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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, ultimately, it was an accident. The parents should not be blamed. Disney should not be blamed. They will pay, which they should, but this was an incredibly unusual, freak accident. Sometimes, nobody is at fault.[/quote]

How can you say, at this point, that Disney should not be blamed?[/quote]

Because they cannot control mother nature, and had no reason to assume any child would be attacked and eaten by a gator on their property since it has never happened in the history of the park. And because there WERE no swimming signs. But since it did happen on their property, they should and will pay the family some damages. Held entirely to blame? No. They didn't have any foresight that this was an expected thing to happen. [/quote]

It doesn't have to happen in their park for them to be liable re: signage.  As you said, you can't control mother nature. So it's reasonable for Disney to assume there are gators in that area. In fact, they remove gators from their properties, so they DID know. So they have water with gators in them, and the response is to make a beachfront, invite families to gather there, and not post signage warning of said alligators (who do come out of the water onto shorelines to attack prey, and are very fast at doing so).  Disney didn't post signage because it was very 'unDisney', i.e. it would interfere with the image they were trying to create, and would probably seriously affect the use of that beachfront by guests. They bet on the fact the gators would not be a problem. They bet wrong.[/quote]

Ok. That's your opinion. I happen to think some accidents are so unusual as to be unable to pinpoint specific blame. If you disagree, that's fine. [/quote]

I'm a lawyer and I don't think Disney should be held liable, but I'm sure they will pay.  What ever happened to personal responsibility?  Something bad happens and we're always looking to blame someone else?  FL has a gator management program and Disney more likely than not adhered to it.  Furthermore, the parents had a responsibility to ensure their toddler didn't wade into water at night that was posted "no swimming."  Why should Disney be responsible for an accident caused by mother nature in an area that warned people to stay out of?[/quote]

NP here. So do you feel there should not be signs posted anywhere in Florida warning of alligators?[/quote]

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