Will she blame Walmart, her child, or herself, I wonder?

[dogodisney]

I voted that they ALL are equally at fault.

The mom for not watching her DD. (It drives me crazy when parents let their kids run wild in stores).

The DD for riding the scooter and bike through the store. (Another pet peeve of mine is kids who play with merchandise and parents who aloow it).

Walmart for the piece of plastic on the floor. I know they can't monitor every little thing that is on the floor but what if it was an elderly person that slipped and fell because of it, either by stepping on it directly or if he/she had a cane that got caught on it, that caused him/her to lose his/her balance and fall?

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I voted "blame them all equally".

WalMart should have the toys chained up and mom should be watching her kid.

 

[Chuck S]

Next we'll see signage telling people not to ride scooters and bikes in the store, because, you know, if the signs aren't there they just have to ride them. And they'll claim the store is liable because there were no warning signs posted.

After all, Disney has signs on how to wash your hands.

Oh, but then it will be the school system's fault because they can't read the sign.

 

[bicker]

Maybe Wal-Mart should just have pictures of the things they sell, maybe posting them on a website, so people can peruse them, and purchase them without even incurring the risks of going into a store, perhaps encountering and dealing with other customers or cashiers that have unappetizing personality traits.

Just an idea.

 

[tink_n_pooh]

I blame the kid and the mother. The mother more so, so I voted for the mother. The kid should have known better not to ride a scooter or bike through the store, this should have been taught/installed in the child by her parent(s)... hence the blame on the mother. The mother should have also been keeping an eye on her kid. Honestly, I say if she were paying that little attention to her child in the store she is darn lucky that this was all that happened, much worse could have happened in that time period.

Walmart and it's employees should have their focus on the general safety and well being of customers but to say that they are to blame is too over the top for me. People need to start taking responsibilities for their own and their childrens actions.

 

[tink_n_pooh]

I blame you, your child gave her the scooter.

Did you find out if the TV was Okay?

Hopefully no TV's were injured

 

[luvsJack]

The mother should have been watching the child ride the scooter, or attempt to stop her from riding it in the store.

But Wal Mart should not leave the scooters in a place were children can be riding them around the store.

The mother and Wal Mart are both to blame.

They keep them in a place where kids and parents can come in and pick out what they want. They are not there so that parents can leave their kids in the toy department as a baby sitter.

If a mom lets her kids run to the toy dept. to play and one kid picks up a toy truck and hits the other kid over the head with it; or the kid is pushing the truck while running around the store, the truck slides away and the kid eats the floor, is that too Wal-Mart's fault for having the toys down where someone can actually see them?

The mother should have had the child with her, not 50 ft away. The child should not have gotten on a bike or a scooter without her mother knowing what she was doing. My child is 11 and I know exactly what she is doing every minute we are in any store.

It was 100% the mother's fault and letting Wal Mart take any blame for it would just be allowing her to get out of what is her responsibility.

 

[momx2]

Mostly the child, because at the age of 10 I would expect my child not to behave that way in a store, period! But, now that I'm thinking about it, the mom may have not taught her well and then I would blame the mom. It's a toss up, but I sure wouldn't blame WalMart (and I don't like them either and do not shop there, but maybe 1x per year).

 

[MM27]

Next we'll see signage telling people not to ride scooters and bikes in the store, because, you know, if the signs aren't there they just have to ride them. And they'll claim the store is liable because there were no warning signs posted.

After all, Disney has signs on how to wash your hands.

Oh, but then it will be the school system's fault because they can't read the sign.

But then you better make sure that the signs are in multiple languages because they could always claim that the sign did nothing for them because they don't understand or read English.

 

[bicker]

Nah that's no guarantee. There are always folks who have macular degeneration or something else that precludes the sign's effectiveness.

 

[Inigo]

Whenever I see kids climbing aroundm riding on, or playing on things they shouldn't be in a store, I have a habit of saying something in a sweet voice, such as, "Oh those poor children don't have any parents. Perhaps we should take them to the service desk since their parents are no where around." or "What a shame no one is supervising those children. That one almost fell and broke his arm a while ago." Usually the parent (who is standing their watching the little heathen misbehave) will claim the child at that point, stopping the misbehavior.

Yes, I'm rude, but so are the parents who don't supervise their kids.

 

[wscanlan]

I hate parents like this, such a waste

 

[ScottOKW2K]

I blame God .

He must love idiots and fools, he created so many of them.

 

[golfgal]

The mother should have been watching the child ride the scooter, or attempt to stop her from riding it in the store.

But Wal Mart should not leave the scooters in a place were children can be riding them around the store.

The mother and Wal Mart are both to blame.

