Boy Killed After Television Falls On Him
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Posted: 5:52 PM Dec 1, 2008
Boy Killed After Television Falls On Him
A Thanksgiving Day family gathering in Las Vegas turned tragic when a television set fell on a 4-year-old boy and killed him.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Thanksgiving Day family gathering in Las Vegas turned tragic when a television set fell on a 4-year-old boy and killed him.

Police say the boy was playing with other children Thursday night at a home when a TV atop a dresser fell on top of him.

Police say it was not immediately known how the TV fell on the boy, but foul play is not suspected.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name wasn't immediately released.

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Posted by: Chief Location: Washington on Dec 2, 2008 at 10:42 AM

My thoughts and prayers are with the family during this time of grief and especially right before christmas. As to the comment of the governmatn making TV's lighter. That is absurd. The gov. has enough to worry about than the weight of a TV. We have to use common sense around our homes. Our children should not be left unsupervised and if there is a chance of something like this happening then we need to take extra precautions to try and prevent something like this from happening. It is a freak accident that happend and nobody thought it could. Maybe this will wake some people up and they will not have the mind set that this wont happen to my child.
Posted by: Anonymous on Dec 1, 2008 at 08:26 PM

my thoughts and prayers are with each and every family member.
Posted by: ??? Location: NC on Dec 1, 2008 at 04:25 PM

Accidents happen.I see one comment that the government should make laws regulating the weight of TVs.There is TOO MUCH government regulation now. It would have been the same if the child had darted in front of a car. Or drowned in a swimming pool.Or stuck something in an outlet and got electrocuted.Or fell off a bike and hit his head. That is why they are called ACCIDENTS.Do you want a govt. regulated car that will not go any faster than a child can run?Or how about a govt. regulated pool that will only hold a half inch of water?Or all bikes(including adults because thay can have accidents too) be required to have training wheels at all times? Or household electricity govt. regulated to be no more than 1 amp? No matter what the government regulates, there will still be accidents. Unless they mandate that everyone live in a bubble.Then I guarantee you someone will have an accident building the bubbles.
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