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How long ago was that? Sounds like it was an interesting time in SJ history.

 

Not wrong but it seems a bit idealistic to think that you can dictate how people are going to
act on a message board.

 

In the interests of factual posting: 49 people killed on "Latin Night." Most of them, but not all, were Latino.

 

Honestly, as journalists in a newsroom, all we do is deal with bad news -- murders, rapes, trials, accidents, scandals, deaths of all sorts. We make jokes in my shop all the time as some sort of defense mechanism so we can all keep a sense of sanity.

 

Fuck you, asshole!

 

The locked thread ended with Smash making a point about how much signage should there be and a loose comparison to the guy in Yellowstone who was just boiled to death.

I think that the way Disney designed that space was inviting trouble. It is a beach that invites people to walk/hang out around it. I have spent a fair amount of time in Florida and have seen gators in the water on the golf course that my father in law used to live on. I can't say with certainty that I would have thought that there would have been danger on that beach area and had concerns about letting my kids get close. I probably would've figured Disney had fences like that aerial water skiing place or the other resort lake that was posted in that thread.

Disney should have had better warnings and better design.

I have been to Cabo a bunch of times and except for the designated beach area you do not go into the water at your resort. The staff warns you to stay out because of the under tow, still leads to tourist deaths every year. This despite that there are acres of beautiful sand and the water looks inviting.

Disney should have done a better job.

 

I agree that if you make the sand all pretty and inviting, you create a attractive nuisance for people to at least dip their toes in the water.

 

To state it explicitly, the difference is between public park and a private property that has been developed. People don't have the same expectations about danger from wild creatures.

 

Not to mention that Disney shows a movie in that area which is what the poor family was doing.

With the millions of people that have been on the Seven Seas Lagoon I'm amazed that it has not happened before this. It's possible that Islamic extremists smuggled the gators into the water.

 

And after being with such friendly animals like tigger and pooh all day people tend to
let down their guard.

 

I still haven't heard a reasonable explanation for why/how a 2-year-old, who can't ostensibly swim, is anywhere near a body of water at 9 p.m. unless he's in someone's arms.

 

I did wonder about a child that age being so close to the water.