Seriously?
So, if I drive a car and my reckless maneuvers get me into an accident…I can sue the car manufacturer?
And if I eat potato chips. Every day, all day. And end up with high cholesterol and a heart attack…it would be in my best interest to go after the chip makers, right?
Well then logically, it would make sense that Apple should be sued if I start to loose my hearing from listening to my iPod tunes with the volume almost maxed out…
A lot of things can kill us, hurt us and cause us problems. But who’s fault is that in the above circumstances? I think pretty much everyone has been in a bus, on a subway car or what have you and had that person (usually someone under 18 but not always) who stands next to you with the music blaring out of the headphones wedged into their ears. It isn’t as if Apple sets the volume to always start up at around ‘freakin’ loud’.
While we’re blaming anyone but ourselves for when things go wrong with our eardrums, why don’t we take down everyone involved in the concerts that many of these kids have probably attended…
If as a parent you can’t have a discussion with your kids about why even though they may feel cool or like a thug when 50 Cent is booming in their headphones, they’re going to regret it in the end…then you’ve got far bigger problems to deal with. Help ‘em learn why it’s not a good idea, rather than using the band aid solution of parental controls on the device. "Protect" the kids? Nah, e-d-u-c-a-t-e them.
I won’t even go there with the "say" they’ve got a problem wording.
March 31st, 2006 at 9:45 am
“Samir, this is America.”
- Office Space