D&D and the rising pandemic

[ccs]

After a gender reveal party started a huge fire in California again this year, maybe gender reveal parties should simply be banned. They are dumb anyway.



That is simply criminal. Those parents should go to jail.

If there's any justice they've burned up their own house etc in the process & then their insurance company refused to pay.

 

[Imaculata]

If there's any justice they've burned up their own house etc in the process & then their insurance company refused to pay.

We can only hope. Lighting a smokebomb during a severely dry season, in a dry grassy area, just to reveal if your kid is a boy or a girl, is so dumb. How did this become a thing? Those affected by the fire might be able to sue them for their reckless behavior, but how much money can they reasonably get from them?

And this isn't even the first time a gender reveal party goes horribly wrong and results in a lot of damage. Can people just stop doing this? Who cares if it is a boy or a girl?! That does not need a party.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

If there's any justice they've burned up their own house etc in the process & then their insurance company refused to pay.

People can and do get fines & jail time for carelessly or deliberately starting fires, especially in states prone to having wildfire issues. I suspect if they know the ”who”, charges will follow.

 

[ccs]

People can and do get fines & jail time for carelessly or deliberately starting fires, especially in states prone to having wildfire issues. I suspect if they know the ”who”, charges will follow.

And I hope for that for them as well.

 

[Ryujin]

The "gender reveal fire" resulted in the death of at least one person; a senior US Forest Service fire fighter. Fines and charges are in order.

 

[Eltab]

After a gender reveal party started a huge fire in California again this year, maybe gender reveal parties should simply be banned. They are dumb anyway.

No, that's over-doing it. Baby showers and such have existed since forever. People get excited when a baby is on the way; no problem with that.
The dumb part is "go outside and create a spectacle for the world to see". A personalized jack-in-the-box would make the point for the party attendees to find out, just fine.

 

[Ryujin]

No, that's over-doing it. Baby showers and such have existed since forever. People get excited when a baby is on the way; no problem with that.
The dumb part is "go outside and create a spectacle for the world to see". A personalized jack-in-the-box would make the point for the party attendees to find out, just fine.

Not to mention using an incendiary device during a burn ban.

 

[Imaculata]

No, that's over-doing it. Baby showers and such have existed since forever.

Exactly, so why do we need yet another party just to announce the baby's sex? We already celebrate when people are expecting a baby, and when a baby is born. Why do we need a third, especially if so many stupid (and deadly) things are being done for the occasion?

 

[Umbran]

Exactly, so why do we need yet another party just to announce the baby's sex?

So, actual answer? The original point was to have a party that had an element that would go over well on social media.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

After a gender reveal party started a huge fire in California again this year, maybe gender reveal parties should simply be banned. They are dumb anyway.

They are. The child who ended up having the first gender reveal party for them is transgender, further proving that the parties are stupid.