5 year old killed in rotating restaurant-caught between floor and wall

[Anonymous]

Looking at pictures, the child probably got stuck between one of the columns, and the outer end of a table. In order to do so, he had to have been doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing. Probably something like "hey mom and dad! I'm gonna see if I can fit when we move!"

Otherwise I don't see how - the space is quite roomy, between the tables and windows.

Very tragic, and maybe the parents were tired and distracted, but it's still their responsibility to watch their child and make sure their child is behaving safely. The world isn't a toy - it's not the world's responsibility to make everything completely risk free. It requires some due diligence - like a parent watching their child, who doesn't have the development to understand that what they're doing may be dangerous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

There are constantly incidents about this. The car I want doesn't come with a camera as an option so I'm waiting till 2018 where it is required. No way I'd buy another car without one.

This accident happened when he was going forward, not reverse.

A kid can move faster than someone can anticipate stepping on the brake unfortunately.

This is such a downer thread. My heart goes out to the parents who watched their kid die in front of them.

People are looking for excuses to blame parents. I wonder how many posters who say the it's the parents fault, do stuff like text and drive. Truly, put your phone down and drive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

There are constantly incidents about this. The car I want doesn't come with a camera as an option so I'm waiting till 2018 where it is required. No way I'd buy another car without one.

This accident happened when he was going forward, not reverse.

A kid can move faster than someone can anticipate stepping on the brake unfortunately.

This is such a downer thread. My heart goes out to the parents who watched their kid die in front of them.

People are looking for excuses to blame parents. I wonder how many posters who say the it's the parents fault, do stuff like text and drive. Truly, put your phone down and drive.

This is true, but the restaurant wasn't rotating fast. It takes one hour for the restaurant to make one full circle. So whatever the child was doing, it probably wasn't for a fraction of a second.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like kid got stuck when floor rotated while he was standing between the bolted down table and wall. This crushed him as the space was 4-5 inches. While the rotation is slow, it is fast enough to trap someone quick enough to not get out.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely gorgeous little boy. RIP. I cannot imagine how his parents feel.

Charlie Holt 5-year-old killed in rotating restaurant in Atlanta - http://go.shr.lc/2ogU32w - @washtimes

[Anonymous]

Blaming the parents is one way people deal with a terrible accident like this. They convince themselves that this "horrible death of a child could never happen to my kids because of reasons X, Y, and Z. This kid's parents did these things wrong, which I will never do, so I don't have to worry about this." It is a coping mechanism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blaming the parents is one way people deal with a terrible accident like this. They convince themselves that this "horrible death of a child could never happen to my kids because of reasons X, Y, and Z. This kid's parents did these things wrong, which I will never do, so I don't have to worry about this." It is a coping mechanism.

It is mean and cruel. With social media and the internet-people have lost their compassion and humanity.

[Anonymous]

Tragic accident. Shame on everyone here blaming the parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

There are constantly incidents about this. The car I want doesn't come with a camera as an option so I'm waiting till 2018 where it is required. No way I'd buy another car without one.

This accident happened when he was going forward, not reverse.

A kid can move faster than someone can anticipate stepping on the brake unfortunately.

This is such a downer thread. My heart goes out to the parents who watched their kid die in front of them.

People are looking for excuses to blame parents. I wonder how many posters who say the it's the parents fault, do stuff like text and drive. Truly, put your phone down and drive.

This is true, but the restaurant wasn't rotating fast. It takes one hour for the restaurant to make one full circle. So whatever the child was doing, it probably wasn't for a fraction of a second.

I was speaking about accidents involving a kid darting out behind a car, but in terms of the restaurant I agree with PP that even though the restaurant is moving slower, it might not have been a second, but if he was positioned where he was stuck it could take seconds for him to remain stuck.

It's just horrific. I don't understand people's outrage toward the parents for this accident or the Disney alligator thing. (I was really mad at the mom b/c the gorilla died, but after my initial outrage, my heart softened. All parents have bad days.) The only parent that I really see as culpable is the mom who perched her kid on top of the railing of the wild dogs. All horrific experiences for these parents.

My point is that many people put their kids at unnecessary risk by doing things like texting and driving. So I think most people who say that they would never let X, Y, Z happen are probably hypocrites. But to prove them wrong, they'd have to lose a child. I'd rather not prove them wrong, just take everyday safety more seriously, not freak happenings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at pictures, the child probably got stuck between one of the columns, and the outer end of a table. In order to do so, he had to have been doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing. Probably something like "hey mom and dad! I'm gonna see if I can fit when we move!"

Otherwise I don't see how - the space is quite roomy, between the tables and windows.

Very tragic, and maybe the parents were tired and distracted, but it's still their responsibility to watch their child and make sure their child is behaving safely. The world isn't a toy - it's not the world's responsibility to make everything completely risk free. It requires some due diligence - like a parent watching their child, who doesn't have the development to understand that what they're doing may be dangerous.

