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by gs68 » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:04 am
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/15/wii_death/
A mother of three died from water intoxication after a radio station drinking competition, a California coroner said on Saturday. Jennifer Strange, 28, competed in Sacramento station KDND 107.9's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest to try to win Nintendo's console for her children.
And you thought jackasses who allow their Wiimotes to fly out of their hands was bad enough.
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by ssj100matt » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:27 am
I believe Travis said he knew this woman...
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by skie » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:07 pm
This happened in the exact same town where OLR is headquartered.
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by DarkTetsuya » Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:47 pm
ssj100matt wrote:I believe Travis said he knew this woman...
Well his old show, Under Sedation Live! used to be held right here in sac too, so he probably did know this woman
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by skie » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:42 pm
Welp, the morning DJ's all got fired today...
Maybe I should go see if there are any sudden job openings at the station?
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by DarkTetsuya » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:51 pm
skie wrote:Welp, the morning DJ's all got fired today... Maybe I should go see if there are any sudden job openings at the station?
Schlagwerk wrote:Aww that was bad.
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by jongipson » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:05 pm
Thats outragous =o How could someone be so stupid -_-
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by sammm » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:02 pm
OH yea... i heard about this on that annoying aol startup thing when you sign on to AIM...
is the radio station really responsible?
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by MelBofRTF » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:56 pm
What, no one was fluent in Trauma Center to save her from death?
What a pity.
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by Randy » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:08 pm
sammm wrote:is the radio station really responsible?
Yes and no, IMO. It was such a ridiculous contest idea and i'm surprised that the station agreed upon it. It's bullcrap to think that the hosts went into the station that morning thinking that everything was going to go swimmingly(no pun intended). What did they think was going to happen when people purposely go against nature and bodily health for so long?
Seeing from opposing views, though, the people signing up for the contest could also be accused of having knowledge of the latter and yet still continuing in the contest. As I see it, the contestants should be held responsible the moment they felt ill and still continued.
Upon further research, I googled Radiological Associates of Sacramento and visited their website. What the hell? The woman worked for a Medical Group and Health Association. Am I the only one that sees the irony? Even so, it doesn't take a medical assistant to know that something bad will eventually happen to you if you don't urinate.
It's sad to see an intelligent woman go to such an idiotic and unworthy cause.
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by DarkTetsuya » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:16 pm
And Nintendo's named in the suit as well, I mean its their fault right?
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by Randy » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:19 pm
DarkTetsuya wrote:And Nintendo's named in the suit as well, I mean its their fault right? DT
A suit? Where was that mentioned in the article?
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by DarkTetsuya » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:22 pm
Randy wrote:DarkTetsuya wrote:And Nintendo's named in the suit as well, I mean its their fault right? DT
A suit? Where was that mentioned in the article?
Well it wasn't in the article; I heard it on the news (during day 50 of their nonstop coverage :/)
edit: it's just that's all they've reported on for the past week, that's all.
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by Randy » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:47 pm
DarkTetsuya wrote:Randy wrote:DarkTetsuya wrote:And Nintendo's named in the suit as well, I mean its their fault right? DT
A suit? Where was that mentioned in the article?
Well it wasn't in the article; I heard it on the news (during day 50 of their nonstop coverage :/) edit: it's just that's all they've reported on for the past week, that's all. DT
Your'e right.
The family is suing the radio station?! That's ridiculous! What's going to be their statement in court, "Our relative killed herself due to water intoxication, and it's the station's fault?"
Lawsuits are becoming the next big trend in America, and it's disgusting to see so many people suing left and right recently for everything.
Quoting the article:
"The station knew this was a dangerous and potentially deadly stunt, but flippantly dismissed the dangers," lawyer Roger Dreyer said in a statement. "Hearing the tape, it's very clear they knew of the dangers and could foresee that this could lead to Jennifer's death."
Even if the station was totally aware of the dangers, Strange knew more about it than anyone else. I mean, you're going to tell me that a medical assistant was totally unaware of the dangers of water intoxication? What a load. Strange also "flippantly dismissed the dangers" when she joined the contest and continued, despite being ill.
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by DarkTetsuya » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:54 pm
Randy wrote: The family is suing the radio station?! That's ridiculous! What's going to be their statement in court, "Our relative killed herself due to water intoxication, and it's the station's fault?"
Lawsuits are becoming the next big trend in America, and it's disgusting to see so many people suing left and right recently for everything.
Not as ridiculous as naming Nintendo themselves in the suit. (I don't even know where to begin to respond to that.) Randy wrote:Quoting the article:
"The station knew this was a dangerous and potentially deadly stunt, but flippantly dismissed the dangers," lawyer Roger Dreyer said in a statement. "Hearing the tape, it's very clear they knew of the dangers and could foresee that this could lead to Jennifer's death."
Even if the station was totally aware of the dangers, Strange knew more about it than anyone else. I mean, you're going to tell me that a medical assistant was totally unaware of the dangers of water intoxication? What a load. Strange also "flippantly dismissed the dangers" when she joined the contest and continued, despite being ill.
On a related topic, I haven't heard a single word on if there were any medical staff of any kind on hand for this, so I'm assuming not. (as I read on gaming blogs like kotaku, shows like Fear Factor always have that sort of staff on hand, just incase.)
The only way the station could save face, IMO is to donate a Wii to the family...
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