It's like that woman who sued McDonalds for giving her a hot coffee with which she burned herself because she "didn't know coffee was hot". Those without common sense should suffer the consequences. Maybe they'll get some after that. A burned hand teaches best. We have these old sayings for a reason.
Maybe you should actually look into things before you open your mouth. That woman was very old and got coffee on her way to church with her friend. her friend was driving but had to hit the breaks suddenly and the coffee spilled on her, now if the coffee was kept at normal hot-coffee temp. it would have scalded her which isn't fun but not a big deal. The coffee was given to her at a WAY higher temp than is safe for consumption and SEVERELY burned her. She had to go to the hospital and so amassed thousands in medical expenses. Her family did some research and found that many people had complained about the insane temperature. The woman said that if they paid her medical bills and fixed the problem she would be happy to not sue them for their negligence. They said no so she took them to court, got WAYYY more than she originally asked for and they had to actually fix the problem. But then people who don't know what the hell they're talking about harassed/slandered her until she died.
She was really old but still very high functioning at the time of the incident, but unfortunately when an elderly person is significantly injured, which she was, (I saw the pictures) it takes a toll on them and shortens their lives. She died a few years after the whole mess. They made a documentary about her and other cases that the media and public mocked as being petty and stupid that were actually legitimate issues. It's called "Hot Coffee" and it is very interesting.
The coffee was hot enough that it caused burns down to her muscle tissue and she needed skin grafts. The point of suing was to get mcdonalds to not keep their coffee at such a high temperature. Once of the reasons the injured womans family won the lawsuit, was because there were thousands of past complaints about injuries of other customers that mcdonalds had ignored. So they knew they had a problem, but didnt do anything about it, which means it wasnt an unfortunate accident. It was neglegence.
(Edited because i can not spell.)
I surrender my example. My point still stands though, a burned hand teaches best. And if you as a parent are stupid enough to give your very young child something they can choke on...well shame on you. I'm not gonna say the kid deserves to suffer but you certainly need that emotional breakdown for your insane stupidity.
So it's ok to sacrifice the life of an innocent child for the sake of the parent learning a lesson? That's acceptable to you? Oh this kid is dead now but at least the parent learned something! Lets just bring back this pointless novelty candy and if a kid dies, well, that's just how it is! PLASTIC FILLED CANDY is worth that risk!
Woah, didn't I just say the child shouldn't have to suffer? But having some sort of natural punishment against the idiot parent wouldn't be a bad idea. Who actually eats those anyways; I'd much rather have solid chocolate than a thin hollow shell with plastic that I'll lose in two days.
And once again you said that some sort of punishment for the idiot parent "wouldn't be a bad idea" and in this case the "punishment" is their kid choking to death. So, according to you, we should allow absolutely pointless and possibly hazardous candy into the US so that some dumbass parents can learn a lesson when their kid dies. That is what your comments seem to mean. "a burned hand teaches best" even if that "burned hand" is a dead kid.
My argument isn't limited to simply Kinder toys. I'm talking about gum, rock-sugar candy, jawbreaker-type candy, anything that can be choked on. Why don't we ban Pop Rocks or Nerds or Gobstoppers? I've choked at least twice on each of these. Why don't we ban water or spaghetti?! I've choked on water. I COULD HAVE DIED! </sarcasm>
Perhaps 'punishing parents' was the wrong term. But we do need something to shock the caregivers. When I choked on whatever, I was slapped on the back and scolded for eating too fast and horking all the candy. If our government is gonna be so anal about a choking hazard, why don't we ask Kinder to make the toys out of porous plastic, sort of like pumice? Then if it gets stuck in a throat, they can squeak a small bit of air out as the parents try and fish it out before emergency services arrive. There are so many solutions besides banning.
Well there we go then. Tell me that and I wouldn't have argued. I thought they were pressured into doing it the way the drinking age on states doesn't HAVE to be 21 but the federal gov PRESSURES the states into doing it. I thought people got mad and pressured the FDA into doing this. This is perfectly acceptable. I surrender.
