New video shows moments before toddler fell to her death on cruise ship
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- New surveillance video shown to CBS News reveals the final moments before an 18-month-old girl fell to her death off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Chloe Wiegand was being held by her grandfather Salvatore Anello while the ship was docked in Puerto Rico in July. Prosecutors have charged him with negligent homicide. David Begnaud reports on what the video shows.
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"There was no sign or warning about not sitting on the railing." It's called common sense. The railing is the warning. That's what railings are for. To prevent people from going where they are not supposed to go and falling off edges and out of windows.
The USA does not have a common sense law on the books hence why tragedies happen and the people that caused the tragedy or that are involved claim it’s not their fault cause they want a big fat check. Since when is it socially acceptable to receive money for the death of a person. Everyone in this case should be ashamed. No amount of money will bring her back. Clearly the parents are looking for someone to blame and extort for money.
@@ziddywerks its no different here in the U.K
Contributory negligence on the part of grampa I think
@@oneyee that was the word i was looking for lol
They said the grandfather looked first then picked up the baby and put the baby on the railing. He looked first. No way he didn't know...NO WAY.
“It didn’t have a sign” I’m pretty sure that’s where common sense is suppose to kick in.
@N S I can vouch for that.
I swear that guy dont have brain, cant believe america this stupid 🤣
@N S Racist comment. If I'd said that about black people you'd have smashed your own communities up. One rule for you and one rule for us.
@@JulieN-lh9zf you call out what you considered a racist comment while making a racist comment. Good job! 🙄
It didn't have a sign, because little toddlers can't reach up that high. That baby would of had the same view looking out the bottom windows. That DON'T open.
I understand that the family is in pain and the grandfather must be beating himself over this but it was clearly his fault.
@Lana Kahl yea sure it was an accident, a very tragic accident. but it is SIMPLE common sense to not hold a child over a railing thats 100ft + high. very unsafe. their doesn’t need to be a sign for common sense
Is that really the sort of thing we want to punish people for though? Is there any value in removing him from society? Is justice really served by punishing him?
@@popperpoppler4569 its not about gaining value, the law simply doesn't care about that, unfortunately. no matter what if u do stuff like this ur getting punished whether its the right thing or not. the people are simply doing their job by enforcing the law
@@emerylsg It was a a question about the philosophy of law. One of the philosophical underpinnings of criminal law is the value gained by removing people from society.
@@popperpoppler4569 interesting question. guess its "play stupid games, win stupid prizes". whether theres something to be gained or not the law makes sure people are punished. its definitely a very twisty debatable topic because there are alot of cases that seem morally unfair or not. i guess in the end it depends on the people who enforce the law which, in the end, is the government
we don't need a damn sign for every freaking thing that is just common sense.
His old maybe he haves dementia and plus their are blind people so their should be signs not everyone is mentally stable
@@BasilahAl pretty sure that they would have said that if that were the case. He’s accused of causing his granddaughter’s death...if he had a mental issue they would’ve said that
@James Street l bought a bunch of flowers and the label said 'Do not eat ' !
There is very little common sense nowadays
even though everything is labelled .The thick people don't read them !!😃
Stop judging!
Common sense went out the window 60 years ago.
My husband was on a jury where a family had a twin bed shoved up next to a bedroom wall in an apartment under the 2nd story window. They had kids jumping on the bed and one fell out the open window that had a lightweight aluminum screen on it and the child fell to the ground and was killed. The family sued the apartment owner and they claimed that the screens should have prevented the fall. The jury and my husband felt bad for the family but they determined that screens are designed to keep bugs out not children in. The family should have not placed the bed next to the window and shouldn’t let the kids jump on the bed. People have to protect their own kids, it’s the job of the parents.
Patricia Smith Exactly. Everything is a money grab nowadays!
Protect me from my stupidity ~ America since the my coffee was too hot McDonald's lawsuit.
Except they were making it too hot lol. Like 3rd degree melt your skin hot
Randy That McDonalds incident it was reported she put it between her legs to hold it. Who is that stupid? Yes it may have been very hot but the same woman probably would have sued if it was cold. We are responsible for our own actions except the times when it is truly not our fault like my daughter was driving her red car doing the speed limit down the right lane. A Semitruck hauling beer came up behind her he was in the left lane he decided he wanted over in the right lane he hit her left tail rear panel and it flipped her car sideways in front of him he hit her again on the whole side of her car and hooked her onto his big chrome grill and bumper. He said he thought he had a blowout of a tire and he hit his brakes but he was shoving her car sideways down the road for the entire distance it took the truck to stop. He still didn’t know he had hit a car and he told the police that his brakes were bad which is against the law for a truck to drive with bad breaks. Finally after he got his rig stopped and got out he saw he had a car stuck to the front of his truck he admitted total fault. She has had 4 surgeries and she is in constant pain and she is losing control of her hands and she has brain damage. This was not her fault just very bad luck.
