# Pokemon balls **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2000, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170 "2000-01-28T10:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tenspeedjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenspeedjohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenspeedjohn)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170/1 "2000-01-28T10:43:00Z")
As a father of a 4 year old, I loved the Burger King pokemon promo. I could save a fortune on pokemon crap. Now, just because some irresponsible ass holes allowed toys that were designed for children over three into cribs, Burger King had to pull its promo. I have yet to read an article about the parents of these kids. Where were they? Have they no responsibility to protect their babies from harm? If I put a dangerous item in my childs reach is the manufacturer to blame? I don’t get it. Thanks for letting me rant. John ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170/2 "2000-01-28T13:20:00Z")
The most recent one was not the parent but the step grandmother, according to what I heard on the news. And the family said they hadn’t heard about the recall. Huh? It was all over the freaking news for several days _before_ their kid died. Do these people live in a vacuum? Is there a vacuum inside the step grandma’s head? Jeez… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170/3 "2000-01-28T13:20:00Z")
This is America. There IS no “personal responsibility”. If anything bad happens, it’s always someone else’s fault. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170/4 "2000-01-28T14:39:00Z")
Johnny, you’re right. Actually, isn’t it about time that we came up with some legislation **controlling** these things??? * * * “If there’s anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.” ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170/5 "2000-01-28T14:53:00Z")
Johnny wins the award for quickest summation. “It’s not _my_ fault that I’m so stupid as to put toys in my child’s crib. It’s obviously the toy manufacturer’s fault!” ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-balls/13170/6 "2000-01-28T16:17:00Z")
“I’d like to buy tickets to the Pokemon Ball.” “Sorry, they don’t have balls.”