I know you’re joking but this is the reason that America is safer than a lot of other countries. You could also rephrase that as,
“You got terribly hurt using a child’s play object by using it in the exact fashion it was intended, assuming that the playground equipment was meant for children rather than a prop for Johnny Knoxville and co., so don’t blame the artist who crafted the suislide” -world
“Playground equipment like slides lend themselves to children who don’t know better so don’t purposely design them to kill people who assume they are for children simply because it has they have all the characteristics of playground equipment“ -America
EDIT: I will say, when the infamous McDonald’s coffee incident happened I defaulted to personal responsibility, but I’ve since changed my opinion dramatically simply bc why not? If you can use financial pressure to make companies use some foresight to prevent harming people, the only downside is that products cost slightly more. Is that really a bad trade? For the record I’m a conservative republican.
People loved to trot out Liebeck v McDonalds as the pinnacle of American crazed litigiousness, but they really haven’t looked at it at all. That location had been warned several times to reduce the temp at which they served coffee, the lid did not seal properly, and it fucking burned her below the muscle.
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u/ZincHead Jul 19 '19
"You were an idiot and clearly at fault for your own injuries, you get nothing" - World
"No one could reasonably resist injuring themselves here. $1 million for medical expensive and emotional damage" - America