@@patriciasmith7074Jesus can heal her, does she believe? I will pray for a miracle. I KNOW my Jesus will heal her miraculously if she puts ALL her trust in HIM
Idiot yes , murderer no. As a mother & grandmother Id have NEVER , EVER sat them on a railing or even near it. Maybe I see danger all over.
He's not a murderer. He's a manslaughterer....
Ok but he thought there was glass
No, you're just aware and that's good 👍 it prevents freak accidents like this
Tracey Us women have lived always aware and cautious! That’s our life of being women! And to me is common sense and being protective that we wouldn’t put them in danger! But men think different and don’t think of danger! It’s always fun all the time!
Men absolutely think of danger. We just aren’t as scared and aren’t maternal but we are mentally wired and grow up wanting risks and not as afraid and like to challenge ourselves against fear, against obstacles and strength. What this man went through with his grandchild was an error and pure innocence and ignorance. I would have never placed the child up there but I understand some people would put children on there so they can be wowed by the view. We have to understand that the old man also wears glasses and is older, there’s chances he may be more oblivious to danger and a kissing glass and someone younger and more aware of surroundings. He probably noticed the care incasement of large glass panes in room and figured one pane will have missing glass’s however I’m trying to understand why you would let go of the toddler once on railing? Did he think a glass would support her body against it? And why? Wouldn’t the average person that does consider putting a child on railing for the views still hold the child throughout the moment?
Me - She fell out? Damn why is he getting charged?
Me 1 minute and 30 seconds in - He held her OVER the railing?!
He wanted to be like Michael Jackson 😂
So you telling me it's the baby fault and not the grandfather.
@@nedsimpson7201 no, he’s saying that he understands now why he’s being charged, after seeing the video. It wasn’t the baby’s fault ever, in anyone’s mind I don’t think...
@@nedsimpson7201 First part is their initial reaction. Second part is their reaction once more info was laid out in the report.
Is that supposed to be funny?
I think he actually knew that the window was open. Just like many parents would throw their toddlers up in the air, sit them on the balconies etc. He just didn't count on him dropping her. He probably thought he could hold her up and bring her back inside safely. That's what I think happened.
I know, my uncle once was pretending to trow me into a pool, then i slipped from his arms, and he did throw me on the pool. Lol
@@heroedeleyenda05 😂
@@heroedeleyenda05 not the same thing.
''just like'' ? HOW can you compare people throwing babies up in the air a few inches to this??
@@marilynwillett804 you must be slow. You should know how dangerous it is to throw a baby 'a few inches' in the air. They can literally fall on their head and die.
All cruise ships have rules, NO SITTING OR STANDING ON RAILS! Common sense. Royal Caribbean is at NO FAULT!
he is 70 years old...........
he old af
Kenan Fisic so? He knows what cruises are.
XtractChuno he knows what a cruise is and what rules are too
So What happens when a child that just happens to stray and heads straight for that window , say a 2 or three year old , and you’re hot on there heels to catch them , cause it happens in the blink of an eye , and they trip and fall out that section of window that has no glass , should you be charged with Negligent homicide as well ? It was an Accident! That would have never taken place had there been Glass there , he was just trying to show his Granddaughter the view that’s all
He didn’t feel a breeze or wind?
He didn’t smell fresh air or the ocean?
He couldn’t hear the waves?!
it was docked so there was no breeze no ocean no waves
Can definitely have a breeze on a cruise ship when it is docked.
@Da To what would be his motive though?
I've walked into a glass door. It's just simple plain inattention. Also he's old his senses probably aren't as good
@@sasha.t3737 My grandpa had the vast majority of his senses and faculties when he was 100. The "old person" excuse doesn't really work in this situation.
Maybe the grandpa is getting old and just was not in his right mind.
Thats what I'm thinking but you never
I think so too. He’s older and maybe he couldn’t see there wasn’t any glass. Maybe don’t leave babies alone with old people.
browneyes89 that's why you use your hands?
Roadent1241 I know. No excuse and they shouldn’t sue the cruise line. At the end of the day they have no one to blame except the grandfather.
