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October 29, 2009 by RawmeatCowboy
Filed Under: Wii, Nintendo in general
The family of a woman who died while taking part in a radio station water-drinking contest to win a Nintendo Wii has been awarded more than $US16.5 million ($18 million) by a jury in California. A 12-person jury in Sacramento reached the verdict on Thursday after deliberating for nearly two weeks. The trial began in early September. Mother-of-three Jennifer Strange was 28 when she died in 2007 after participating in the "Hold Your Wee For a Wii" contest run by KDND-FM.
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@PsychoDuck
Agreed. She should have just waited and found one in all stores like you can now. This is why I don't go crazy to get a console at launch. Especially the midnight launch.
Agreed. She should have just waited and found one in all stores like you can now. This is why I don't go crazy to get a console at launch. Especially the midnight launch.
We all remember this very clearly, don't wee? Lol.pun
Btw, who's paying the bill for this?
Btw, who's paying the bill for this?
Uhh that's $18 million AUS RMC. As the article says it's still $16.5 million USD.
@akel
That's true, but now maybe her husband will be able to take better care of their kids and also be able to spend more time with them.
That's true, but now maybe her husband will be able to take better care of their kids and also be able to spend more time with them.
Its sad how families just want $ in return.
Like "Akel" says, life cannot be bought with $
Like "Akel" says, life cannot be bought with $
Good. Now anyone dumb enough to pull this stunt again will know the consequences
Afford simple things? Lol
I'm sure the family is going to be much better than before now that they are richer than they ever were.
I'm sure the family is going to be much better than before now that they are richer than they ever were.
This situation is going right on my list of reasons to hate the human race, just like the McDonald's coffee lady and the thief that won a lawsuit for getting injured on a knife while breaking into someone's house.
@mbh911
oh so simple minded
a suit like this brings three good things
1.it wil never happen again
2.compensation for the family whos life has been turned upside down because of this, and incase you dont know what its like for a middle class family to lose a whole source of income, its horrible
3.it pays for the funeral, which is an extremely expensive thing
now, assuming the father doesnt take this money lightly, that should satisfy them for the rest of their life, with enough money to send his children and their children to good schools
however, if he is like most people who come suddenly into money, he will screw the whole thing up, and lose it all in a few months
oh so simple minded
a suit like this brings three good things
1.it wil never happen again
2.compensation for the family whos life has been turned upside down because of this, and incase you dont know what its like for a middle class family to lose a whole source of income, its horrible
3.it pays for the funeral, which is an extremely expensive thing
now, assuming the father doesnt take this money lightly, that should satisfy them for the rest of their life, with enough money to send his children and their children to good schools
however, if he is like most people who come suddenly into money, he will screw the whole thing up, and lose it all in a few months
@Tendonin
woah brah
i think nobody hates that crap more than me (no seriously, i think if i had the chance to kill that robber, i would)
but this is different, because while things like hot coffee, and being an as*hole have obvious consequences, nobody knew that not peeing for a few hours would kill you (though she should have gone to the damn hospital if she felt that bad)
woah brah
i think nobody hates that crap more than me (no seriously, i think if i had the chance to kill that robber, i would)
but this is different, because while things like hot coffee, and being an as*hole have obvious consequences, nobody knew that not peeing for a few hours would kill you (though she should have gone to the damn hospital if she felt that bad)
@Wii_Jedi
"What Nez said. It's not buying a life. The family's income was cut in half."
How can that be? The father is still alive.
"What Nez said. It's not buying a life. The family's income was cut in half."
How can that be? The father is still alive.
This was a local radio station. I remember a nurse called in telling them it was dangerous but they still continued. I also remember the radio host asking "isn't this dangerous?" and they still went ahead with it.
Whoever was in charge of thinking up this contest should be ashamed.
Any REAL marketer looks at something, such as a promotion, and tries to find flaws or things that could possibly go wrong with said thing.
A contest were you hold your pee obviously has serious medical consequences if not handled properly.
The person in charge should've sought medical opinions or give up the bad pun name for a different "feat" contest that doesn't have serious life threatening consequences.
Any REAL marketer looks at something, such as a promotion, and tries to find flaws or things that could possibly go wrong with said thing.
A contest were you hold your pee obviously has serious medical consequences if not handled properly.
The person in charge should've sought medical opinions or give up the bad pun name for a different "feat" contest that doesn't have serious life threatening consequences.
@Tendonin
of course the contest was absurd, that was the point of it
no they shouldnt have done it, but they did it, and theres nothing anybody can do about it, so you might as well try your best to stop it from happening again
which is what this is doing.
@Mad D
i did not know about that, which makes it all the more deserving that they get sued
of course the contest was absurd, that was the point of it
no they shouldnt have done it, but they did it, and theres nothing anybody can do about it, so you might as well try your best to stop it from happening again
which is what this is doing.
