Comments on: Irresponsible Journalism

By: R.J.

R.J. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:55:03 +0000

Diane Sawyer, et. al. pulled this same stunt several years ago, and it was just as disingenuous (and disgusting!) then as it is now

By: JKB

JKB — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:14:25 +0000

Why stop here. Let’s put a battery powered circular saw in a toy box and see what happens. Or maybe just a hatchet.

By: DJK

DJK — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:18:53 +0000

So true. That’s some serious conditioning to overcome by one viewing of the Eddie Eagle video and some training from the guy with the funny hair. I wonder how it would have turned out had they placed the gun on a table or in a more “adult” location like on the teacher’s desk.

By: Dod

Dod — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:08:36 +0000

From the article:
“It’s a tragic case, but unfortunately, it’s not an unusual case when it comes to young children with guns.”

Actually, it is very rare. Falls, drowning and car accidents all kill more kids annually.

Also, there’s the issue of the toy box. How much more exposure do these kids have to toy boxes than guns? It’s safe to assume, quite a bit. A short training program is not going to be enough to overcome the conditioned response they have developed: toy box equals fun.

By: DJK

DJK — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:39:03 +0000

What I want to know is how the experiment ended. Did someone walk in and yell, “HEY! What are you doing with that??? What did I teach you about that??? You have now effectively killed four of your friends” or did they go in and say, “Nicely done Jimmy, you’ve successfully completed our simulation for the day.”

By: gnbrotz aka 'Armed_Citizen'

gnbrotz aka 'Armed_Citizen' — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:32:24 +0000

While I can’t believe they were stupid enough to actually do this, I’d be curious to (hypothetically) see a similar exercise with a group of children who had been regularly exposed to guns in the home, and (God forbid) even been taken shooting themselves.

One play of an Eddie Eagle video is not “education”.

By: Newbie Shooter

Newbie Shooter — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:06:58 +0000

This is one of those stupid journalist tricks that gets pulled periodically. I can remember the exact same setup on 20/20 when I was a kid.
I think it is dangerous as hell, and I think the station should be told that.

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By: DJK

DJK — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:47:19 +0000

Appalled.

By: Mike w.

Mike w. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:21:03 +0000

http://anothergunblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/kids-and-guns-stupid-experiment.html

I blogged about a similar situation back in march. This means someone else was stupid enough to try it again. Incredible.