Has to be the problem. Although that glass is tinted. He should have been able to tell. I don't think he meant to. Although, none of us really know.
Common sense you don’t put a baby on a railing on a cruise ship.
It's not common sense. Many folks do that, especially to give their arms a rest after holding the child 12 hrs a day. It's little excuse what happened, but it seems like the grandfather wanted the child to have a better view of the port. Bad decision with a bad outcome.
RIGHT...You should not even, have a baby on, a cruise ship.
Or any railings for that matter
Stop judging!!!
@@nikolanikola8543 everyone will stop judging if you stop being bossy, controlling, and so demanding.
Sounds like just a freak accident. He has to live with that everyday.
T.K Jenkins yup 🤦🏽♂️
😢😢😢😔😔😔
More like negligence
Not a freak accident it's stupidity
I could not live with the fact that I was the cause of my granddaughters death. I would eat my gun!
The step-grandfather was clearly lying. He leaned over for 8 seconds before lifting the child over the railing and dangling outside the railing for 34 seconds. And he had the guts to say that he did notice it was open? Give me a break!
Is he a step? I wonder about this case...
He’s the baby’s mother’s step-father. He’s younger than his wife, about 15 years older than her daughter. The baby’s mother has said publicly she does not blame “Sam” though. She blames the cruise line. She felt cruise ships shouldn’t have windows that open for air circulation and that they should get fans instead. Here’s the thing: I’m no fan of the cruise industry. The pandemic brought to light a lot of negative issues. I doubt I’d ever go on a cruise again. However, this particular incident wasn’t on them. Anello committed a horribly idiotic and irresponsible thing. I don’t think he killed the baby deliberately. I didn’t necessarily want him to go to prison. (And now he’s made a plea, he won’t.) But the refusal to take responsibility with the claim he thought there was glass really disturbs me. I recognize family does not need to be related genetically; but ... I don’t know ...when people say he’s the grandfather, I wonder if he ever had the maturity the title implies to most people. Did he ever raise a child, assume any sort of responsibility for a child or was he just a goofball playmate? If the baby’s parents are able to forgive him, that’s their choice; but them blaming the cruise line really bothers me. It just seems like a lot of denial.
@@johnsanchez5475 yep. No parental instinct, just grans boyfriend.
@@Daybreaq thanks, couldn’t agree more. I’m a father and I’m usually thinking of the worse case scenario. It may be a bit paranoid but also safe. I know someone who made their grand kid a vegetable by tossing her up in the air in a playful manner and not being able to catch the baby on the way down. Things like this make me hyper vigilant.
@@Daybreaq i think i feel exactly the same
Very sad as I’m sure the grandfather loved this little baby, but the family trying to blame the cruise line is trash.
Are you kidding? Why in the world would they leave a window open? It's beyond stupid. A child just a few years old might think it would be cool to look down, without considering leaning a bit too far could possibly end up with the child falling. The cruise line Should be responsible.
They have to blame someone because our grand government wants to charge the Grandfather with a crime instead of realizing that accidents happen.
Changing Lanes explain how would the child reach the window?
Cheri Fennell it’s not them wanting to blame, it what had to be done because they had to counter the suit alleging the cruise line is responsible
No small child could EVER climb up there and over the window on there own, that man knew the window was open, he thought it would be cool to feel the breeze and look out an open window, he might not have meant to have his granddaughter fall but he definitely knew it was open, he can’t be that stupid. And after she fell he claimed he didn’t know it was open to take any sort of blame off of him. He might not have meant to have her fall but he was a stupid man to place her by the one and only window open.
Been on 10 cruises. Its very easy to tell the window is open. Just the sheer volume of wind/sound/visual coming through is undeniable.
That is a good point. I didn’t even think of that! The wind, air, sounds and smells were enough !!!
yup! very true
Why does a baby need a "better view" as the family's attorney states as a reason for holding the baby over the railing? So incredibly tragic.
as a parent or grandparent you always want your children to "have the best view" etc... doesn't matter if it is a toddler and poor thing can barely understand what they are looking at.
I wonder if he was drinking? Just none of it makes sense
Cinn city I saw the video a few months ago. I don’t think he was drinking but worn out from watching the kid. When he walked up to the window and leaned against the railing and had his head out the window - in other words the window was open and he knew it. About 30 seconds later he picked her up and lifted her out the window. He lied twice and was responsible. Again he may have been worn out from watching her.
