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Like, you know, life isn't fair, so, like, deal with it.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...g-parents-sue/
It’s hard to decide who are the biggest morons in this story: parents or daughter. 15 year-old Alexa Longueira was walking along Victory Boulevard in Staten Island when she fell into an open manhole.
Why didn’t she see it? You’re ahead of me here. She was too intent on tapping out a text message to notice the gaping gap in the sidewalk and just dropped straight on in. Idiotic, yes, but now Alexa’s parents are trying to blame someone else for their daughter’s stupidity while making a little money into the bargain. They’re suing the city.
I’m all for punishing people who walk the streets staring into the tiny screens of their cells. They’re a danger to cyclists, for one, and at the very best they’re an annoyance to normal pedestrians, the kind who actually look where they’re walking. That Alexa’s parents are not doing anything to teach her a lesson but instead are blaming city workers is quite ridiculous.
In this case, though, it appears that the girl isn’t so dumb. Here’s the erudite sentence she gave of the Department of Environmental Protection workmen’s apology after they helped her out of the hole: “They were just, like, ‘I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”
And yes, her parents are also witty masters of the English language. The mother, Kim Longueira, speaking to MSNBC: “Oh my God, it was putrid. One of her sneakers is still down there”
Like, you know, life isn't fair, so, like, deal with it.
The scary thing is that they might have something to work with here. Don't get me wrong, I think this girl is a moron and I want to slap some sense into her and her parents. But shouldn't there have been some sort of actual physical barrier around the hole? The article makes it sound like there was just an open hole in the middle of the sidewalk. A blind guy could have fallen in.
But seriously, are manholes usually just open without barriers?
Beat me to it.
OMG IDK wats rong w/ her. lol
You seem very interested in open man holes.
But seriously, are manholes usually just open without barriers?
...Is that an offer?
Yes... anyone that knows about any type of labor safety should know they need to put a barricade around it.
They could actually get some money off of it.... and honestly.. I would do the same thing.
Thats funny, the girl has no sense? What about the dumbass who just left the manhole open. If he/she had any sense, then maybe the thought that somebody could fall in might have popped into thier head.
could have been just some punks lifting man holes..and getting a kick out of it
Yep. If that is the case, doesn't matter if she is texting or not. Open manholes have to be completely protected. There are 2000 year old law books that talk about this stuff. It is common sense.
I take pride in my ability to text without looking at the phone.
How To Make A Quick $200,000.
1. Find a manhole cover on a sidewalk you frequent.
2. Ask a friend to remove the cover.
3. Walk down sidewalk and pretend to fall in while texting.
4. Sue the city for $2,000,000 and settle for 10% of that, making some mediator look like a brilliant negotiator.
5. Send an "lol, im rich" text to all your buddies.
How would a blind person fall in? They have a white cane or a dog, neither of which is as re ed as this girl.
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O so wow. Young girls who text while walking deserve to fall down manholes. Remember that next time you see your daughter or sister texting while walking.
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If there was no barricade, sign, or warning around the open man-hole, the city is partially responsible. But this stupid broad is also partially responsible as well. PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU, STUPID!!!
If I had a daughter, I'd tell her to look where she was going! My sister is worthless so I wouldn't care.
Eh. I knew I was going to get that response.
Have I developed a reputation?Eh. I knew I was going to get that response.
O so wow. Young girls who text while walking deserve to fall down manholes. Remember that next time you see your daughter or sister texting while walking.how about people having JUST A LITTLE COMMON SENSE, and watching where they are going. Its not just manholes, what about walking in front of a car or truck, or walking into a light pole or something...
Manholes being open in the middle of a street is not normal. A Truck driving through an intersection is.
No. I just knew someone would say they don't care if that happens to thier sister.
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