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Wow, my daughter in Texas just called. Wal-Mart just came to her sisters apartment complex with three trucks loaded with toys. Every kid got a bike

Posted by CrankYanker Dec 22 '08, 13:31

and four or five other toys. Apparently, they had a surplus and went to the local police dept asking where the largest concentration of needy families were. They knocked on every door and gathered all the kids out front... then they pulled up the trucks and unloaded goodies. Local newspapers were there to capture the event too. This makes me think a little better of Wal-Mart.

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*wonders if they gave bike helmets out too* -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:33 43
- All us poor people know you get those free at the fire station. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:41 1
  - well, there you go. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:42
- Hope not. I hate bubble wrapped kids nowadays. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:34 40
  - It's not "bubble wrapping" it's an easy injury prevention step. - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:38 2
    - I've seen a lot of bike head injuries, and they are ugly. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:38 1
      - Immunizations and bike helmets...two very important issues that I spend my days helping to fund. -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:41
  - bike helmets are probably the one area where I would disagree with this sentiment. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:35 36
    - According to Google numbers, less than 800 people have been killed bike riding in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:40 5
      - And of those ~800 (that is about average for fatalities) 95% weren't wearing a helmet...~270,000 are injured -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:44
      - find numbers before helmets. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:41 3
        
        Well, a down and dirty Google search just now for "Bike Helmet Laws Statistics" resulted in many hits both pro *and* con. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:46 2
        
        Here is a website that has facts and figures for all sorts of dangers - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:50
        
        the "con" ones are all anti-helmet-law activists who are fucking with the data. I looked. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:47
    - every kid in my neighborhood road bikes all summer long without helmets. nobody ever had anything happen to them - pigby Dec 22, 13:37 27
      - Pretty sure my sister could have saved some massive dental trauma had she been wearing a helmet during a wreck as a kid. -- nm - Callisto Dec 22, 13:45 1
        
        both my dad and brother would have probably been killed in bike crashes if not for their helmets. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:46
      - So? -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:40
      - 47% bike injuries to children under 14 that require an emergency room visit are head injuries -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:40 1
        
        Less than half! I win! - NWBR si Dec 22, 13:41
      - Cement is the lion of the urban jungle. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:39 1
        
        Fierce. Unforgiving. Silently stalking its squishy, watermelon-like prey. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:42
      - And if any of them did get injured, they'd probably deserve it! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 13:39 4
        
        some kids were more reckless than others but somehow we all managed to keep from whacking our heads on the curb when we did take a spill - pigby Dec 22, 13:43 2
        
        Exactly! If any had injured their skulls, it would have been because they did something stupid, like get too close to the fucking curb! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 13:45
        
        the plural of anecdote is not data. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:44
        
        Anyone who gives this argument, I invite to visit the Head and SPinal Cord Injury unit at Boston University Hospital. - loosilu Dec 22, 13:41
      - flawless logic, for sure. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:38 14
        
        show me that the incident of brain injuries has dramatically decreased since parents started helmeting their kids - pigby Dec 22, 13:40 13
        
        There's shitloads of data in favor of helmets, which you couldn't be bothered to check. -- (link) - loosilu Dec 22, 13:44 1
        
        i'm only surprised that 10000 kids were incompetent enough at riding a bike to have to be hospitalized -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 13:49
        
        My baby is bubble wrapped forever. Anything I can prevent, I will. End of story. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:43
        
        "without looking" means you're advancing this ridiculous argument with nothing to back it up, yes? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:42 5
        
        i'm just saying my sense, based on the fact that i never knew a single kid who got a brain injury from wrecking their bike, is that it's up there with - pigby Dec 22, 13:44 2
        
        thankfully your sense is not a guideline for safety practices. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:45 1
        
        thankfully parents weren't so scared back then to make us wear those gay ass helmets -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 13:50
        
        You're arguing for it with nothing to back it up. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:43 1
        
        A five second google search shows that the data in favor of helmets is overwhelming. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:45
        
        But pixie..."If it saves even *one* child, isn't it worth it?" - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:42 3
        
        Okay, when YOU have kids, will you make them wear a helmet to keep their brains intact? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:44 2
        
        You honestly cannot imagine what you will do until you have one. Answer, I would do ANYTHING. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:45 1
        
        *ding* "Having" changes everything you've ever thought you would do or not do. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 13:46
    - Exactly. Brain damage is a completely different issue from broken bones and scrapes. - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:36
    - hell yes. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:35
I like it until the part with the newspapers. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:31 13
- It's ok to get credit for being nice. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:32 12
  - there's a fine line, though. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:32 11
    - They could just buy advertising and then no little kids would get bikes. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:34 7
      - well, what if photos of your kids turned up in the paper for that event? might you feel a bit ashamed? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:35 6
        
        Not so ashamed that I'd rather my kid not have a bicycle I can't afford. -- nm - TFox Dec 22, 13:36 5
        
        I'd pimp out Logan in a heartbeat for free stuff. Kids are expensive! -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:38
        
        I think it might be hard to answer if you're not there. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:36 3
        
        My daughter answered this - she said she cried; for two reasons #1 - she felt bad for her sister. #2 she felt happy for her niece that got the toys. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 13:38
        
        And I'd say I'm not far enough away from there to not be able to answer. - TFox Dec 22, 13:38 1
        
        fair nuff. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:39
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      - We all can figure out Wal Mart's motivations--but let's focus on kids with bikes! Yay for avoiding inventory tax and getting free publicity! -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:36
      - Hmmm. What about when Oprah and Dr Phil give out stuff, then for ten minutes the recipients get on TV and tearfully thank them? - loosilu Dec 22, 13:34

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