I agree with you. To have a huge veiw from all the windows. But he could not tell there was no glass at this one?.The air, smells and sounds and wjen he put that vhild out the window one arm. This is one time I agree with the cruise ship.
@@shF1- LMAO, not true. I want my child safe first and foremost. The ship hadn’t left port yet yet, there was nothing to see except the cement she was going to hit. That child was ina brand new world. Everything was new, he had to put her on a railing, not even just hold her? It took me awhile to let my husband have our child alone, I think when my child is around my father or father in law I’d be more vigilant also. The safety thing never stops!
There’s ALSO no sign on my stove that reads: 🗣”DON’T FKN STICK YOUR HAND IN THE FIRE.” Come on man.😒
:). He is/was lying...
There is no sign in my car saying "don't drive off cliffs".
No sign on my plugs saying 'don't stick tongue in here"
@hurricane watcher The founder of Victoria's Secret jumped to his death off the Golden Gate bridge.
Yeah but to be fair I use my stove a lot more often than I use my cruise ship.
“There’s no sign” do we need to start hanging sides to say don’t bash your own head in with a hammer? How much common sense are people held accountable for having now a days
xXWinningTheFightXx
Hey grandpa, “Here’s your sign”.
He's a lawyer. It's his job to get his client off by any means necessary. Still crazy of the grandfather to do that though.
@@anim3z4u Yeah, lawyers will argue about the color of the sky if you pay them.
exactly what I thought!!
xXWinningTheFightXx absolutely none. Everything literally has to be spelled out.
Kind of like driving in America where there are traffic jams. The only sign on the road is a Speed Limit sign. It’s supposed to be the maximum speed you can go, but what’s the minimum? There’s no sign, so people LEGALLY drive as slow as they want, in any lane that they want so long as they don’t exceed that speed. Some states have signs that say “slower traffic keep right” but they’re posted separately from the speed limit sign. Not only that, if someone is going the speed limit in the far left lane, they have every legal right to maintain that speed even if someone behind them is traveling faster.
Even worse, in parts where drivers are expected to Merge into another lane, drivers are never taught in any school or any driving manual who is supposed to merge 1st. So a merging car that’s already ahead of a car will almost come to a complete stop to let the car to their left pass them VS finding a comparable speed and safely merging. Not to mention people who stop their cars trying to enter a freeway via an on-ramp.
It’s all the same. People need step-by-step instructions spelled out understandable enough for a 9 year old to comprehend. I don’t know how it got that way, but that’s just how it is.
I can’t believe this family actually tried to sue Royal Caribbean after this man’s negligence. In the security footage, you can see him sticking his head out the window before he stupidly put his granddaughter on the rail. Obviously, he knew the window was open. But they tried to act like he thought the window was closed, which was a lie. Absolutely horrible this little girl had to fall to her death because of this man’s lack of common sense.
They sued cause they wanted money .. no doubt their hurting but it was all about money
Maybe the grandfather needs help because old people do need help in this world and they shouldn’t be in charged of taking care of a child. I’m pretty sure this man had medical history or something
Did they ever win?
@@joshuagoers3709 no, RC was cleared of wrongdoing and the man was sentenced to five years probation
@@sleekelegancesuave he only looks to be in his sixties, so he’s still at an age where he should be able to take care of children. I haven’t heard anything about any mental or physical illness on his part.
You telling me that you can't feel the air coming in from the open window?
I was just thinking the same thing. Seriously just put your hand up to the window.
The grandpa is COLORBLIND
@@lyn2cool779 what does that have to do with feeling wind coming in through the window
@@lyn2cool779 You can still feel the wind and smell the ocean air, it smells fishy in port.
good point.......
Anyone else catch the lawyer say “I think it’s pretty obvious why he leaned forward”. Know what else is pretty obvious? THE REASON WHY A GUARDRAIL IS POSITIONED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A WINDOW
I dont think it was pretty obvious the way the attorney thinks. you can tell that window is open. there is a tint. of all the windows- he goes to the open one and looks out. for what a better view not obstructed by glass? and lets not forget what he told the police right when it first happened. excited utterances are usually the truth
Only people with sense know that lol
hothotheat3000
The obvious reason to me is it was to make sure the baby had a clear fall all the way to the ground.
Shawnee Skywalker you sound stupid
Ben Eachus
Idiots like you are so easy to mess with, Lol
"New video shows moments before toddler fell to her death on cruise ship"
*And this is NOT that video.*
andhisband...I said the same thing after watching.
