bucks, chief. I’ll find him for three, but I’ll catch him, and kill him, for ten. Ten thousand dollars for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing.
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Most Federal and State parks have warnings with reguard to wild animal dangers – few people read them. Some parks require a similar warning in registration documents – few people really read them. Parents are responsible for their childen’s safety – not the parks! Sad and terrifying event and a tragic end to a child’s life, but the child now rest in the hands of God so end this quest for revenge and money!!! Accept the results of some bad choices – blaming the park services does not absolve this issue.
People live in houses. Wild animals live in the woods. This is their home. Everyone knows this. And if you don’t, crawl out from under the rock you live under once in a while. If you opt to camp out in a tent in the woods, you assume the risk of being eaten/mauled by wild a animal. Lawsuits in these cases should be banned. Period.
I agree there is an assumption of risk when camping in the wilderness. However if the park did know of a bear attack that day they should have provided additional warnings.
At least the family is only asking for $100,000+ something, not millions like we so often see.
Although we don’t know what they are asking for in their separate suit against the U.S. Forest Service in federal court.
Yo – Gary…
Tragedy
Tragic
Trajectory
Traject…?
Enough said on the spelling lesson…
Warnings….? That’s like saying if a bear sh&$#@() in the woods and you slipped and fell in it you could sue because they didn’t clean it up…
Who doesn’t watch TV – When Animals Attack (okay…let’s not forget, II III, IV, V VI… you get the picture)
GMAB – People have no business being in the woods if they don’t know that they run the risk of an encounter with a wild animal – Warning or not – I think the entire issue rests on COMMON SENSE AND PERSONAL RESPONISBILITY – Let’s go people – Get with the program or stay home…
American Fork Canyon has ONE visitors station – it is a national park – there are trailheads everywhere and primitive camping is allowed – there are over a million people that pass through this place in a year – What part of WILDerness do you not understand…?
When will frivilous lawsuits like this end? Oh yeah, never. Stupid lawsuit from stupid parents egged on by sick & greedy lawyers. case should be dismissed on the assumption of risk doctrine. Camping out in the woods? Watch out for animals that may or may not harm you. F-N idiotic parents.
Shocking?!! You go into the forrest and a bear eats your kid? Did you expect kitty cats? That what is IN the forrest. The State nor Forrest Service should have no liability as you travel and camp at your OWN Risk.
whiner. Should not have rubbed honey on the kid.
Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’. I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy. Bad bear. Not like going down the alley chasin’ cats. This bear, swallow you whole. Little shakin’, little tenderizin’, an’ down you go. And we gotta do it quick, that’ll bring back your tourists, put all your businesses on a payin’ basis. But it’s not gonna be pleasant. I value my neck a lot more than three thousand bucks, chief. I’ll find him for three, but I’ll catch him, and kill him, for ten. Ten thousand dollars for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing.