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re: Mom arrested after 3 kids drown while she is distracted by cellphone
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:37 pm to The Sad Banana
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:37 pm to The Sad Banana
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She had dat cell phone, doe.
its 2015
who the hell has land lines anymore?
you basically need a cell phone if you want to have a job these days.
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Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:37 pm to Dr RC
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Are you for real?
I bet they all have flat screens and Escalades
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:37 pm to Croacka
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I'm sure they don't have flatscreen tv's either
yep, she spent all her extra money on that one iphone..you know..for the family.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:37 pm to ballscaster
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Not a lot of water in a lot of Africa. In America, slaves weren't allowed to learn how to swim because they could get away, so the fear of water was always put in them. After emancipation, blacks weren't allowed in most public swimming facilities because of segregation. After integration, blacks still didn't live close to water as often as whites did, and blacks were less likely to own their own pools. Even today, there are only so many public swimming facilities in urban areas, hence the limited swimming experience possessed by blacks. Basically, literally every historic, geographic, and cultural factor that contributes to a culture learning how to swim is one possessed by white America and lacking in black America. The result: blacks drown much more frequently.
well white people don't have as many basketball courts so it seems even
ETA: don't forget water is racist
This post was edited on 7/13/15 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:38 pm to ballscaster
Is there anything you people won't/don't blame on slavery that happened 200 years ago?
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:39 pm to Dr RC
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Yea, b/c people who can barely make ends meet or are on welfare should be running out to waste money on a fricking above ground pool
Yea plus it would take away from buying those new Jordans.
There are many avenues for poor people to learn how to swim. Several cities and counties host free swimming lessons at public pools.
Or, if you're poor and live in the country, you just go jump in a pond or creek like I did growing up.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:39 pm to Dr RC
This family was living in a high rise with 2 pools in it. No excuse for these kids either never learning how to swim, or going in the pool before they did.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:40 pm to stout
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There are many avenues for poor people to learn how to swim
but...effort.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:40 pm to CAD703X
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yep, she spent all her extra money on that one iphone..you know..for the family.
older refurbished iPhones often cost $50 or less.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:41 pm to Dr RC
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older refurbished iPhones often cost $50 or less.
link please?
also, is this a magic phone that works without $100+/mo service?
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:41 pm to Dr RC
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older refurbished iPhones often cost $50 or less.
I'm sure that is what she had. You know, the responsible woman that has 5 kids at the age of 30 and lets 3 drown in one afternoon in the same freaking pool.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:41 pm to The Sad Banana
If the pool was cloudy the mother should not have had her children in it. She also probably should not have been out there with 5 kids. She also should have been watching them like a hawk with the cloudy water being an issue.
She is a parent of 5 and should know better.
This story will shift the blame elsewhere in all likelihood.
She is a parent of 5 and should know better.
This story will shift the blame elsewhere in all likelihood.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:42 pm to The Sad Banana
quote:I agree with this 100%.
I'm not buying that it directly corresponds to wealth. I do think it directly corresponds to parenting. In there somewhere is a correlation to means, I guess, but it's 100% parenting.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:42 pm to Dr RC
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older refurbished iPhones often cost $50 or les
And I paid $50 for a month of swimming lessons so my kid could handle the deep end of a pool.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:42 pm to Dr RC
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older refurbished iPhones often cost $50 or less.
I am sure she has the basic $19.99 plan on it too with no data.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:43 pm to GRTiger
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No excuse for these kids either never learning how to swim, or going in the pool before they did.
The pool was so cloudy even the rescuers had trouble seeing in there for the kids.
I think its far more likely they were average to mediocre swimmers, ONE kid got into trouble, and the other two tried to save him and drowned in the process b/c of a combination of panic setting in and a dirty arse pool that made it hard for the kids to see where they were.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:43 pm to CAD703X
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quote:
older refurbished iPhones often cost $50 or less.
link please?
also, is this a magic phone that works without $100+/mo service?
3 words
O Bama phone
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:43 pm to rondo
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Here is a less shitty non mobile version of the story
Someone in the comments is saying that the mom is getting charged because she is black. I'm being serious.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:44 pm to LewDawg
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It's almost like you have to teach your kids things so they can learn.
Posted on 7/13/15 at 12:44 pm to Croacka
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City records show the pool has been cited for poor visibility
Smoking gun?
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