@@victoriamccoy409 They get away with bait-and-switch all the time. And I'm going to call them out on it.
andhisband lol & gr8 I don’t think I could live know I watched Baby plunge to her death
I was very relieved this time with the video being different .I couldn't take seeing a baby fall to her death.
The family chose not to make the video public
I can't imagine the coroner having to go see what an 11th story drop does to a baby
SPLAT!
Mhm
@Rosemarie Plant probably
@@sheiladikshit5110 what's wrong with you?
SHE'S A COMEDIAN
I saw the video , he leans his head out the window for at least 3-5 seconds before he put her over the railing. Charge him with a crime . He was negligent
Deliberately negligent at that.🧐😟😳
@@imsooshook3871 I agree. Did they have a Life Insurance policy on the child? Was someone abusing her and she was starting to talk about it ? Was she handicapped or had medical conditions that were expensive to treat ? Were the adults in serious debt and needed a way out (They sued the Cruise Ship). A life Insurance Policy was taken out on my 8 old year sister and she was in a "accident" months later. They got $30,000.
@@lynncraig6151 what?? What happened to your sister? Is she okey? Doing better now? 😣
@@tagaway6173 I watched a couple of your videos . They were helpful . No , She died. She had asked for barrett's for her Birthday. The sadistic Female taking care of us cut her beautiful long curls into a boy's short haircut. She was asked if she still wanted Barettes. Tears pouring down her face ....she defiantly said yes. She was killed the next day in an "accident". She was buried on her Birthday....with the Barettes she wanted placed on her shaved head. They were Blue Barettes. The Woman seemed to have no control over her anger, jealousy, spitefulness and addictions. Some people are just Evil and you need to stay away from them.....especially Stalkers. There is something of value to them that they want from you or they wouldn't be stalking . The howling Wolf doesn't stalk the Lamb because he wants to be friends with it.
@@lynncraig6151 A lot of crazy narcissistic parents out there. I know too well and feel your anger. They always get away with it as well.
I don’t even let my daughter stand by the glass border at the malls in fear they’d give way and she’ll fall I can’t imagine a cruise ship
excellent point plus you don't see ppl putting their toddlers on the railings at the malls.
I and my 17 stone weight jump up and down on a 2 inch glass floor near the top of the Blackpool Tower wherever I'm there, which is apparently unbreakable, just to scare people walking nearby.
However even I take the precaution of making sure I'm leaning over the metal beams, just in case it does break, and I have to grab hold and stop myself falling 380ft.
It's not cracked or broken since it was installed in 1998, but you can never be too careful with glass, no matter how safe it apparently is.
Same
Exactly!!!! I’m afraid my kid will slip between the little 1” open gaps between the panes (not really) but that’s how paranoid I am of glass barriers. You won’t see me on a glass bridge or observation deck
@@Kathleen555777 Imagine putting your toddler on the railing on the mall, the toddler falling and then turning around with the excuse 'But there was no sign!! If there was a sign, I wouldn't of done it!' (which is such a dumb excuse in this case, because it's a railing; it IS the sign, besides being just common sense) Then all malls have to post signs all around; 'Do not put toddlers on/over Railings'. I mean, you don't NEED it! Signs to alert people of slippy floors, trips, hazards and other less obvious dangers fair enough.
Doesn’t the railing mean “stay behind”?
If he wanted to let her bang on the window, like at the hockey games, he could have easily done that at floor level
If he was trying to let her bang on the window like at the hockey games, he could have easily let her at floor level. The windows on that level are floor to ceiling, and tinted.
Why do parents and such think it’s ok to let their kids do as they please. Why would he think it’s ok to let her bang on the glass like at hockey games. If someone brought their kid to my house and let them do it I would ask them to stop and if they said no I would ask them to leave
Sandi Giersberg exactly they put those there so children dont open the bottom window and go through
The railing is like a direct insult to any idiocy.
“He didn’t realise there wasn’t glass in front of it” GLASS IS PRETTY OBVIOUS TO SEE AND YOU SHOULD NEVER GO OVER A RAIL THAT IS THERE. It is common sense then people wanna justify his actions. This was an innocent girl who got killed from stupidity. He is at fault there shouldn’t have to be a sign to say there was no glass 🤦🏽♀️
The grandfather lied and his family too just to extort money from the cruise line. He spent plenty of time in front of the windows. Here's the video that was made public by a TV program in Puerto Rico.
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Not sure if this will do anything but the man was colorblind.
