Toddler loses eye after drone propeller sliced through it

[Harmless]

I once got stabbed in the ankle (but it was an accident in the house). Does this mean the Media should cover my story and we should get petitions to ban knives?

Just be freaking careful, it's really not that hard unless you're a dumbass in our generation who doesn't know how to be cautious with- OH WAIT!

No seriously, every time I see a story like this and people make a big deal about it... All I have to say is; Darwin was right all along.

[Rizumu Tenshi]

I once got stabbed in the ankle (but it was an accident in the house). Does this mean the Media should cover my story and we should get petitions to ban knives?

Just be freaking careful, it's really not that hard unless you're a dumbass in our generation who doesn't know how to be cautious with- OH WAIT!

No seriously, every time I see a story like this and people make a big deal about it... All I have to say is; Darwin was right all along.

And even the government had its reaction

The strategy part made me feel forced to post this here. Thank you.

Let's hope for less accidents in the news. Serious Discussion isn't my thing, but I had to post this because Flipboard saw it as breaking news from the source, so there was something big worth a topic.

Wait a minute...you underestimated it, Hamless. A drone, an eye, emergency surgery (if mentioned), the government, and especially the government, would you say that if you WERE the kid?

[Raz]

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Oranjui (November 29th, 2015, 6:54 am)

[Raiyuuni]

Whether it's a gizmo or sophisticate machinery, at some point there's risk of collateral damage inherent to anything that's assembled. For instance, kids can assemble tracks in which they accelerate metal car miniatures. Astoundingly, grown men do the same with the life-sized thing!

Side effects such as the ones in the article can be replicated with little to no technology involved in the process. For instance, here in Hueland, there was a campaign advising cyclists to employ some manner of protection against kite strings. Kids were somehow able to cover the toy's string with wax and attach to it whatever dangerous object they got their hands on. Allegedly, it was done to ruin the next door kid's kite, what say you about a third party running into an invisible blade at terminal velocity?

Unquestionably, drones and RC units have much more potential to do harm than antiques. Ditto when handling an array of household products, and why not mention firearms, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants or any transport infrastructure whatsoever?

To each of those the necessary restrictions. Granted, some of the aforementioned demand years of training and are by no means toys. But there are cases in which you can't help but deal with such risks in your daily life.

But whenever there's assembly involved, instructions and supervision exist by default. Parent supervision is only the last link in a chain of information and methodology with the objective of preventing accidents. People aren't able to remain vigilant indefinitely, yet ought to be aware of how to procede before and during jeopardy. All that care can still not be enough, and the article likely presents one of such scenarios. And, when that limit is broken, it's the state's and whatever other relevant institution's turn to play their part, whether the cases in question are outliers or widely employed.

Ultimately, bans are by no means definite solutions. What's more, whilst one can't still exactly argue that such policy is unreasonable, it doesn't also mean that a less radical action is unfitting.

[Harmless]

Wait a minute...you underestimated it, Hamless. A drone, an eye, emergency surgery (if mentioned), the government, and especially the government, would you say that if you WERE the kid?

Sorry, a little late on this. But tbh I'm more saying darwin award goes to the parents for nearly killing off their next generation of their family.