I think he may have tried to hide behind one of the banquets and got caught in the gap. His head was then crushed between the banquette wall and one of the vertical metal adornments on the stationary wall. Those banquettes look like a child magnet for a kid trying to "hide" from his parents.

[Anonymous]

This story makes me want to vomit in fear, but all of you blaming the parents just make me sad. May something never ever happen to your kids because you'll spent the rest of your life blaming yourselves far worse than anyone else.

That poor sweet baby and his poor family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

There are constantly incidents about this. The car I want doesn't come with a camera as an option so I'm waiting till 2018 where it is required. No way I'd buy another car without one.

This accident happened when he was going forward, not reverse.

A kid can move faster than someone can anticipate stepping on the brake unfortunately.

This is such a downer thread. My heart goes out to the parents who watched their kid die in front of them.

People are looking for excuses to blame parents. I wonder how many posters who say the it's the parents fault, do stuff like text and drive. Truly, put your phone down and drive.

This is true, but the restaurant wasn't rotating fast. It takes one hour for the restaurant to make one full circle. So whatever the child was doing, it probably wasn't for a fraction of a second.

I was speaking about accidents involving a kid darting out behind a car, but in terms of the restaurant I agree with PP that even though the restaurant is moving slower, it might not have been a second, but if he was positioned where he was stuck it could take seconds for him to remain stuck.

It's just horrific. I don't understand people's outrage toward the parents for this accident or the Disney alligator thing. (I was really mad at the mom b/c the gorilla died, but after my initial outrage, my heart softened. All parents have bad days.) The only parent that I really see as culpable is the mom who perched her kid on top of the railing of the wild dogs. All horrific experiences for these parents.

My point is that many people put their kids at unnecessary risk by doing things like texting and driving. So I think most people who say that they would never let X, Y, Z happen are probably hypocrites. But to prove them wrong, they'd have to lose a child. I'd rather not prove them wrong, just take everyday safety more seriously, not freak happenings.

The Disney alligator incident could have been prevented, it was dark, late and the 3 year old was in the water alone where signs said to stay out. I would never let a toddler wander into an open body of water without holding my hand-especially at night. The gorilla incident could have been prevented as you should always hold a kids hand in a crowded zoo-he was unsupervised, plain and simple. The wild dog mom is completely at fault and basically killed her kid due to a stupid act. the revolving restaurant incident does not seem to be the fault of the parents as the restaurant was empty, the kid was 5 or less feet away where they could see him and the design of the rotating restaurant seems faulty and dangerous as the tables are fixed to the floor and creates an entrapment risk-which sadly in the case it did. I do not blame these parents-though with more info-may find partial fault with them too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at pictures, the child probably got stuck between one of the columns, and the outer end of a table. In order to do so, he had to have been doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing. Probably something like "hey mom and dad! I'm gonna see if I can fit when we move!"

Otherwise I don't see how - the space is quite roomy, between the tables and windows.

Very tragic, and maybe the parents were tired and distracted, but it's still their responsibility to watch their child and make sure their child is behaving safely. The world isn't a toy - it's not the world's responsibility to make everything completely risk free. It requires some due diligence - like a parent watching their child, who doesn't have the development to understand that what they're doing may be dangerous.

I think he may have tried to hide behind one of the banquets and got caught in the gap. His head was then crushed between the banquette wall and one of the vertical metal adornments on the stationary wall. Those banquettes look like a child magnet for a kid trying to "hide" from his parents.

Looks like an attractive nuisance-the parents can sue and definitely have a good case. Sure they would rather have their precious baby back.

[Anonymous]

There was a hundred+ page thread about the alligator at Disney - can we please not relitigate it here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at pictures, the child probably got stuck between one of the columns, and the outer end of a table. In order to do so, he had to have been doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing. Probably something like "hey mom and dad! I'm gonna see if I can fit when we move!"

Otherwise I don't see how - the space is quite roomy, between the tables and windows.

Very tragic, and maybe the parents were tired and distracted, but it's still their responsibility to watch their child and make sure their child is behaving safely. The world isn't a toy - it's not the world's responsibility to make everything completely risk free. It requires some due diligence - like a parent watching their child, who doesn't have the development to understand that what they're doing may be dangerous.

I think he may have tried to hide behind one of the banquets and got caught in the gap. His head was then crushed between the banquette wall and one of the vertical metal adornments on the stationary wall. Those banquettes look like a child magnet for a kid trying to "hide" from his parents.

Looks like an attractive nuisance-the parents can sue and definitely have a good case. Sure they would rather have their precious baby back.

There's also a sizeable gap under the column next to the window. Lots of dangerous elements in the design of this restaurant. Too bad.