@@brqe he is from my local news area, so we where getting more info about this. Even the experts say that with his color blindness (sounds like he has it pretty bad) there was no way he could tell the glass was open. And all cruise ships that are newer the windows don't open like that. Probably didn't cross his mind to check for glass. I'm sure he has been cursing his colorblindness since then more then anytime in his life!
@@brqe Color blindness doesn't mean he also lost all his senses. He leaned forward out of the window before he lifted the baby. He was lying.
“It didn’t have a sign”
Alright buddy I’m going to go and jump in front of moving cars because there was no sign saying “don’t jump in front of moving cars”
A typical lawyer defense. Blame the lack of a sign when common sense should have prevailed.
This made me laugh thanks 🤣🤣🤣
Hes kinda forced to since he's their attorney lol
It's a really bad analogy.
That attorney really angered me
You can’t blame the cruise ship for people stupidity that be like putting a sign over every electrical outlet that says “don’t put fork in here”
It's natural selection
Unfortunately, an innocent kid died because of someone else's fault.
@@kalelpinas and whose fault are you laying the blame with? The cruise line or the grandfather?
Agreed. Stupidity shouldn’t be rewarded.
That is a great analogy, makes perfect sense.
Of all the windows he goes to that one. Why would any one sit a child on a railing if there was a window there. And let go of her she would fall off and land on the floor. Not so smart
Oh dear lol you need to look into this story a lil more.. you'll find you'll change your opinion.
It’s obvious the window was open. And handrails are not meant to stand or sit on.
Proud Vegan so how do you think a baby can sit still while on a railing your baby must be a robot then
Ok but also why would you let the baby possible lean/bang (they said she would bang on the window during her brothers practice) on the window anyways?? I would be scared that they push too hard and break it
@@Crazygirl123xD plus she was standing whils banging not sitting .. banging on the glass during the game is forbiden as well and she should'nt have to be allowed to do that on the first place.
The window-glass is heavily tinted. It's obvious when a window is open.
He was colored blind so it's hard to tell
Yea, really.
@@Klettsedu - Colorblind people can easily distinguish dark from light. These windows were VERY dark. I've been there. They are almost as dark as some sunglasses. I'd believe the mistake if he were blind, but not colorblind. The window tint was grey.
@@Klettsedu not so hard to tell when he leaned out of the window TWICE
Yes it is very obvious which windows are open and which are not. I have stand at these windows many times. You can feel the wind and open air. You can hear the water down below. What the lawyer said makes no sense.
Wouldn't you feel the breeze comming through the open window ? 🤔
His skin must have been numb also... :)
the ship was docked. there may not have been a breeze if the ship wasn't moving at all.
I'm pretty sure old people aren't able to feel as much as younger people so its possible he just couldn't feel it
@@somehaloguy9372 oh, come on!!
Or hear the water ?
Even if there was glass, I would still never put my child there regardless
I myself don't like being too close to glass in high places in fear of accidentally falling through
No way I'm putting a baby that close
Exactly
Mai Ly - Do you suppose... that child had a life insurance policy that pays big money for accidental death of child ???
because before he place the child by the window...
he looked over the window and could see how high he was.
Then after he saw how scary the height was... he then placed the child on top of the ledge by the window. Premeditated!
No no no. When you’re a parent you have to always be cautious for your child and first assume it’s not safe before it is.
You're not obviously a parent. You can't watch a child every second, it took less than 3 seconds for her to fall. Birds fly into windows all the time as they can't differentiate open space and glass. Humans are the same, that's why people run into glass windows quite often.
@@mc2120 I second what Charel said and I am a parent. That high up, there was no reason he should have had her sitting on a railing. Period.
M C - the girl didn’t climb up the window. He grabbed she and put her outside the window
@@mc2120 bad parent
@@mc2120 the glass on that ship is " TINTED" green . People who are actually color blind states they could tell that window was open . I have seen the leaked video and you can see that he leaned over and looked out that opened window before picking her up .
You don't need a sign to be a good grandparent
Just living with this incident is equal to life in prison , RIP babygirl
🙏
Yes it is
Then that is where he belongs.
youngBrys
No it’s not. He’s refusing to take responsibility and trying to blame the cruise line.
youngBrys, worse! i can only imagine the grandpa paying for the trip so happy to be with his granddaughter and then this. i'd probably take a whole bunch of xanax and hope i never wake up
I've been on a cruise ship when you're up that high there's always There's air blowing. Why pick your child and put Her over the railing.This was his fault
Ive been on a cruise ship too when I was 16 can't remember feeling air blowing inside. when I was outside on the deck yes but not inside.
