Shoreham teen suffers spinal injuries "tombstoning" (From The Argus)

Don't these teenagers ever read/listen to anything? Or is it just an attitude of "we know better than those old fuddy-duddies"? As this incident shows - you don't.

And don't bother, you usual lot, to say how callous and unsympathetic I am. If someone does something really stupid why should I be sympathetic?

tilburyre wrote:
Don't these teenagers ever read/listen to anything? Or is it just an attitude of "we know better than those old fuddy-duddies"? As this incident shows - you don't. And don't bother, you usual lot, to say how callous and unsympathetic I am. If someone does something really stupid why should I be sympathetic?

I agree with you entirely!

Same happened to me as a teenager, although not as serious. 2 operations (one last week) and 9 years later I now have arthritus to look forward to.

You take the risk and most of the time it 'pays off'. All it takes is one bad/mistimed jump though, and that is enough to kill or seriously injure.

...and people want to lower the voting age? teenagers are idiots

Tabloid style misuse of the English language.
"The group were videoing themselves doing the lethal “tombstoning” stunt. "
She is badly injured, but still alive, therefore jumping off the breakwater was not 'lethal'.

You callous b******s! Did you never show off in front of your friends at that age? I just hope she recovers

@tilburyre

Oh yeah, because when you were a teenager you were grateful for adult advice and always listened sooooo carefully! Well done, you're one of the very few, incredibly boring people who didn't think they were invincible as children and never felt the need to test boundaries.

On the other hand, anyone who doesn't look before they leap is a bloody idiot.

kennydoit wrote:
You callous b******s! Did you never show off in front of your friends at that age? I just hope she recovers

Not if it meant crippling or killing myself, no I bllody well didn't

I don't care about anyone's opinion of me that much.

Having said that, I hope she makes a full recovery

Ive tried telling loads of them but the ones up from croydon for the day are the worst type 2 deal with all mouth

Natural selection in action once again folks.

Nyberg wrote:
Tabloid style misuse of the English language. "The group were videoing themselves doing the lethal “tombstoning” stunt. " She is badly injured, but still alive, therefore jumping off the breakwater was not 'lethal'.

I hate to be picky but lethal means "capable of causing death", not necessarily having actually caused death.

tsimpkins wrote:
Natural selection in action once again folks.

Total agreement

perhaps we should spend less time telling kids not to do stuff "because it will kill them". It makes them ignore the advice as they will all know people who have done it and lived. What might be better is getting them to truly understand what the risk is each time and peform mental risk assesment. That makes it sound a bit health and saftey ! I just mean get them to weigh up the potential kudos points versus the chances of ending up in wheelchair. Perhaps those same kudos points can be earned with less risk to themselves. To me this approach seems to have a better chance of getting through to them

What a load of smug, nasty-minded comments!

This was a terrible accident and I hope this girl recovers and sympathise with her family.

And long may our kids climb trees, jump off stuff, walk along the top of walls, go to the very top of the climbing frame...

notaconspiracy wrote:
What a load of smug, nasty-minded comments! This was a terrible accident and I hope this girl recovers and sympathise with her family. And long may our kids climb trees, jump off stuff, walk along the top of walls, go to the very top of the climbing frame...

.... never walk again, spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs, suffer permanent brain damage etc etc.

And it wasn't an accident. She jumped, not fell.

I know the girl and she is in my year x I Think all the people that have left theese really horrid comments should think about what they have said x I Hope She gets better soon and shoreham acadamy are wishing her a speedy recovery (yn) xx

some lovely comments above, total nasty barsterds, someones daughter has suffered a nasty possibly permanent spinal injury, albeit she instigated it herself. her parents must be worried sick, shes a child of 14 for gods sake. personally i hope she makes a full recovery, and i hope nothing bad happens to any of you with your smug, spiteful remarks, yeah, right.

Katielouise, I really hope your young friend recovers very quickly from her injuries. She was extremely silly in doing what she did and I hope that you and the rest of your friends take heed of what has happened to her and dont try to emulate it. Have fun this summer holidays, down by the sea, but be sensible and listen to what your elders - but not betters(!!!) - advise. Sometimes it is worth listening to!!!

I remember doing some really stupid things as a teenager but never did any real harm to myself. So from an oldie, let us hope she makes a full recovery from the injury substained, we were all young once!

