Smack! Injured kid sues school after dodgeball accident

Mark Turner, you are an idiot. Just that is it that rides in your tiny little mind that causes you to take an article about a kid getting hurt playing dodgeball, and turn it into your own personal political forum? Would you please tell me why it is that you think that Obama is so bad, given the fact that your pal Bush left this country for dead after he personally raped it for all he could before tossing it aside for Obama to clean up? Seems a bit like what Saddam did to Iraq... Before you answer, think long and hard about the FACTS here. Repukes have been the downfall of America, and idiots like you that can't even stay on the subject at hand are exactly why repukes are so damn stupid. Try talking dodgeball here, dumb ass. THAT is what the story was about. If you want to Obama bash, take it to Craigslist...

After I made my last reply, I took a look at all of your previous posts. Damn, I thought. This is one bitter small minded person. It looks by all of the posting that you have done is that all you ever do is sit back in front of a computer and talk down about liberals in every subject you run into. All you do is take every subject, even if it had nothing to do with politics, and turn it into a liberal bash. You must live a real fast lane lifestyle. You Mark, are a poor little soul if all you do day in and day out is talk crap about every one (except Rosie O'Donnel), even though the subject had nothing to do with those you bash. Sorry Mark, I didn't realize that you were mentally challenged. I never would have said such spiteful things if I had known that you ride the short bus... Say hi to Bush for me, and remember to eat your veggies... LOL... Dumbass..

Oh Mark give it a rest, will you? Don't you have anything else in your sad miserable little life to rant about.

Mark, you are right on with your comment about this need to protect our children from everything. Who will protect them from the world when they grow up? The gov't will pass more nanny-laws to protect us from ourselves.

As for you Not Again, just what has Obama done right yet? World-wide apology tours, lots of time on TV, calling cops stupid. Just when does the blame game stop? He was elected a year ago and in January, when he's actually been in office a year, is that when he takes ownership of his presidency? Or will you continue to blame Bush for the next three years of Obama's mistakes?

By the way, did either of you notice that Obama's name is not mentioned in this article about.......................DODGE BALL!!!!!

so that must be why the Republicans want to outlaw abortion and stem cell research. you want to protect embryos but not full -grown kids, Okayyyyyy......

Not Again!:

You, sir, are a douchebag. You suck hairy balls. I just wanted to let you know that you are a sad excuse for a human being. Your mother didn't love you. Your father was a sick man. You should be ashamed to exist. I hate you, you little prick.

yours truly,
me.

i think maybe mark was being sarcastic, yall. at least, that's how i read it.

either way, take it easy. if u don't like somebody's opinion that's fine, but you don't need to be a jerk about it.

All this has nothing to do with Obama

i played dodgeball all the time in school. we even used basketballs.yeah we got hurt but we lived and grew up.

i never took my school to court because the gym teachers had to participate in a game of softball. teacher threw the ball trying to get me out and hit me in my ear, breaking my hearing aid. i went and got ice but i did not sue.

the parents should have only had the school pay the bill for new dental work and an ER visit not 20k

and just how close was he sitting to the gym floor? that should also be taken into account. if he was sitting close, school should not have to pay 20k. if on the very top bleacher, then it is up to the judge but not 20k. dental work redone and er visit would be enough.

Who would have thought a game that encourages athletic kids to whip balls as hard as they can at the faces of nonathletic kids gets frowned upon?

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I cant say that I played dodgeball in high school, but I can say that I endured dodgeball. The football coach was all the phys ed teacher and if he'd rather be doing something else, he had us "play" dodgeball. I didn't see anything fun about dodgeball. It was simply a way for the bigger and stronger guys to try to injure us weeklings.
When that coach died at an early age, I celebrated. Its been 40 years, and if I could find his grave today, I'd go dance on it.

Actually, depending on how much work was done, and then re-done, $20,000 is within reason. A dentist I worked for years ago charged $1500 for one post and core with a crown. That was approx 15 years ago.

This child endured much more than a "bruise and a scratch." He had his teeth knocked out. As a former teacher, I know that dodgeball is one of those activities that is used as a time-killer so that the teachers will not really have to teach a lesson. It was almost Christmas break, the real teachers were gone, and they were biding their time until the break. That is when kid got injured. The school district should pay because of its negligence. They were using the wrong equipment. There was no real learning happening in the classroom (which is the whole purpose of school). They were killing time.

your dumb you bome

I really have no problem with dodgeball, but using soccer balls was pretty stupid. I'm sure the school's insurance would cover the dental work, but 20,000???? And I have to wonder how much the family got for the car accident that messed up his teeth in the first place. I hope the 20k is denied.

The article didn't say how many teeth were "knocked out". But you can be sure it was painful. To the point however. Have you had a crown put in lately? Ask your dentist about the cost and multiple appointments to take care of more than one tooth. I think you will be surprised. It seems like $20,000.00 will cover it but we don't know how much damage was done. There might have been jaw or joint damage in addition to the lost teeth and pain. Since the teacher/s in charge assigned that period to dodgeball with improper equipment the amount could have been higher. The school is lucky it's only being asked for #20,000.00.