Injured child and no warning labels on a vacuum cleaner

[stealth2]

But your son has given a whole new meaning to "slapping the salami"... Maybe you could trademark that as a sausage brand that is particularly good to whack off with.

 

[CourtClerk]

That's it. I'm banning vacuum cleaners, lunch meat and food processors from the house immediately.

 

[yuppiefood]

I hope this was a learning experience for your son and common sense will soon follow. He will need it later on in life.

If a parent know there child had been “playing around” with odd items then it should have been time for some kind of talk to put an end to or when, where, and with what is allowed.

p.s. From what I have been told banana peels should also be on your list loving_parents.

 

[stealth2]

Kids will be kids.

Actually... I think "Stupid is as stupid does" is a more apt saying for your son.

 

[quincy]

Ouch, ouch, ouch.

BUT. . . warning labels are stuck on all sorts of products because there are brainless people in the world. A warning label can prevent brainless people from misusing a product and then suing a company for injuries sustained. The absense of any sort of warning label on a product with moving parts could actually support a successful suit.

That said, loving_parents said the vacuum was an older model vacuum, and that makes a successful suit less likely. Products change over time to meet new safety standards. Any new vacuum will be designed with new safety measures and warning labels firmly in place.

Even so, I agree with Proserpina that speaking with a personal injury lawyer (and educating the son) makes sense.



(I realize this is probably Mike or prayers, but just in case. . . )

 

[Proserpina]

Hopefully I can make a screen-play outta this.

I'm thinking:

Killer Kirby!

Dyson Of Death!

The Haunted Hoover!

The Fatal FastVac!

 

[stealth2]

I wanna see the note you're going to send in to school excusing him from attending (I assume he will have some recovery time).

 

[loving_parents]

Electrolux - he dug it out from the attic. It was grandma's

 

[stealth2]

More money might be had on a reality show... "Kids Who Whack Off... Literally. Villainous Vacuums. Next on Oprah."

 

[stealth2]

Electrolux - he dug it out from the attic. It was grandma's

"The Evil Electrolux has its eyes on your son's wiener. Next, on Sally Jesse..."

 

[CourtClerk]

Since the vacuum is old, how does anyone know there wasn't a label that just wore off over time?

And honestly.... I'm so glad I didn't raise this kind of genius

 

[Proserpina]

More money might be had on a reality show... "Kids Who Whack Off... Literally. Villainous Vacuums. Next on Oprah."

*SNORT*

Electrolux marketed their brand in the UK (quite some years ago) with the slogan "Nothing Sucks Like An Electrolux".

 

[stealth2]

Since the vacuum is old, how does anyone know there wasn't a label that just wore off over time?

And honestly.... I'm so glad I didn't raise this kind of genius

Hate to say it, but... this might be a survival of the fittest situation.

 

[sandyclaus]

That's it. I'm banning vacuum cleaners, lunch meat and food processors from the house immediately.

Oh, don't ban the lunch meat. At least a salami doesn't bleed...

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Wow, that really sucks!!! Your problem here is the product is not required to have labels all over it. Refer to the user manual, which will likely indicate safety should be used. It probably won't specifically refer to penii. This learning experience may have saved your child's live as I expect in the future, they will refer to User Manuals, for safe operation.