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[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 105 points 2 years ago

Yeah, this is far more than just a 'painful wedgie.'

I'm getting strong 'stupid woman sues McDonalds after spilling coffee on herself (except it was like seriously major disfiguring burns but shhh about that)' vibes from that headline

[-] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago

It says she was instructed on the safety measures to take, but not "why." Gives strong "you don't tell me what to do" energy.

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 21 points 2 years ago

Nah bro, more likely it's 'well you didn't say it could seriously injure or kill me so it's probably not important to listen to.'

This is coincidentally also the framework for how adolescent males navigate the world.

[-] crashoverride@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Asking why you have to do something is smart in every case. I ask why I'm asking to do something all the time. If it's not a valid reason why I should be doing something, I just don't do it. And if somebody won't tell you why you're supposed to be doing something and that's a giant red flag. So somebody asks you why just tell him

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 9 points 2 years ago

Let it play out in court. If she's the only one that got injured, and it's because she intentionally did something wrong, then the court will take that into account.

If people are regularly injured, and she's just the worst case, and it's a common problem, then the court will take that into account too.

The media only cares about clicks, so you can't trust their filter to be fair to the real story.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

For the record, the article attributes that to her or her lawyers. They could be lying but in rather doubt it.

The McGuinness' suit categorizes the experience as a "painful wedgie," and alleges that she "suffered severe and permanent bodily injury …

[-] ech@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

The rest of that quote is worth adding

The McGuinness' suit categorizes the experience as a "painful wedgie," and alleges that she "suffered severe and permanent bodily injury including severe vaginal lacerations, a full thickness laceration causing Plaintiff's bowel to protrude through her abdominal wall, and damage to her internal organs."

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 63 points 2 years ago

...she "suffered severe and permanent bodily injury including severe vaginal lacerations, a full thickness laceration causing Plaintiff's bowel to protrude through her abdominal wall, and damage to her internal organs."

50k is nowhere near enough.

[-] oldGregg@lemm.ee 47 points 2 years ago

The McGuinness' suit categorizes the experience as a "painful wedgie," and alleges that she "suffered severe and permanent bodily injury including severe vaginal lacerations, a full thickness laceration causing Plaintiff's bowel to protrude through her abdominal wall, and damage to her internal organs."

Damn

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hmm you're right that is a bit of a disconnect.

"Extremely painful, life-altering wedgie."

There we go!

[-] ech@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Why in the world would they themselves describe that as just a "wedgie"? With the assumption that the latter description is accurate and can be corroborated with a medical professional, that's a massive misnomer that seriously misrepresents what happened.

[-] gummybootpiloot@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

This title sound like of of those titles that big companies pay for to make the lawsuit sound like bullshit to cover up their shit

[-] PenguinJuice@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Damn, that is fucking awful. I hope she feels better soon.... ugh. Always hate when this shit happens. She shouldn't be subjected to that, but also I love Disney World and the memories it's brought me and my family. Lose / Lose situation in my eyes.

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Jesus Tapdancing Christ, that's horrifying. If Disney's at fault, she deserves all the money for that.

[-] coco@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

At least it saved his life

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