Gothamist: Family to Sue Department of Education for $10 Million Over Son's Death

josh

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:41:25 -0500

I was his best friend from back when we was kids and ya'll just some assholes that R SOME COLD HARDED ASS MOTHAFUCKAS AND I personally think you all should visit the block for a week.I'm personally in florida but ya'll should see how we feel about it.Pretend your best friend died for once.

James

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:38:40 -0500

Uniknown to the media, the student in question attended NYC DOE District 75---in a program for kids not known to be nice.

Joclyn

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:58:25 -0500

Wasn't there an Onion headline, "Stupid Dead Kid Ruins it for Everyone?"

attractive nuisance

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:10:49 -0500

"Unless you have your lawyer claim "attractive nuisance." Hence, the giant fence they had to lock people out off hours. If he had not climbed the fence, he would not have died. They took a reasonable standard of care with the fence. (Which was not electrified, for the 1000th time, it was the LIGHTPOST that was that he sadly brushed against.)

jauntyjoker

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:33:36 -0500

Do you have no shame? Someone's child was killed due to someone else's negligence. Trespassing in a schoolyard is not a capital offense. Suck on a socket, cold-hearted haters, and grow some compassion. If you're going to rail on someone, then how about whoever had the responsibility to ensure that no one would be electrocuted on that fence. Sheesh!

this country sucks

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:55:38 -0500

>If I jump a fence and then trespass on to my neighbors yard and >take a dip in their pool and drown, it's my fault. Not theirs. Unless you have your lawyer claim "attractive nuisance." http://insurance.cch.com/Rupps/attractive-nuisance-doctrine.htm

A

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:28:47 -0500

I live on the block of the school and knew him personally. None of the kids climbed the fence to get in. I actually saw them playing football while it was still open. They were locked in when the park closed and the staff closed up. It's an open secret that they would later climb out and so no one ever made a big deal out of the trespassing.

I Bee EW

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:28:37 -0500

I dunno, looking at the electrical box under the light, looks as safe as your unlocked and exposed light post with all the wires with wire nuts exposed. Add, rain to the mix and it sounds like it's the reason why there are GFI circuits in bathrooms.

Max

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:19:26 -0500

S- read the freakin post please- the fence was not electricfied. God I hope you people never get to serve on a jury. He touched a light fixture. The light fixture, which I hope I dont need to point out again, runs on electricity, and is on the exterior of the building (open to weather, water, humidity, etc), and was probably broken by kids using it as a step while climbing over the fence, etc etc.

welkum bak kotter

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:58:55 -0500

Whatever happened to 17 yr old teens just smoking some weed and maybe a beer in a schoolyard? If a dog owner can sue for an electrified sidewalk, the kid can sue for this. Eventually someone will get hurt. And, some did.

s

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:17:05 -0500

Max, the end result was the same, as a result of the negligence caused by improper maintenance by the school, the fence was electrified. Yes, the kid was trespassing, but the danger was still present, and could have killed someone else under different circumstances. That's the point that all you knee jerk hate filled assholes are missing. And that's why the family has a legitimate claim.

Max

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:44:06 -0500

WT- read the article- light (electric-not gas or coal gas, or pixie dust fueled) fixture not fence.

Max

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:33:40 -0500

I couldn't aagree more with "I see scum people too" his family should leave him alone.

WT Economist

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:33:40 -0500

You folks clearly don't remember the incident of the two grade schoolers who snuck out in the middle of the night and and climbed THREE fences to get into the bear area at the Prospect Park zoo. One was eaten by one of the bears. The crack-addict mom sued and won enough money to fry her brain several times over. The zoo was closed, then reopened as a children's zoo by the Wildlife Conservation Society. And no, I'm not making this up. In any event, while the teen killed bears part of the blame, having electrified fences is a poor practice for a school. If he hadn't died, someone else might have.

I see scum people too

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:16:53 -0500

Okay, so this kid climbs a fence (which he shouldn’t have) and dies. Was trespassing worth his life? No. Is it worth $10 million? Definitely not! Is it worth people calling him names like scum and quick to judge teenagers? That’s just plain old stupidity. If trespassing, or underage drinking, or purchasing cigarettes when you’re 16, or any other minor law breaking act warrants a teenager to be a called a scum, then I’m sure we were all scumbags as teens. I know, I know, accountability, blah, blah, blah. He unfairly paid for his crime, so I say: Leave the dead alone!

Larry

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:03:42 -0500

Why is every dead brat a "special" person, who wanted to "help people" or whatever. I bet he was a rotten piece of scum. Why don't people ever say "It's too bad he's dead, but he was friggin' ANNOYING!" $10 million--what a joke. And the taxpayers will pay for this.

ABC Girl

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:56:29 -0500

Another case of negligent family members looking to blame someone besides themselves... And the kid was 17 for goodness sakes--old enough to know better. He had to know climbing the fence into a locked yard was tresspassing and not the smartest thing to do...

don

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:55:33 -0500

This lawsuit would take Judge Judy about 20 seconds to dismiss. I'm tired of frivilous lawsuits eating up my tax dollars. Sheesh!

well

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:36:22 -0500

Sad story. I feel for his family. I know they want to blame someone, anyone, but unfortunately their child was careless. In the Daily News it states he was "one of about 20 youths playing football and hanging out in the locked yard when the incident occurred about 8 p.m." He should not have been there. If he had not been there, this would not have happened. If I jump a fence and then trespass on to my neighbors yard and take a dip in their pool and drown, it's my fault. Not theirs. The DOE provided a reasonable measure of safety by providing a fence. It should have occured to him that this was something he should not be doing, given that he had to scale a fence to get there.

C

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:32:17 -0500

well "REALITY CHECK", climbing a fence to play some basketball also doesn't warrant a lawsuit!

REALITY CHECK

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:20:55 -0500

Climbing a fence to play some basketball doesn't mean that death was a deserved way for the kid to take responsibility. Congratulations on being an asshole.

der

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:08:06 -0500

"I just want to make sure that someone takes [responsibility] for what happened that day." How about your tresspassing dead brother?