Why pick your child up and put them over railing? So they can get a better view. Kind of like when you go to the zoo kids want to stand up the glass. My daughter stood right up the glass next to a lion. If you think there is glass there then you think it's safe. You would think the glass would stop them from falling.
What I find weird is why would the cruise ship just have one window missing glass. If all the other windows had glass then I would assume that one did too. If the cruise ship had glass in all the windows this wouldn't have happened. This was the cruise ships fault.
I agree!! Putting a child in harm’s way was an incredibly stupid act.
Rachie 00000 I’ve been on 8 cruises , when those windows are open you can feel the air . It’s 12 stories up . Also there was a safety railing, it’s not a damn seat for children. It’s a railing to keep people back
@@Rachie-nj3oi he knew it was open. He had already stuck his head out. He obviously never thought he would drop her, but he did. His fault, not the ship's fault.
Trent Woodfin exactly she is steady trying to justify that dumb mans actions the video clearly shows him sticking his head out of the window before he picked the baby up and stuck her out of the window,,so he knew that window was open so the question here is was it on purpose? or was he just really really dumb?
The parents want to deflect the blame. It's sad, but their father is the blame.
Celeste's Nest They want the cash sympathy fix. When we have cruised with my granddaughter we never got anywhere near a railing, never took a balcony room because the edge and the water scares us. People have even stood on those railings and fell, you can’t fix stupid. We even put a harness on our baby at Disney World I know it looks terrible but we wanted her safe and a little one can run away really fast. We are always cautious.
@@patriciasmith7074 We did the same!! Surely did!
"Their" father? INCEST
@@patriciasmith7074 ASESINARON A LA NIÑA POR DINERO ESTADOS UNIDOS ES ASI
@@gato-grande 😱
That sweet baby was so smiley in every picture. This breaks my heart. I just wish every baby could be kept safe. :(
I'm pretty sure they will not allow other babies to be dangled over the railing. I remember my mom used to do that with me as well.
How did he just let her "slip" out of his hands?? Glass or no glass, you hold on to your babies tight. I smell a rat here.
@@reesedaniel5835me too! There’s something sinister about him, I honestly wouldn’t doubt if the entire family miss treated that poor baby and just didn’t care when she died. I wonder if there was any big insurance policy on the baby 🤔
@@cartergomez5390 I don’t think they ever allowed/condoned babies to be dangled outside of the windows. But I guess they must idiot proof their ships since people like evil step Grandpa want to throw babies outside of windows.🤦🏻♀️
Out of all the windows he picked the one with no glass? Interesting!
Ahiga Tso The baby wandered to that window..he followed her to that window. He didn’t pick the window, the baby picked the window. It’s in the other videos of this happening if you search for it.
my point .... no glass so he puts her out there
@@carolwoodruff7990 He put her out the one she wander too..roght in front of her. Sucks yes..but nit nefarious on his part. .
He put her up there because he thought there was glass there which had it to the left and right of him. It's a bad design and his brain got tricked.
Frank Hoe it wasn’t a bad design he wasn’t tricked. They chose that particular window because it had no glass so they were able to look outside. It’s a natural human response and curiosity when in an enclosed space to peer out when
There is an opening. That grandparent gross negligence
“Common sense is not so common.” - Voltaire
Lori D Then you gotta be stupid for it to not be common sense
Neither is common courtesy
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I'm so happy the child fell down may be his soul rest in peace I'm just 16 years old
@@pleasehelpmereach100ksubsc9 You're so happy the child fell down??
Please tell me this was a typing error.
Lord have mercy, and yes.. may that poor innocent soul rest in peace🙏🏽❤️
Yikes. What was supposed to be a fun family trip is now a tragedy they’ll never forget
Lol
Shooketh why ?
this whole racial throwback is wild. I’m Asian and on vacation with my white best friend visiting my black best friend and his family having Friendsgiving. Racial divide is a joke we are all idiots as a species and not race😂 #2020
I would never forgive my dad if he did that to my child .
Neeshpeesh1234
Especially if they get that big settlement they did all of this for.
You cannot blame the cruise ship. You blame the grandfather for his lack of common sense. You blame him for child endangerment. You blame him for her death.
And how can you not know there isn't glass?? You are telling me he didn't notice the lack of a reflection of the two of them, the clear shines of a window? He was careless and he killed her. End of story.