You can't be serious? It is a store. Where should they keep things, locked up in a cage so no one can buy anything?

In my house the blame would have been 100% on the CHILD because my kids KNOW better then to be this stupid. In this situation I would put 100% of the blame on the parents for not teaching their children how to act in public.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Although personally I think the mom and child are at fault, I think she has a stand legally. If I remember my business law from many, many, years ago, the available scooters and bikes would be considered an "attractive nuisance" and Walmart assumes a risk by leaving them out there for kids to ride on, knowing that is probably what will happen.

I am not a lawyer on anything, just one of those random memories that jumps into my head on occasion..

I would have been one of those moms who said "see what happens?" and also would be apologizing profusely to Walmart for any problems kiddo caused.

 

[MineMail]

It's entirely the mother's fault and I think that the store should sue her for negligence and neglect.

The child was allowed to run amok, unsupervised, in a toy section.
It's a snatcher/pedophile's dream, and the mother was just plain wrong.

The child actually spoke to you and your daughter.
Mom never taught her daughter to "never speak with strangers."

When you told her she wasn't allowed to ride in the store, the child took off on the scooter.
Plainly, she's never been taught respect for adults and listening to instructions.

I despise the "not my child's fault" attitude. It's a tried-and-true response of people who are always doing the wrong thing and getting caught. The nuts attack the other party before anyone can point out what the nut did wrong. Obviously, this mother has a history of not watching her daughter so she was immediately on the defensive. Why didn't she know the girl was riding a scooter around the store? I think I've read that it's called "redirection" - trying to change the issue at hand to avoid getting blamed.

If the daughter had run into someone, the mother would have said the person was blocking the aisle. These nuts' only rule is that, when something goes wrong, it's always someone else's fault.

The store should have called the cops, pulled the tape, and banned the woman and daughter as well. Both are a liability.

 

[MineMail]

Although personally I think the mom and child are at fault, I think she has a stand legally. If I remember my business law from many, many, years ago, the available scooters and bikes would be considered an "attractive nuisance" and Walmart assumes a risk by leaving them out there for kids to ride on, knowing that is probably what will happen.

I would have been one of those moms who said "see what happens?" and also would be apologizing profusely to Walmart for any problems kiddo caused.

I think that only applies when they have the items standing out on the floor. That's why most stores like Walmart have them up on shelves. That takes away the "attractive nuisance" and turns it into an act of self-liability. Stores with ongoing issues like this resort to chaining them in place, so that you have to ask a sales associate to unlock the one you're interested in. That's really because parents let their children run amok and it's easier to control the access than clean up the mess later. I've seen cases where the kid rides the bike over to Mom in the food section, she'll smack him and leave the bike there.

My kids stay right where I can see them - they're not glued to my hip, but they know the sightline rule. Because bikes are sized, we always have the kids sit on them and try them out, SUPERVISED, in an open area. But I would never let them ride the bike to the register or joy-ride a scooter through a section.

If that were my child, I would have given her a "Tough, you were wrong. See what happens?" and then she would have had to tidy up the entire scooter section and pick up any loose plastic from the floor. While I apologized to anyone who could hear.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I put the blame on the mom and the kid. The mom should have been watching her kid, and the kid shouldn't have been riding. But from what she said about keeping the aisles clean, I am sure she blames Walmart.

I agree, I always say kids will be kids, but parents need to be there to tell them what is right and what is wrong, and the mom should have been there to tell this little girl that she should not, no could not ride the scooter in the store as it is unsafe.

 

[mrs. magoo]

I hate to admit this but I was one of those moms. Last Fall we were at Barnes and Nobles, the kids were in the Children's section and I was just outside in the bargain books when I hear a crash. I am thinking "Great they knocked over a display" when I hear a mom saying "Oh my God". My youngest 5 at the time hit his head on the bookshelf. Apparently he was pretending to be a tumbleweed. I take him to the bathroom where I quickly decide he needs stitches. I send the oldest to find his father - in the back of the store listening to music (I know parents of the year). The employees are waiting for us outside the bathroom. I am apologizing left and right asking if any books were damaged. They have me fill out an accident report. We leave I take him for his 5 stitches and 5 days later Barnes and Nobles wants to know if I will be suing them - UM No, just glad you are not banning us from the store.

We did not go back to the store until this summer - too embarrassed

The kids head to the Children's section and say "Look mom they put padding on the bookshelf where Rowan hit his head." Of course they say this loud enough for others to hear and an employee looks and laughs.

Lesson Learned : No acting like tumbleweeds and Mom should be playing attention to the kids

Kathe

 

[DVC Sadie]

I hope that when the mother sues Wal Mart that either myself or a relative is on the jury.