Grammar nazi taking over…. sorry
*who not that
As stupid as the kid is, the kid is still a person
also, don't go overboard with "that"
so, I think the kid who is stupid enough to swallow the toy deserves to die
Right? And who the hell cares if we can't have plastic filled chocolate in America? It's just CANDY not penicillin, it's far from essential. To bitch about this is kind of the epitome of a "first world problem".
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Now, that talk about my country.
Now, you see 1/3 of us hate kids, 1/3 likes/ loves/ is ok with kids, and the last third are kids (some of which hate younger kids)
And the 4/3, the mean ones (i didn't know I was going to 4 and 5) who thinks anyone stupid enough should do whatever and die. And the 5/3, the stupid ones. Well, ya know, they're stupid.
Um to the people in the US I can tell you that the toys in those things come in a little capsule that kind of makes the whole thing hard to swallow.... idk how you would choke on it unless you tried to eat it whole and the eggs are pretty big so I don't understand how you can choke on it cause its too big to swallow whole. If you bite into it you'll bite the plastic capsule that holds the toy so you'll figure out you're supposed to eat the chocolate shell around the toy. If a kid swallowed it whole then that's their problem if they choke cause the wrapper even warns you and has pictures of the chocolate shell containing a small toy in the capsule. I honestly don't see how you can choke on it unless you're greedy and try to swallow it whole
Have you SEEN kids?
They don't have an automatically ridiculously adult brain capacity (although, of course there are exceptions).
Eight times out of ten, if the kid can stick it somewhere, they will.
I grew up with this thing. ...people need to learn to take care of themselves geez. Yes it's small for kids. Parents. ...Don't buy it for small children! Didn't need to be banned. Its like kids here don't know how to cross a street because cars stop dor then. They grow up being street crossing illiterate! !!! Only once I saw a kid waiting for a car to cross a corner being very safe. I felt like going to tge kid's house and congratulate the parents! They need to learnthe world is not a school zobe for their safety.
Check that grammar bro but that's not the point the point is there are warnings on the wrapper and the parents can clearly see and read it so they should know they should break the shell and remove the toy before letting the kids eat it there's almost no excuse for letting your kid choke to death on these
Idk if grammar comment was for me but just read my comment and yikes... I tend not to proofread sorry everyone. But I agree. I understand small children can swallow parts but why are parents giving them that candy. I remember eating it when I was old enough to know the difference : eating the Chocolate and just playing w the plastic :/
The chocolate is the most delicious thing you'll ever taste in your life and the toy is an awesome bonus plus they're the most delicious and fun thing you'll ever have the pleasure of experiencing in your life
in Australia I heard they had laws about how much sugar and stuff can be in certain products so I think you guys got yours with a reduced sugar (and other ingredients) measure so it would taste different. I live in south Africa and these things are amazing and I have a cousin who moved to Australia and says the chocolate there tastes crap cause they reduce the sugar and other things in it to make it more healthy
Following that logic, pools should be banned too. I think it's much easier to supervise kids so that they don't choke (or in your example, drown) than banning something. So basically, banning kinder eggs is a way of saying "we are too stupid/lazy to watch over our kids"
Oh hell naw.
(Edited because i can not spell.)
Perhaps 'punishing parents' was the wrong term. But we do need something to shock the caregivers. When I choked on whatever, I was slapped on the back and scolded for eating too fast and horking all the candy. If our government is gonna be so anal about a choking hazard, why don't we ask Kinder to make the toys out of porous plastic, sort of like pumice? Then if it gets stuck in a throat, they can squeak a small bit of air out as the parents try and fish it out before emergency services arrive. There are so many solutions besides banning.
The eggs themselves are not being targeted, they fall under the blanket of the law.
*who not that
As stupid as the kid is, the kid is still a person
also, don't go overboard with "that"
so, I think the kid who is stupid enough to swallow the toy deserves to die
Now, you see 1/3 of us hate kids, 1/3 likes/ loves/ is ok with kids, and the last third are kids (some of which hate younger kids)
And the 4/3, the mean ones (i didn't know I was going to 4 and 5) who thinks anyone stupid enough should do whatever and die. And the 5/3, the stupid ones. Well, ya know, they're stupid.
They don't have an automatically ridiculously adult brain capacity (although, of course there are exceptions).
Eight times out of ten, if the kid can stick it somewhere, they will.