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Easter Bunny injures child after getting fed up with his job
The "bunny" was taking pictures with a 9-month-old child when he became angry with his photographer, decided he no longer wanted to work at the mall and put the kid on the ground. "He went to take the child off his lap, and the child ended up injured in the process," says a cop. The child suffered a contusion to the forehead. (Austin American-Statesman)
March 24, 2008 | Permalink
Comments
In his defense, I'd probably go crazy in about 1 hour if I had to deal with kids all day dressed up as the Easter Bunny, although I'm not sure what a 9 month old did that would have set him off.
Posted by: G-Man | Mar 24, 2008 5:58:09 AM
Without at least 2 corroborating witnesses, it would be hard to proove intent, so let's just say he was clumsy without intent. I would further argue that if I was the Easter Bunny I couldn't see and it was the costume's fault provided by my employer and you should seek damages from the employer, in all likelyhood "the Mall" or the best able to sustain loss. So employee gets terminated (he was quitting anyway), and "the Mall" gets sued and "injured child" gets monetary damages so Mama can go shopping for new clothes.
And that's all Mama wants anyway is a free ride. Except the Mamas that are vindictive bitches that want to chop off the Easter Bunny's balls and go "Carrie" on Easter.
Posted by: Ted | Mar 24, 2008 6:10:05 AM
"Except the Mamas that are vindictive bitches that want to chop off the Easter Bunny's balls and go "Carrie" on Easter."
--that would probably be me in this case. I would be furious if that happened to my child when he was 6-months-old. He shouldn't have put the child on the ground....duhhhhhh....
But then again, I act pretty civil out in public, so I'd slap the mall with a big fat lawsuit--at least big enough to pay for the doctor's bill and court costs anyways....
Posted by: twerp | Mar 24, 2008 6:21:29 AM
my bad, 9-month-old......either way, that's just baaaad.
Posted by: twerp | Mar 24, 2008 6:24:07 AM
"I've heard that he pushed the child down, dropped the child, tripped with the child,"
How do you go about "tripping" a nine month old? Because I know a few I'd like to do it to. I mean, I thought I was going to have to "push them down" or possibly "drop the child" but nothing makes a statement like "tripping" a nine month old. Sweet a$s.
Posted by: sometimesilie | Mar 24, 2008 6:25:33 AM
Christ, couldn't have handed the kid back to Mom first before stomping off in his cute lil' Easter Bunny suit? What an asshat.
At least he tried to get rid of the kid before leaving; otherwise, he'd have been slapped with kidnapping charges on top of everything else.
Posted by: Phranqlin | Mar 24, 2008 6:44:15 AM
This guys an idiot. Obviously they don't train these folks. A friend of mine hires bunnies and santa claus' to work at the malls and other locations. They don't get paid worth a crap. I never forced my kids to sit on the laps of these clowns when they were little. I dont understand the parents that do. Why pay 10 bucks for a cheesy photo?
Posted by: Cherie | Mar 24, 2008 6:46:27 AM
What a great way to get your a$$ kicked inside out by an enraged parent
Posted by: elchampino | Mar 24, 2008 6:48:41 AM
This kid is going to flinch everytime he sees an easter bunny for the rest of his natural life. Kinda like the nerds who still flinch when a dodge ball goes flying past their face :)
Posted by: lawdog | Mar 24, 2008 7:07:50 AM
HEY DODGE BALLS ARE SCARY
:)
Posted by: elchampino | Mar 24, 2008 7:09:13 AM
I loved dodgeball. Every now and again there are dodgeball tournaments up here - they use nerfs now, not the red rubber balls that sting when they hit you!
Posted by: lawdog | Mar 24, 2008 7:25:30 AM
i dont think it was the kids he was sick of. i think that the issue were with the A-HOLE parents who force the kids there.
Posted by: AngrySockMonkey | Mar 24, 2008 8:20:34 AM
If we have Easter Bunny at the mall and Santa Claus at the mall, why can't we have Tooth Fairy at the Mall?
The current Easter Bunny can even help jar the little boogers teeth loose and no more trying to put money under pillows without waking up the little boogers. Dress Tooth Fairy up in a big tooth costume and beat the crap out of them until all their teeth fall out? Get toothpaste sponsors, orthodontics sponsors, WOW this is great!
Posted by: Ted | Mar 24, 2008 8:41:58 AM
"this is the first time I've heard of anything like this, involving a caricature."
Wow. What a freaky mall.
Posted by: Miss-Black | Mar 24, 2008 10:36:04 AM
Hey, ilieallthetime,
It was tripped OVER the kid.
Not tripped the kid.
Besides, at least it was a contusion and not a bruise.
Posted by: A.V. | Mar 24, 2008 11:30:19 AM
It also wasn't "tripping WITH the kid" that would be a "whole 'nother helpline".
Posted by: Cherie | Mar 24, 2008 11:41:43 AM
V.A., I will trip OVER the lil' bastards then. Sheesh, everyone's a stickler!
Posted by: sometimesilie | Mar 24, 2008 12:06:57 PM
Hogfather is on DVD!
Want to know how to handle holiday madness? Ask Terry Pratchett.
Posted by: Lambiepie | Mar 24, 2008 12:45:29 PM
THE HOGFATHER YIPEEEEEEEEE
Lambie pie you are a ray of light in the dark closet where Heaven's 17 are being kept right now.
"Hi There! I'm your Inner Babysitter!"
Posted by: nellagain | Mar 24, 2008 1:07:42 PM
Run away! Run away!
Posted by: Yucca | Mar 24, 2008 3:41:23 PM
Let me tell you people something, number one over the eyeholes of these costumes is very dark black mesh, and the only place you can see out is the mouth piece which is way too hard anyway. Number two these costumes are super hot, with no ventalation and they do make crap wages. My son did it one year and swore he would never do it again. He told me they weren't given breaks regularly and the only thing anyone cared about was making money, seriously.
Posted by: megaman | Mar 27, 2008 4:07:01 PM