I know this girl, she is in my year group, and I think the comments left by others are extremely snide! I totally agree with katylouise! When you’re a teenager you try to see the fun in everything, you've all been teenagers, try have some empathy!! When you’re in a situation like she was (Jumping off a high object into water) you don’t think rationally and it sounds fun, of course she'll want to do it, especially if she's been told not to! When will people understand that if you tell a child not to do something, their obviously going to rebel against your 'orders'! Although, she should've known the risks...
Think how this girl's parents and people, who care about her, are thinking about all the unpleasant and offensive comments and how it’s affecting them...
I may not be particularly friends with this girl, but no one deserves that... no matter what they have done.
I hope she recovers fully, all the best, from me and the whole of Shoreham Academy. x

longman wrote:
Katielouise, I really hope your young friend recovers very quickly from her injuries. She was extremely silly in doing what she did and I hope that you and the rest of your friends take heed of what has happened to her and dont try to emulate it. Have fun this summer holidays, down by the sea, but be sensible and listen to what your elders - but not betters(!!!) - advise. Sometimes it is worth listening to!!!

Patronising, or what.
Why don't you just go around A&Es for the summer and remind everyone who ends up there how silly they've been while doling out your free, unwanted advice.

Charismatic Andrew wrote:

Nyberg wrote: Tabloid style misuse of the English language. "The group were videoing themselves doing the lethal “tombstoning” stunt. " She is badly injured, but still alive, therefore jumping off the breakwater was not 'lethal'.

I hate to be picky but lethal means "capable of causing death", not necessarily having actually caused death.

...and I hate to be picky too, but manifestly it wasn't 'capable of causing death' - merely severe injury.
On the much larger points of this story:
Kids have been doing this for decades. Most do it relatively safely. The Argus makes a big deal about it every summer, but kids still want to test their nerve, and have some excitement.
This poor girl neglected to do the most important thing - make sure there was enough water where she was jumping.
I wish her a speedy recovery, and I don't care whether it was her own fault or not. She's a youngster. It was an accident. I hope she makes a full recovery.
How could anyone say 'serves her right'? She 14 years old, for chrissakes.
I agree totally with 'notaconspiracy'.

I totally agree with Nyberg, thats exactly what kids' want to do- 'test their nerve'! I could'nt have put it better myself!

Perhaps this is why we should have diving boards at Prince Regent, sadly removed by our go-ahead council I believe. Kids could test there nerve in safety then.

Is the mixture of imperial and metric measurements allowed these days?

lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though,
security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

lorrie2 wrote:
lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on.
I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements...
Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

all of the above are good, worthwhile comments. some may seem callous, but these kids are told time and again about the dangers of jumping off groynes/breakwaters. if they haven't listened and learned by now, then what hope is there. i have little sympathy for people who wish to be this stupid, especially after the same warnings go out each year. she must have realised the water wasn't that deep, or had the nous to check first.

yorkie44 wrote:
Perhaps this is why we should have diving boards at Prince Regent, sadly removed by our go-ahead council I believe. Kids could test there nerve in safety then. Is the mixture of imperial and metric measurements allowed these days?

This would help, but I'm sure that it's more exciting to take on the elements! Such a shame that this has happened and let's hope that her injuries are not too severe and she makes a full recovery. I suffered a horrific back injury many years ago when I was attacked, so I know how much pain, suffering and also operations, she could be in for.

I do hope that this will help to remind youngsters of the possible outcome of tombstoning and, that they at least check the depth of the water if they insist of carrying out these stunts.

Security word: copy-most - I kid you not!

I believe the young lady would not have jumped if she had been alone. In the group situation peer pressure can cause people (of all ages) to take uncharacteristic actions even if the pressure is not intended to be malicious.
I hope she makes a full recovery.

OMG just how nasty are the comments on this website. The kids from her school posting are clearly upset that their school friend is injured. I have seen teenagers tomb stoning so many times when I lived in Otterton in Devon. Even when a kid had to airlifted from the beach to hospital after breaking his back tomb stoning, his friends still carried on. I especially take offence at the post left by the sewer brain as all my experiences with kids who tomb stone don't come from Croydon.. in fact they come from wealthy families.

total stupidity and I agree with all those older and wiser people who say the samething HOWEVER, I was a teenager once and did plenty of stupid things but now I am a father of 5 girls, 4 adults with their own families and 1 this young girls age, so stupidity yes, I hope the publicity makes others stop and think but I doubt it, after all all the bits on fag packets hasnt stopped the youngsters smoking, but the bottom line is there but for the grace of god could have been my daughter or your son/daughter, so have some serious sympathy for the girl and family.

this is my niece you are all talking about if you want to talk bout someone talk bout your own bloody kids that do stupid thing she was just having fun with friends but ended up getting hurt everyone does stupid things even i have jumped off that arm so shut up and get a life

I think most of you are **** right out of order.
For starts; she's only 14. Secondly; she's critically ill in hospital. Thirdly; it's a simple mistake to make. I'm sure you've all done stupid things that could have ended up going wrong!
She's a lovely girl who was just having a bit of fun like all other teenagers do.
Love you Lisa, hope you get well soon x

greegster wrote:
I'd blame the parents of the girl as well.They're probably cheap wine drinking layabouts who don't care what their offspring are up to.As for the act itself,if this silly wee lassie had even thought for a second as to why it is called what it is,she might never have tried it.

