SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A woman who competed in a radio station’s contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication, the coroner’s office said Saturday.
Jennifer Strange, 28, was found dead Friday in her suburban Rancho Cordova home hours after taking part in the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest in which KDND 107.9 promised a Nintendo Wii video game system for the winner.
Do you think the radio station should be held responsible for her death?
2007-01-19 10:12:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Yes!
Several callers told the people holding the contest that the contestants could die from this. Concerned medical professionals called in, and told them pointedly this activity was dangerous and these people needed to be monitored. The contestants in this contest were not told when they signed the waiver for this that they were risking their lives. Few people associate water with poisioning, but water intoxication is extremely dangerous. The DJs laughed, told the professionals the contestants signed waivers, and that no one had died yet. They ignored warnings and repeated signals. No one did research or homework on this one. No one bothered to check the contestants to make sure they were safe to drive themselves home. They weren't even screened by medical professionals before the contest, during, or after. This woman could have caused a serious car accident, killing several other people, or even her own children. The radio station is lucky more people didn't die. They are absolutely responsible for the death of this poor woman, and should be glad she is the only one who died on their watch.
2007-01-19 10:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definitely! They were warned, the DJs just laughed and said that the contestants had signed a waiver, so they were in the clear.
Waiver or not, they placed these people's health and lives in danger. Totally irresponsible.
Somebody should have checked it out before they even held this contest. Or, at least checked it and stopped it when they got warnings. Not just sit and laugh.
They should alll face trial. The station should be taken off the air. They should all pay damages to this woman's family.
2007-01-19 10:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by kiwi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They might be. If I recall fromt the story they first gave the contestants little water bottles, but after a few dropped out and the rest were in considerable discomfort - they gave the contestants larger water bottles and encouraged them to drink 'em. This could be deemed reckless conduct - even if the contestants signed a waiver. In this case as the "promoters" the radio station encouraged reckless behavior that could lead to death and a death occurred so I think they COULD be held liable. The lawyers are gonna fight this one fer sure.
2007-01-19 10:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Another Garcia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The radio station should have known about that other incident with the fraternity that did the same thing that was all over the news...
2007-01-19 10:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by J.J. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they knew it was dangerous. They shouldn't have allowed her to leave feeling sick without having a doctor, they had at the station make the diagnosis.
2007-01-19 10:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by billinfenway 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes that staiton should now be torn off the air
2007-01-19 10:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well they are partly responsible just because they setup an unsafe publicity stunt.
2007-01-19 10:17:46 · answer #7 · answered by Mariko 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do people get held accountable for their own stupidity any more, or is it always somebody's else's fault for not stopping them?
2007-01-19 10:22:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
why, did they put a gun to her head?
2007-01-19 12:13:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, i do
2007-01-19 10:17:02 · answer #10 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