# The idiot who dumped a bucket of ice on his infant grandaughter in his "Ice Bucket Challenge" video. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 2, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265 "2014-09-02T16:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/1 "2014-09-02T16:42:47Z")
> **[Grandfather Made 10-Month-Old Take 'Ice Bucket Challenge'?](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reggie-stewart_n_5737226)** > > Grandfather Made 10-Month-Old Take 'Ice Bucket Challenge'? > [@](#): > > A grandfather in Houston, Texas, may be in trouble with the law after allegedly making his 10-month-old granddaughter take the ice bucket challenge. > > Earlier this week, Reggie Stewart posted a video of himself taking the ice bucket challenge. While he is challenging others, the granddaughter sits in a walker trying to grab the bucket full of ice. > > “I’ve been called out for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge… and my granddaughter … is going to do it with me,” he said a few seconds before dumping the freezing water on himself and the child. He made a video of it and posted it on his FaceBook page. Even if he didn’t care about the infant, didn’t this guy realize that this wouldn’t go over well with the public? I’m expecting the first death or injury from this challenge any day now. Not that I’m against it or that I think it’s inherently dangerous for an adult to do this _to themselves_, but you gotta know that some fool is going to figure out a way to injure himself or someone else with it. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/2 "2014-09-02T17:13:13Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I’m expecting the first death or injury from this challenge any day now. You’re [way too late](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/08/28/ice-bucket-challenge-participants-keep-getting-hurt-there-may-be-one-related-death-too/). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/3 "2014-09-02T17:42:12Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > You’re [way too late](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/08/28/ice-bucket-challenge-participants-keep-getting-hurt-there-may-be-one-related-death-too/). Some of those people are too stupid to live. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/4 "2014-09-02T17:48:00Z")
We need an ALS-Darwin Award. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/5 "2014-09-02T20:18:17Z")
I read something a couple days ago about a person who dislocated their jaw doing the challenge. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/6 "2014-09-02T20:20:58Z")
Wasn’t the original point that you got the bucket of ice if you didn’t donate? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/7 "2014-09-02T20:42:07Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Wasn’t the original point that you got the bucket of ice if you didn’t donate? Probably. But like most things, the original intent becomes lost as it is perverted into something inane. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/8 "2014-09-02T20:48:54Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I read something a couple days ago about a person who dislocated their jaw doing the challenge. The challenge is not to swallow an ice bucket, right? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/9 "2014-09-02T20:52:15Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Wasn’t the original point that you got the bucket of ice if you didn’t donate? If you do it, you donate $10, if you don’t do it, donate $100 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/10 "2014-09-02T20:56:38Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > If you do it, you donate $10, > if you don’t do it, donate $100 Fuck that. More Facebook bullying, AFAIAC. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/11 "2014-09-02T20:56:56Z")
Okay. So all of these celebrities are publicly indicating that they refuse to donate $100? I’m not donating that much, and I’m also not dumping a damned bucket of ice on my head. Do I get sent to hell or something? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/12 "2014-09-02T21:34:56Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Okay. So all of these celebrities are publicly indicating that they refuse to donate $100? > > I’m not donating that much, and I’m also not dumping a damned bucket of ice on my head. Do I get sent to hell or something? Many of the celebrities are publicly indicating that they have made a donation, in addition to dumping a bucket of ice water on their heads. Some have even included the check in the video (G.W. Bush, Tina Fey, etc.) The original rules only apply to people who have been challenged by someone else, so unless you have been challenged in an ice bucket video, you should be O.K. Apparently $96 million has been raised since the challenge started, so someone’s donating. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/13 "2014-09-02T21:49:40Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I’m expecting the first death or injury from this challenge any day now. [Doing it on a horse and being thrown off](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPO4f-2Y3g0) had potential. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/14 "2014-09-02T21:58:02Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > [Doing it on a horse and being thrown off](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPO4f-2Y3g0) had potential. What did she expect, that the horse was going to stand still for that? I wonder if she was hurt? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/15 "2014-09-02T22:38:05Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Many of the celebrities are publicly indicating that they have made a donation, in addition to dumping a bucket of ice water on their heads. Some have even included the check in the video (G.W. Bush, Tina Fey, etc.) Neil Gaiman made a point of telling people watching his video that he was giving a $100 donation along with dumping the ice water on his head and explained how viewers could donate. He may take the research aspect of this phenomenon a little more seriously because he has a family member with ALS. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/16 "2014-09-02T22:52:55Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > What did she expect, that the horse was going to stand still for that? I wonder if she was hurt? There’s several youtube videos of other people doing it and the horse barely reacts or just moves side to side a little. I’m guessing the girl didn’t do a practice run to see how the horse would react. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/17 "2014-09-02T23:53:07Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Okay. So all of these celebrities are publicly indicating that they refuse to donate $100? > > I’m not donating that much, and I’m also not dumping a damned bucket of ice on my head. Do I get sent to hell or something? Many people, myself included, did both. And Facebook bullying? Please. If you don’t want to do it, don’t. Nobody actually cares. Plenty of people on my feed have been challenged who have not responded. Nobody’s been hounded or called out for it. It’s all in good fun. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/18 "2014-09-03T00:35:20Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Fuck that. More Facebook bullying, AFAIAC. _More_ Facebook bullying? Like what else? I don’t really use FB, so I really don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/19 "2014-09-03T00:49:43Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > _More_ Facebook bullying? Like what else? I don’t really use FB, so I really don’t know. I think I know what he’s talking about. I’ll sometimes see things in my FB feed that were shared by a friend that tell some story about some awful or wonderful thing thing that happened with instructions saying to share it if you agree that it’s awful / good. The implication being that if you don’t share it you’re for puppy beating or against cops rescuing kittens or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265/20 "2014-09-03T00:53:51Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I think I know what he’s talking about. I’ll sometimes see things in my FB feed that were shared by a friend that tell some story about some awful or wonderful thing thing that happened with instructions saying to share it if you agree that it’s awful / good. The implication being that if you don’t share it you’re for puppy beating or against cops rescuing kittens or whatever. Ahh yes, that shit. Shit like that is a big part of why I don’t use FB anymore. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiot-who-dumped-a-bucket-of-ice-on-his-infant-grandaughter-in-his-ice-bucket-challenge-video/697265.md?page=2)