All of our family care about her and always try to stay in contact and know where she is and what she is doing we are all in deep concern about her.
All i can say is how dare you comment on how she is cared for unless you think she should be lock up at the age of fourteen.

To all her school friends and caring (intelligent) public

Thank you for all the nice encouraging things allot of you have said.
(Get well soon my darling daughter
Love you all ways)

Regards

Dad

Firstly, I would like to express my heart felt best wishes for the young lady concerned and for all of her family. My son is a friend of hers and attends the same school.He is deeply shocked by what has happened. Only after this terrible accident happening has he admitted that he, and most of his friends all participate in this very dangerous (and, if I say so myself, stupid) activity and my advise has been to them all that if they ever consider jumping from the arm again, please think of this young girl before you do because I have no doubt that if she really believed she may not walk away safely from this, she simply would not have jumped. I constantly advise and warn my son of the dangers of everything I possibly can but without keeping them locked up, we just have to trust that our kids are behaving in a responsible and mature fashion.I am extremely close to my son and he is constantly in touch telling where he is and letting me know that he is safe. I'm sure this was the case for this young lady and her parents. This terrible incident is by no way an indication of anyone having 'poor parenting skills' and I'm sickened that these are the kind of comments being posted via this site. I wish the young lady concerned a speedy recovery and I know her friends look forward to seeing her back in school soon.
As always, we can only pray that lessons will yet again be learned from this and hope that none of us find ourselves in the awful situation this family have found themselves in.
Lots of love and best wishes x

This Is My Cousion That Your All Talking Cold Hearted About, Yes She Has A Broken Back Her True Friends Will Be There For Her, Her Family Are AlWays There For Her, She Now Has A Back Brace On To The Ones That Care, Yeah It Might Have Been A Daft Thing To Do But You Cant Say None Of You Oldens Have Done Nothing Wrong When You Was 14 All I Can Say Is That I Hope She Recovers Well And You All Stop Being So Sad And Argueing Over The Pc


Thinking Of You Lisa :)

Sados

Over And Out

when will these kids learn...also where are the parents in all of this...surely parents advise their kids not to do stupid things like this. well i suppose its all down to peer pressure, maybe this topic should be dealt with more at schools

Jiving I Can Say That My Auntie Was At Work Were Most Of The Sados On This Page Arnt Used Working, But Obviously The people That Know Lisa Matter More

my heart goes out to lisa and her family at this moment in time. lisa is like a niece to me and her family and i are realy close. has people not got the decentsy to take a seconde and think about how her poor family are feeling right now and having to read all the horriable comments on here yeah she was silly in doing what she did but after all she is a teenager you cant keep them locked up or keep tabs on them 24/7 and as for blaming the parents lisa parents and faily love her and advise her whats right and worng they cant be with her the whole time. hope u get better soon chick take care of ya self love ya always big netts xxx

I have been a rock climber for over 20 years. I have climbed some of the hardest routes in the Europe both in terms of technical difficulty and overall danger. I have watched friends die or be seriously injured (including myself). But I still play my games on scary lumps of rock and ice because it gives a thrill that most bystanders will never understand (and that includes my family).
Don't judge the games you haven't played - that applies equally to those who boo and those who weep, be thankful she was willing to look for adventure rather than slouching in a shopping mall.

seriously!
this is a 14 year old girl for F*** sake and a f-ing lovely one at that
so i suggest you **** that have nothing better to do with your time then blog on an F-ing newspaper article get a life and leave this girl alone
coming from a girl of 18 i understand that you make some stupids mistakes when your young and by god did i make them !
give it a f-ing rest and grow up you sadistic know nothings ! you think becuase your older you know better ? excuse me get yourself checkd out please !
judge the parents my backside thanks ! just because a young girl made a sillymistake ( like a lot of youngsters do ) does not give you room to judge the parents take a look in the mirror darlings i bet your not better yourself your kids are no F-ing angels !

love you lisaa
keep strong little couzin ill send some things up to you sweetheart
:) <3 ****

tilburyre wrote:
Don't these teenagers ever read/listen to anything? Or is it just an attitude of "we know better than those old fuddy-duddies"? As this incident shows - you don't.

