Fable Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Am I the only kid whose never tried anything ridiculous on TV nowadays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 So stupid people deserve to die? I don't know about the "deserve" part, but it's harsh reality. Stupid people don't last long. And when they're adults, they won't contribute anything valuable to the world. It's like what some of the others said, it's natural selection. We ARE animals, just smarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenge Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 But it is kinda sad how stupid some people are out there, and how many. Some people, alot of people, they're just not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Levy Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I am a person who believes in Tabula Rasa. Tabula Rasa is the philosophy that when children are born they are essentially a clean slate. Their personality and their overall impact they will have on the world is ultimately determined by their life experiences. Therefore, it isn't the kids' fault they are stupid, its the parents' for being bad parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 There's also those children born with birth defects that cause them to have a low IQ or not be able to think clearly...or along those lines. They ususally don't last long either. Nature does what it does. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Levy Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 That's different. People with genetic disorders or birth defects can't help themselves. That is one of the reason why they are submitted to special ed programs in schools for special security and supervision. But kids who are completely healthy don't get such treatment, and only learn from watching the TV, which is used as a 'babysitter' of sorts for parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 That just shows that parents who can't take care of their children properly, or at least call a real babysitter, don't deserve to be parents. Some parents don't even keep up with their child's grades in school and let them do what they want after school. Including try TV stunts. The guilt sort of falls on both the child and the parents in that manner. EDIT: PR, signing off for the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Exactly. It's both the kid's fault and the fault of the adults that should have had the role of preventing this sort of thing from happening. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I rest my case, and am awaiting a rebuttal. Just for debate's sake. xP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Same here. But I think that general opinion on this is almost unanimous. Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Almost. But the one who doesn't agree hasn't shown up in a while...maybe she was convinced. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Levy Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Can newer members see the debate board? Or maybe that person just couldn't find the topic after it was moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Uh...I'm not sure they can. The rules say that seeing the debate board is a privilege...maybe she can't see it. o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hmm... odd. I'll log out for a moment and see if I can still spot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sandi Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Not all kids do things stupid. In this case,it's not a good idea to generalize. He was doing something that should have been obvious to anyone over the age of 8 is completely dangerous. Would qualify for a Darwin Award. Also, we're not laughing about it. And I'd like to know your assumption of how old people here are. Where were his parents to supervise? Its pretty much entirely their fault. If your kid is THAT impressionable at such a old (for this matter anyway) age, Maybe you should step up to the plate and watch his every breath. There was a simular case in california or nevada, that some kid was playing on a vacant lot in some dirt tunnels and it collapsed on him. The other kid he was playing with freaked and said someone in a red van abducted him. they were 10 years old, too. Can you nominate for the darwin or awards or would that just be plain heartless? Sorry for the late post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*MidnightMoonFiretail*~ Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I don't know who's fault it is...it's just...stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Sandi, there is a clear difference between the cases you cited and the case which is the subject of this topic. In this case, the kid's death is clearly his own fault (at least in part) - he essentially got himself killed on purpose. However, fault also lies with whoever should have been supervising the play in the sandbox. There's no one person you can lay all the blame on. And it isn't heartless to point out that a person's death is partially the result of their own stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamieleigh Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 What's sad is that there was this 16-year-old guy in my Theatre class that thought he could copy the things he saw on Narito, (or what ever it's called... I think that's it.) and actually be a martial artist. As someone who actually trained in martial arts for half of their life, I almost laughed my brains out... until this little scrawny kid attempted to pick a fight with the 300-hundred-pound quarter back... Anyway, my point is that kids can be stupid. Especially when they watch fantasy cartoons and are not taught the difference between real life and television. I think that instead of leaving kids in front of the tv, parents should make a point to watch with their kids, and discuss what is fiction and what is real. That way, maybe once kids reach the age of 10, (or 16...) they'll be able to make smart choices. This incident with the boy and the sand box is unfortunate. I truly believe that this could have been the result of parents just not paying attention to their kid. Sure, it was the kid who got himself killed, but who was raising and looking after the boy up to this point? Why wasn't someone watching him while he was outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 We've already established that it's both the kid's and the parents' fault that he died. The kid's fault for trying a stupid stunt, and the parents' fault for not supervising him outside and/or letting him watch too much TV without telling him the difference between a cartoon and the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathersguy6773 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I have been reading this post for some time now and I have to agree the kid was stupid for trying a stupid stunt he saw in naruto. But you can't blame TV for his death you can however blame his parents for not watching him..It is easy to blame TV because it is an inanimate object and can't fight back. Especially when it isn't TV's fault it the parents fault for not keeping track of their kid or kids.. So those of you blaming TV...You are totally wrong..TV didn't not tell the kid to go out and try that stunt. all his parents had to do was change the channel or block the station. Tv is not at fault here the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 o_O I don't think anybody here has blamed the TV...in fact, this debate is quite old. It should've been closed by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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