Originally Posted by
Gaffer
How many here ever heard of this before reading this post. I hadn't. I'm sure the radio station and the woman never dreamed this could happen. It's tragic but no one is at fault here. Though I'm sure someone is going to try to place blame on someone. That's the American way now days. Blame someone.
As previously stated, I had heard of it. I'm not trying to justify a lawsuit with my opinion, nor afix liability in any way. I just think that if I was going to hold a contest, it would be my responsibility more than an entrant's to research the safety/possible consequences of the effects of said contest.
Having said that, a quick search on google under "side effects of drinking water too fast" nets zero info on water poisoning. You have to type in "water poisoning;" which, would require beforehand knowledge.
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