Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:52     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?

Losing someone and them dying are different things.


Especially at an amusement park!
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:10     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?


Because words matter - it allows people to hide the truth.

When the electricity goes out, it’s a power failure but power companies don’t like being held responsible so they started spinning them as power outages - a made up word - and now we all say it. Hershey is being careful to use words and a style of phrasing to acknowledge the event in a way that looks sincere - but of course isn’t because a company cannot have feelings - but also avoids blame. It’s gross.


Have you ever heard the phrase: "I'm sorry for your loss."


That refers to the loss in your life created by a loved one’s death. It’s not apologizing for losing a person.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:10     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?

Losing someone and them dying are different things.

Completely common usage.


Common but lazy.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:10     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?


Because words matter - it allows people to hide the truth.

When the electricity goes out, it’s a power failure but power companies don’t like being held responsible so they started spinning them as power outages - a made up word - and now we all say it. Hershey is being careful to use words and a style of phrasing to acknowledge the event in a way that looks sincere - but of course isn’t because a company cannot have feelings - but also avoids blame. It’s gross.


Have you ever heard the phrase: "I'm sorry for your loss."
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:09     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?

Losing someone and them dying are different things.


Completely common usage.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:08     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?


Because words matter - it allows people to hide the truth.

When the electricity goes out, it’s a power failure but power companies don’t like being held responsible so they started spinning them as power outages - a made up word - and now we all say it. Hershey is being careful to use words and a style of phrasing to acknowledge the event in a way that looks sincere - but of course isn’t because a company cannot have feelings - but also avoids blame. It’s gross.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:06     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:Once you've been to Disney and Universal, it's hard to look at the other places the same again. My kids will sometimes go to KD with a friend's family and if we happen to be in Williamsburg for other reasons we might stop in Busch Gardens but other than that we don't seek out non-Orlando theme parks.


I found the difference between universal and Disney shocking. Universal has the same problems as six flags.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 20:04     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?

Losing someone and them dying are different things.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 19:32     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?


You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 19:26     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 18:11     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hershey Park is a dump. I would never take my children there.


Other than Disney it's probably the nicest amusement park out there.

But, yes, most amusement parks are dumps—the whole industry sucks. But Hershey is one of the best of the genre.


You need to get out more! Hershey’s reached peak in 1995.


No just stop. Hershey continually invests a little of money in the park. From your post it seem you have not been there in 20 years.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 17:10     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.


Almost half of all accidental drownings are related to a medical emergency occurring while in water, like seizure or heart attack.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 16:44     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:Parents are so negligent these days. That's usually the default until evidence is presented otherwise.


Honestly, this. Every child be it a good swimmer or not, should have a parent within arms length to assist while in the pool. The lifeguard has 50 people to look after and you can look after just one?!?
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 16:43     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.


I hated this too.


We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2025 16:40     Subject: Hershey Park Drowning
Parents are so negligent these days. That's usually the default until evidence is presented otherwise.