Teen hospitalised after injecting himself with mercury in attempt to become X-Men hero

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don't feel that we should pander to foolishness.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Who pandered to anything? A company got into legal trouble and stopped burning their customers.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Placing excessively common-sense warnings on every arbitrary task is ridiculous. It's a very American answer to something which isn't even a problem in the rest of the world. It's not stopping people from being burned, it's stopping companies being sued by customers who are incapable of existing without hurting themselves or others.

So what do you suggest next? Labelling mercury "do not inject to become Wolverine"?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

How many have been burned by the coffee since?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Don't be so naive. People will always be burned by coffee. People who are allergic to nuts will continue to accidentally eat nuts even though it says "warning, contains nuts", people will continue to walk into traffic even though it says "don't walk", and people who buy a hot drink will continue to accidentally spill it on themselves even though it says "warning, hot". Putting labels and warning signs on things doesn't stop things from happening, it absolves those who might be held liable from liability.