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So in the richest country in the world parents can't let their kids play on trampolines because a neighbours kid having an accident on one would bankrupt their

by mvc 3y ago

So in the richest country in the world parents can't let their kids play on trampolines because a neighbours kid having an accident on one would bankrupt their insurance company. Meanwhile, toddlers do active shooter drills like they are fire alarm drills. Totally logical country you got there with a perfectly reasonable approach to risk.

firesteelrain 3y ago
Ah, yes, the great trampoline versus active shooter drill debate—a classic comparison in risk management. It's fascinating how we can meticulously calculate the liability of a backyard bounce while simultaneously normalizing lockdown drills for kindergarteners. It's like comparing apples to, well, something far less innocent than apples. But hey, who's to say which is more logical in the land of the free and the home of the brave, right?
someguydave 3y ago
Your child is much more likely to be injured on a trampoline than in a school shooting
tekknik 3y ago
Hmm, when I was a kid while at my friends house I had a small statue fall on my head from a bookshelf. I still have the mark from it. My parents were informed, and with two of them nurses they decided to just watch me for concussion. My parents didn’t sue them, just chalked it up to accident. A friend of mine broke their arm on another friends giant trampoline. Again, no lawsuit. These days parents will sue their child’s best friends parents for something like that. So perhaps there’s something different with modern Americans that has made them more likely to piss on their neighbors? Unfortunately this is the normal ebb and flow of populations. And the stage the US is at we just have to wait for severe economic disaster to remind people what trauma is.
- alright2565 2y ago
  After you go to the hospital for an injury, your health insurance company will send you a letter asking where the injury occurred so they can try and get someone else to pay for the treatment. This process is called subrogation and it is out of the control of the injured person.
  - tekknik 2y ago
    > This process is called subrogation and it is out of the control of the injured person. Absolutely not my experience at all. Even still, the insurance company has no right to press charges.

by mvc 3y ago

firesteelrain 3y ago

Ah, yes, the great trampoline versus active shooter drill debate—a classic comparison in risk management. It's fascinating how we can meticulously calculate the liability of a backyard bounce while simultaneously normalizing lockdown drills for kindergarteners. It's like comparing apples to, well, something far less innocent than apples. But hey, who's to say which is more logical in the land of the free and the home of the brave, right?

someguydave 3y ago

Your child is much more likely to be injured on a trampoline than in a school shooting

tekknik 3y ago

Hmm, when I was a kid while at my friends house I had a small statue fall on my head from a bookshelf. I still have the mark from it. My parents were informed, and with two of them nurses they decided to just watch me for concussion. My parents didn’t sue them, just chalked it up to accident. A friend of mine broke their arm on another friends giant trampoline. Again, no lawsuit. These days parents will sue their child’s best friends parents for something like that. So perhaps there’s something different with modern Americans that has made them more likely to piss on their neighbors? Unfortunately this is the normal ebb and flow of populations. And the stage the US is at we just have to wait for severe economic disaster to remind people what trauma is.

alright2565 2y ago
After you go to the hospital for an injury, your health insurance company will send you a letter asking where the injury occurred so they can try and get someone else to pay for the treatment. This process is called subrogation and it is out of the control of the injured person.
- tekknik 2y ago
  > This process is called subrogation and it is out of the control of the injured person. Absolutely not my experience at all. Even still, the insurance company has no right to press charges.