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Natural selection at it's finest...yes, it's sad, but I can't stop laughing...
March 12, 2008 at
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A 10-year-old Washington state boy died Monday of injuries he suffered Saturday when he buried his head in a sandbox during a play date while mimicking a favorite cartoon character.
Come on...30 years old....
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/MindMood...328&
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The mimicry involved Codey's playmates burying him head-first in a one-foot-deep sandbox, Joshua Quantrille told ABC News' Seattle affiliate KOMO-TV. Quantrille, 30, is Codey Porter's half-brother and his three sons were among the boys playing in the sand box Saturday with Codey.Quantrille said the other children initially thought Codey, buried from his head to the top of his chest, was joking when he started to thrash around. By the time they got help, the boy had already stopped breathing. Adults at the house tried unsuccessfully to administer CPR before emergency medical personnel arrived. |
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/MindMood...328&
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Tragic
Watch sandboxes start disapearing from local parks etc.. An accident like this where a child dies will lead to quick removal of the play item.
It has happened to a lot of age groups.
Granted, the boy agreed to have his head buried, but I am sure that the cartoon mislead him into believing he could get out with no problem, as well as the sand in itself seeming to be lightweight and easily moveable.
To me, it does boil down to the parents responsibility. I would take the blame for not watching the cartoon and explaining to my child that it wasn't possible to bury your head and get it out and it could be dangerous.
My oldest son, when he was 10 probably would have thought about doing this... my second oldest son, at that age never would have.
It is tragic, but possibly could have been avoided with the proper guidance. True, natural selection and thinning of the herd happens, but instead of laughing or arguing, have some empathy and use it as a learning experience.