@Mad D
i did not know about that, which makes it all the more deserving that they get sued
WOW... just wow. Typical US bullsh!t court system, everything will be Ok with enough money thrown in. Yes, its true that the family income is cut in half blahblahblah and I'm very sorry for the children who lost their mom and her husband, I really am, but come the F on, 16.5 million?? Thats just ridiculous! Those parents wouldn't have ever made that in 5 lifetimes and it has nothing to do with justice, that's just lawyer greed!!
Whoever arranged the stupid contest should've been put to blast for it and punished accordingly (meaning laying them off from work, possibly punished by jail sentencing etc, NOT hit with paying ridiculous amounts of money that they probably don't even have in the first place). And, at the end of the day, it was the woman's choice to continue in the contest even when she probably realized that drinking sh!tloads of water in a short time when your body clearly reacts strongly to it can't be good, so I wouldn't put the whole blame on the organizers alone.. grown ups have to take care of themselves and think what their getting into, and how far to go.
All in all it's a very unfortunate and probably unforeseeable incident, but truckloads of money don't change it and magically bring this woman back to life, and although it may help the family forget the accident while enjoying a millionaire luxury life, is that really the right way to handle this situation and cope with the loss?? I think not.
Sorry if I offend anyone here but damn America, your "justice" system sucks severe ass!!! I can't begin to comprehend what kind of monkeys run that sh!t, and how in the hell do they pull it off and why most people don't see anything absurd in it.
Whoever arranged the stupid contest should've been put to blast for it and punished accordingly (meaning laying them off from work, possibly punished by jail sentencing etc, NOT hit with paying ridiculous amounts of money that they probably don't even have in the first place). And, at the end of the day, it was the woman's choice to continue in the contest even when she probably realized that drinking sh!tloads of water in a short time when your body clearly reacts strongly to it can't be good, so I wouldn't put the whole blame on the organizers alone.. grown ups have to take care of themselves and think what their getting into, and how far to go.
All in all it's a very unfortunate and probably unforeseeable incident, but truckloads of money don't change it and magically bring this woman back to life, and although it may help the family forget the accident while enjoying a millionaire luxury life, is that really the right way to handle this situation and cope with the loss?? I think not.
Sorry if I offend anyone here but damn America, your "justice" system sucks severe ass!!! I can't begin to comprehend what kind of monkeys run that sh!t, and how in the hell do they pull it off and why most people don't see anything absurd in it.
uuummmm. . . I thought it was well known that if you hold your bowels past the point that it hurts you start to damage yourself.
Now, Im going to be blunt in saying both parties are at fault. The radio for posting a contest. Altho, it was reasonable, you hold yourself untill you have to go, when you feel like you need to go beyond a doubt you go. You loose, but you relieve yourself. Its a joke contest. But I guess a video game system was worth more than your bowel system; this woman died for HOLDING HER URINE IN UNTILL SHE KILLED HERSELF.
Call me what you will, Im not afraid, ashamed, or ignorant of death. And I know that I can die from the simplest of things. If there was a contest to see who can stand on a train track longer while a train is coming, offering over 100 billion dollars, and someone dies from it? No pity. You understood what was at risk before accepting.
And yes, 16 million is way to much. Sorry kids, your mom killed her self to get you a video game system. Lesson learned? You can still blame someone else , earn millions over what you would ever have seen in your life, and will still have support, only cause you died.
Sorry if i offended anyone. My views are pretty harsh.
Now, Im going to be blunt in saying both parties are at fault. The radio for posting a contest. Altho, it was reasonable, you hold yourself untill you have to go, when you feel like you need to go beyond a doubt you go. You loose, but you relieve yourself. Its a joke contest. But I guess a video game system was worth more than your bowel system; this woman died for HOLDING HER URINE IN UNTILL SHE KILLED HERSELF.
Call me what you will, Im not afraid, ashamed, or ignorant of death. And I know that I can die from the simplest of things. If there was a contest to see who can stand on a train track longer while a train is coming, offering over 100 billion dollars, and someone dies from it? No pity. You understood what was at risk before accepting.
And yes, 16 million is way to much. Sorry kids, your mom killed her self to get you a video game system. Lesson learned? You can still blame someone else , earn millions over what you would ever have seen in your life, and will still have support, only cause you died.
Sorry if i offended anyone. My views are pretty harsh.
@Atariadam
actualy she died from water poisoning..the holding your wee made that even worse as the liquids couldn't leave the body and as such the dillution of the cells went faster.
actualy she died from water poisoning..the holding your wee made that even worse as the liquids couldn't leave the body and as such the dillution of the cells went faster.
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