Warning: Do NOT be drinking anything when watching this video!

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Am I a terrible person for laughing at this? And watching it five times in succession everytime I view it?

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[purplkat.livejournal.com]

That's what I said to Sam (my fiance) after he grumbled about 'where are the damn parents?' after seeing the video. Little kids slip away. Once, when I was a kid, I got very excited about going to the zoo, and darted across a busy street against the stoplight without warning. My mother was very attentive, but she had NO IDEA what I was going to do, and little kids are FAST. Plus, they can push through crowds easier than adults. If there had been YouTube when I was a kid, I have no doubt that, had someone made a video of my mad dash, everyone would have pointed at my terrible, neglectful mother.

The video potentially gives potential for a sort of tragicomic humor, I suppose. Mother not paying attention. Kid gets kicked, but is fine. Everyone learns a valuable lesson. Mother learns to pay attention, kid learns to stay closer to mommy.

But it also gives potential for flat-out tragedy: Kid darts out to look at the dancer without warning. Mother follows as fast as she can, but not before the child is struck. Hospitalization, swelling of the brain, and death follow.

Both scenarios are within the realm of possibility. The truth is probably in the middle -- if that were my kid, an emergency room trip would be in our future, no matter how "fine" she looked, and I'm betting that a whalloping like that is going to have some kind of long-term consequenses for the child. But it's worth bearing in mind that the video cuts off before it's clear that the child is okay.

I just can't imagine anyone thinking that the video is funny.