And don't bother, you usual lot, to say how callous and unsympathetic I am. If someone does something really stupid why should I be sympathetic?

Because you are supposed to be a human being!
If you remove all risk from life you have no life.
Would you have sympathy if it had been a skiing accident that caused her injuries? or a fall from a horse? or a bad rugby tackle? or any other pursuits acceptable to the middle-classes ?

The Girls Father wrote:

greegster wrote: I'd blame the parents of the girl as well.They're probably cheap wine drinking layabouts who don't care what their offspring are up to.As for the act itself,if this silly wee lassie had even thought for a second as to why it is called what it is,she might never have tried it.

All of our family care about her and always try to stay in contact and know where she is and what she is doing we are all in deep concern about her. All i can say is how dare you comment on how she is cared for unless you think she should be lock up at the age of fourteen. To all her school friends and caring (intelligent) public Thank you for all the nice encouraging things allot of you have said. (Get well soon my darling daughter Love you all ways) Regards Dad

Dear Lisa's Dad

I'm so sorry that by doing something silly (and haven't we all done silly things, and not always when we were so young?) that Lisa has been so terribly injured and that you and your family have so much worry.

Stay strong as a family for Lisa's sake and don't take notice of the unkind comments on this website - some people like to kick people when they have problems.

Get better soon, Lisa. xx

The security word - mean-race seems to sum up those who have been so unkind!

Why doesn't the Argus moderate comments?
Again and again we get the intellectually challenged amongst the Argus readership believing that their damaged egos will be somehow redeemed if they can simply post a supposed witticism - and these idiots will look for easy targets.
Unfortunately they have no compassion for the victims in the reports, or their families.
Why doesn't the Argus moderate comments?

Nyberg wrote:

lorrie2 wrote: lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&amp;E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on. I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements... Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

All of your examples above,if you don't pay for them,you must be living on the street.I'm not and I do!

greegster wrote:

Nyberg wrote:

lorrie2 wrote: lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&amp;E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on. I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements... Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

All of your examples above,if you don't pay for them,you must be living on the street.I'm not and I do!

The girl has not contributed anything to society, her need for peer attention is costing a great deal of money, due to her indulgent behaviour. This child centred society has much to answer for

stan bailey wrote:

greegster wrote:

Nyberg wrote:

lorrie2 wrote: lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&amp;E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on. I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements... Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

All of your examples above,if you don't pay for them,you must be living on the street.I'm not and I do!

The girl has not contributed anything to society, her need for peer attention is costing a great deal of money, due to her indulgent behaviour. This child centred society has much to answer for

How true!

codpiece wrote:
Why doesn't the Argus moderate comments? Again and again we get the intellectually challenged amongst the Argus readership believing that their damaged egos will be somehow redeemed if they can simply post a supposed witticism - and these idiots will look for easy targets. Unfortunately they have no compassion for the victims in the reports, or their families. Why doesn't the Argus moderate comments?

Because it's called free speech. You may not like some of the comments and that is your perfect right, just as it everyone's perfect right to their opinion, whether you agree with it or not.

Unless, of course, you are saying that we can only voice opinions that you find acceptable

My auntie Maureen in Croydon says her neighbours two teenage sons regularly travel down to the coast to tombstone.. hopefully they will realise the dangers after reading this article and put a stop to it..

stan bailey wrote:

greegster wrote:

Nyberg wrote:

lorrie2 wrote: lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&amp;E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on. I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements... Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

All of your examples above,if you don't pay for them,you must be living on the street.I'm not and I do!

The girl has not contributed anything to society, her need for peer attention is costing a great deal of money, due to her indulgent behaviour. This child centred society has much to answer for

"The girl has not contributed anything to society" Thats harsh! She's only 14! Who knows what she may contribute in the future, I wish her a speedy recovery.

As reguards tombstoning, I served on the lifeboat crew at Shoreham for 12 years, every summer the kids would be jumping off the breakwaters, most times they would be lucky. I understand the need for an adrenelin "rush" but diving into shallow water is only one of the hazards of doing this, strong currents, festoons of fishing line (with hooks), boats and shipping entering and leaving port and underwater debris all make this a high risk gamble. and some people WILL lose.

To those of you that have never taken a risk, or done something with an element of danger, just for the buzz....
God, you must lead boring lives. I'm nearly 60, and luckily I haven't forgotten what it's like to be a teenager. I get the feeling there are some on here who would like to ban all dangerous sports. Nanny state-ism gone mad.
I hope this young girl makes a full recovery, and learns her lesson, which of course she will.

