Comments on: Woman Dies After Water Drinking Contest

California Woman Dies Of Water Intoxication After Taking Part In Radio Station Contest

[lucasnico]

the radio station should be put out of business

[cbgb31]

Radio DJs are stupid little pukes with no social consciousness doing anything and everything for self promotion regardless of degradation or risk. Low life scumsbags. Everything is a big joke to them.

[shanev137]

I think the radio station should be sued and put out of business for promoting something that hazardous.

[rudy654-2009]

Drinking too much water can kill anyone, and women are particularly vulnerable. Obviously, those who managed this contest were pathetically ignorant of water intoxication and that to win a contest people will go to extremes and those extremes can be lethal. This is an example of carelessness and ignorance.

[dj0114]

I have never stood in line early Thanksgiving afternoon in below freezing weather for a Black Friday sale. I have never placed my hand on a car in inclement weather to see how long I could do it to win said car. I would never try out for the shows %u2018Survivor%u2019 or %u2018Fear Factor%u2019.

And I would never drink endless amounts of water for a Nintendo Wii.

I profess to not understanding the mentality of people that do any of the above.

The radio station was certainly careless, even reckless. Yet somewhere along the line people have to use what brains they were given to stop, think and refrain from committing acts of grave stupidity for material gains.

It is almost a given her family will sue and no previously signed release by that woman will prevent this.

But that doesn%u2019t give her kids their mom back, does it?

[candojj1]

Michael Devlin as the "member" of this corporate llc , which is just part of a much larger LLC throughout the U.S. is a single owner "member". Limited liability, meaning that the owners of the LLC, called "members," are protected from liability for acts and debts of the LLC. So if sued, theoretically, the Sacramento LLC can declare Chapter 11 and reincorporate with the same "member" using a different name and the family would probably get nothing. Therefore, the question was posed, if the affiliate was a CBS affiliate would CBS be mentioning the name of the station or would it be going after a general stupid idiotic behavior teach the public lesson? This is no Cheney story. Cheney is the VP.

[cyberus-2009]

Sue the station?

What ever happened to personal responsibility? Nobody strapped them in a chair and forced them to drink.

[creeper00]

bbbbbfan,

You object to the fact that the story focuses on the radio station's "gimmicks". I have news for you. The radio station's "gimmicks" ARE the story.

You seem to want to ignore the fact that this station was at least complicit in, and more likely responsible for, this woman's death. "Let's move on," you seem to be saying. By that logic, this problem would never see the light of day and more people would be at risk.

I didn't even know there was such a thing as "water intoxication" until I read this story.

Do you have a stake in this?

[slartibartf4]

involuntary manslaughter? perhaps that's a bit too rash. class action suit of conscious individuals vs. the psychosis of corporations?
anger.
resentment.
bitterness.
opposition.
transition
who messed up here?
could the answer be something that is not an individual person?
could the answer be responsibility?
I was fortunate to have the college professor that I did in Anatomy & Physiology...so, it was obvious to me
I was fortunate to have had the summers at OSU Atletic Training Camp.
I would have known it was a bad idea.
Also, I would have known that an alcohol drinking contest was a bad idea.
That a motorcycle jumping contest would have been a bad idea.
In summary,
I don't know, as a single person with only scant knowledge of the episode, much about this all. But, in reacting to this newsstory...
Ack...difficult to sympathis justice and compassion.
Lets us who've read this mourn unnecessary loss of life and listen for a time about our ownselves (as we owe to the mourning of loss of life) and what one or more of us might do individually and collectively to help (where possible)...

slartibart4 out

[oleander8]

Signing a release statement does not protect the radio station from liability. Period. It does not "cover their butts".

[driflyer13]

God rest her soul, but it's her own fault for doing it.

[mdc76082]

You know everytime I read the comments or opinions there are always the "few", and I stress "few" who seem to think this was a conspiracy of the networks to mention a stations call sign. Com'on folks. Has nothing, to do with malicious reporting by mentioning call signs. Simply put, some do and some don't. It's no conspiracy. Just go wrap yourself up in your little bubble, draw the curtains closed and shut up. Unfortunately water intoxication is real. Oh well, stuff happens and someone always pays the price. That's the circle of life and nobody's going to change it. But, if you're willing to participate in a stupid radio contest, "for your kid's sake", then you are most stupid parent. All parents need to tell your kids to read a book instead. Stop trying to be the "cool" parent. Just be a GD parent!Doesn't anyone in this world have any common sense left? I hope she did sign all the "legal" paperwork. It would show the radio station covered it's butt and how far and willing stupid parents will go just to pacify their brat's wants. Sad, sad world.

[atchemp]

I can NOT believe the radio station held such a contest. Did they check with medical personal before they offered the contest? Many many people know about water intoxication. It's basic chemistry. You drink too much water and depletes your cells of sodium. I absolutely think the radio station should be liable for offering a contest and not seeing potential risks involved. Very unfortunate for a mom of three little children.

I would participated if they were offering beer instead of water!!!

[davidwayne20]

TO bbbbbfan

WOW, hard to believe what i just read from you.
The story IS about the radio station. If it were not for the station this poor woman would be ALIVE. EVERY news source needs to mention the name of the station, it's call letters, and the owners name. They have fault in this sad story.

Liken the naming of the station, KDND 107.9, to naming Michael Devlin. Imagine leaving his name out of the story about two boys kidnaped and held prisoner.

hhhmmmmmm

[migrainegram]

Wonder if the contestants signed a release and if the station produced a disclaimer (which also should have included possible medical risks)?

These two points will certainly be at the crux of the investigation and any potential lawsuit.

[katia327]

Certainly, there are those responsible for these stupid events occuring in the first place.

Ultimately...each individual is also responsible for themselves, and the choices they make.

My personal opinion? Events such as these, including food contests, where people gorge themselves with large quantities of food, in a short amount of time...border on the edge of insanity.

NO amount of money, or Nintendo video games, are worth a health risk, or your life.

Now three children are left without a mother...

[gods_love-2009]

This story is so incredibly sad. I feel awful for this young woman's children and family.

[cbgb31]

"We are awaiting information that will help explain how this tragic event occurred," he said.


Uh, duh. It's called water toxemia, stupid a$$. Radio people are such scumbags.

[randalds]

Lawsuit and rightly so.