Re: [nas] Soccer goal recall

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No Peter, it isn't the parent's fault and the owner didn't switch the netting.  Corporate American can in fact be at fault sometimes...

 

FYI, the mother wasn't absentee, she saw it happen.  The kid tried to climb the back of the net like a ladder, probably like he saw on some commercial for the Marines or on an episode of American Gladiator.  He fell into the net and the net closed around his throat.  The mom tried to untangle the kid but could not.  She sent her other child into the house for scissors and the kid died in her arms before he could be cut free.

 

If I understood the story correctly, the netting openings are supposed to be no more than 4 inches wide but instead were 5 inches.

 

So yes, for this one child, we need to recall 190,000 units.

 

Darrin

-----Original Message-----
From: nas-bounces@americakicks.com [mailto:nas-bounces@americakicks.com] On Behalf Of Peter Kurilecz
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:05 AM
To: NorthAmerican SoccerList
Subject: Re: [nas] Soccer goal recall

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Kirsten Tautfest <no1gc@hotmail.com> wrote:

These goals were for home use and a lot were sold at Wal-Mart. The story I linked to said they were made in China. Surprise anyone?

manufactured in China doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me is that the product is being recalled after 1 death in ten years
when i first heard of the story I thought "dang how did the head get stuck?" but this piece explains it
"the strangulation death of a 20-month-old child who was found with his arm and neck tangled in the soccer goal net."

okay so where were the parents? who was in charge of the child? and for this we need to recall 190,000 units?

i'm sorry the child died, but I think this is liability law/ child safety gone amok. What if the child had been hit in the head by  a hard kicked soccer ball and then died? would there be a safety recall of all soccer balls?

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Peterk
Richmond, Va

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