Number Six wrote:

notaconspiracy wrote:
What a load of smug, nasty-minded comments! This was a terrible accident and I hope this girl recovers and sympathise with her family. And long may our kids climb trees, jump off stuff, walk along the top of walls, go to the very top of the climbing frame...

.... never walk again, spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs, suffer permanent brain damage etc etc.

And it wasn't an accident. She jumped, not fell.

Life is dangerous. Deal with it. If you don't like it don't get out of bed in the mornings.

Nyberg wrote:
Tabloid style misuse of the English language.
"The group were videoing themselves doing the lethal “tombstoning” stunt. "
She is badly injured, but still alive, therefore jumping off the breakwater was not 'lethal'.

No, jumping 20 feet off a groyne into 2 feet of water is a lethal thing to do. She could have died (the meaning of lethal) but, fortunately, she didn't. Here's hoping she makes a full and speedy recovery and does not have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.

Barneyy wrote:
This Is My Cousion That Your All Talking Cold Hearted About, Yes She Has A Broken Back Her True Friends Will Be There For Her, Her Family Are AlWays There For Her, She Now Has A Back Brace On To The Ones That Care, Yeah It Might Have Been A Daft Thing To Do But You Cant Say None Of You Oldens Have Done Nothing Wrong When You Was 14 All I Can Say Is That I Hope She Recovers Well And You All Stop Being So Sad And Argueing Over The Pc Thinking Of You Lisa :) Sados Over And Out

I think your caps lock is broken.

worthinglogic wrote:

Number Six wrote:

notaconspiracy wrote: What a load of smug, nasty-minded comments! This was a terrible accident and I hope this girl recovers and sympathise with her family. And long may our kids climb trees, jump off stuff, walk along the top of walls, go to the very top of the climbing frame...

.... never walk again, spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs, suffer permanent brain damage etc etc. And it wasn't an accident. She jumped, not fell.

Life is dangerous. Deal with it. If you don't like it don't get out of bed in the mornings.

Me? I don't have to deal with anything. My thoughts are with the people who really do have to "deal with it", namely the girl's parents and family

done similar myself when a teenager But you need to know what your jumping into.
hope she gets better

jumping into water you don't the know the level of is very stupid and likely to be tragic

Nyberg wrote:

lorrie2 wrote: lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&amp;E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on. I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements... Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

They already do....
The ambulance service sends a bill of £150.00 to the insurance company involved who pay it, whlist passing this on to ALL it's policy holders

It is perfectly possible to think someone's done something silly and reckless and still sympathise with them if they are hurt. We've all been there.

To all you vile and disgusting people who think it is ok to judge a 14 year old girl for doing something silly then your a joke and should keep your comments to yourself especially judging her family as i am a member of that family and they are nothing more than a very loving and caring family. This girl happens to be a family member of mine and she does know that what she did was silly but i remember being 14 once and at that age you have no fear and do silly things lets just hope that none of your children happen to do something silly and need such medical attention as lisa has i for one hope she makes a full and speedy recovery and I will be there for her to help her and the rest of the family.

Living in the real world wrote:

Nyberg wrote:

lorrie2 wrote: lets hope they send her the bill for having the helicopter called out, the r.n.l.i boat, and all the wasted man hours spent on this stupid young girl!!! hope shes ok though, security word/ fair-leap, I kid you not.

Yes, charge her, but only when they start charging for every traffic accident (it's always someone's fault), people in speedboats running out of petrol, people who set light to thier kitchens with a chip pan, everyone who needs A&amp;E because of an incident involving alcohol (all could be avoided), and so on. I'd love to know who's going to make those value judgements... Accidents, whether avoidable or otherwise, are what the emergency services are for, and so far we don't charge in this country, thank goodness.

They already do.... The ambulance service sends a bill of £150.00 to the insurance company involved who pay it, whlist passing this on to ALL it's policy holders

I think you are talking solely about traffic accidents. Hardly relevant in this case, or several others that I mentioned.

it was a really stupid thing to do yes but lets hope people learn by this and the other kids dont do this, you also should know where a 14yr old is.. i hope the girl recovers well and i hope the school and parents use this opportunity to teach our kids ablout this ...

southwicker wrote:
it was a really stupid thing to do yes but lets hope people learn by this and the other kids dont do this, you also should know where a 14yr old is.. i hope the girl recovers well and i hope the school and parents use this opportunity to teach our kids ablout this ...

of course they wont learn... a story like this comes up every so often.... and then it happens again. You can't stop kids being stupid.... it's what they do best.
... watch this space next year for the next victim.