Why is no one charging parents whose boyfriends or girlfriends abuse their children?
Google Adventures apples and oranges
because child abuse is a sensitive topic, and sensitive topics are ignored by society.
Umm..because this video is about a 18month old falling from a cruise ship balcony.
What?
It was the grandpa, I would know because I live in the same neighborhood as the parents.
You’re really blaming the cruise ship because of a sign not being present!? Take responsibility
Alexis Phidd I just saw a store sign say no Acrobatics on Ledge.. if Ross can, then RCL should be more Cautious. RCL really are a great company sorry you couldn’t help.
Free Life Time Trips!
Of COURSE!! IT WOULD OF SAVED A LIFE DUMB FK
The rail WAS the BUFFER
@ Pam Spray common sense would have saved a life. Even if he thought there was glass, it was irresponsible and dangerous to let her play on the glass - glass is not for playing and any wise parent would consider the possibility that even if the window is shut it might not be locked, the lock might not hold, the glass could break... you never know and your child’s life is not one to gamble with by assuming that a window meant as a view has been prepped for a child to bang on.
That said, if a person needs signs to warn them of all the common sense dangers in the world, that person should just stay in the house.
Alexis Phidd
You know, considering he supposedly couldn’t tell there was no glass there. What do you wanna bet, if there had been a sign, he’d have claimed it was too small to see, too low to see, too high to see etc. Any b.s. reason to place blame elsewhere.
But isn’t the guard rail just like a sign?
Exactly.
I guess the issue, for the family, is that it's right next to an actual window.
Yes- that's why hes being charged with negligent homicide. You're not supposed go past space with rails, ropes, or other barriers. They're just going to play semantics though and are like "there was no actual sign saying that.." which just sounds like a gross money grab attempt. Grandpa wasnt thinking and made a huge mistake.
@@teddymarian9416 money grabbers.
Everly B yeah exactly when you go to a museum or a art gallery they have some sort of barrier to prevent people from going through
"there was no sign"
OKAY AND THERE IS NO SIGN IN FRONT OF FIRES SAYING "DONT TOUCH THE FIRE" BECAUSE ITS JUST COMMON SENSE
Bull poop. I'm currently on a Royal Caribbean cruise and there is no way anyone could not know the window was open. The closed windows have a slight tint, and a breeze comes through the open ones even at port.
This is the same thing I've been saying. You are right about being able to see the tint on the closed windows and not on the open windows. Based on the cruise I went on if the windows didn't open people would be dying from the heat under those canopies.
@MEanME wtf does that mean troll?!?
IF what you're saying is true, then the grandma lost his grip and it's entirely his fault.
True you're at sea... There's a lot of breeze... He made a mistake... It was an accident
The grandpa is color blind. Also, the toddler always loved to be lifted by a window so she can bang on the glass as she always did at the hockey games.
Gramps does something stupid, a child dies, and the response is, "Sue the cruise line."
Railings are there for a reason, but people always have to push beyond them.
Law suits are designed to make companies take corrective actions for possible dangers that we may over look .
greg cross and because of that the family will win the lawsuit. Lesson learned for cruise liners everywhere
@@gregcross4140 The lesson is, don't hold your child beyond a railing. Same reason why you don't put forks in outlets, touch electric fences or put your hand in fire.
Juliana Blewett people (adults) hold babies up to railings 24_7 to get closer looks I think they think the rest of us are fearmongering
@Not Here For It Agree, and if you see the 2 cruise videos you will know he didn't tell the truth. He is hanging out of the window looking, then he lifts her and puts her out of the window or at least far enough where you cant see his torso, he is bending so much.
The family’s defense that the little girl liked to “bang on windows” is ludicrous seeing that the wall of windows started at the floor. The child could have safely stood in front of the windows without being hoisted up by Gramps. It looks like he wanted to give her a thrill by holding her out the window. The family is making the tragedy worse by not taking responsibility for what happened.
Damned good point. From the video I saw it looked like gramps was leaning over the rail far enough that his head was outside the window. He did something stupid and lost his grip. The family is suing to get money from the cruise line for something that was grandpa's fault. The only point they have is that if the window weren't open he couldn't have held the child out of it, but he obviously knew the window was open.
@Kenzie Jean I think the child had autism or a sensory condition that’s why she did it but I agree with you that windows should not be banged on. The family should’ve brought a sensory toy for the girl
That was child in dangement ! how come he happened to be near the only open window and he peered over the rail n look down bf picked her up to put her over! How he say he didn't know it was open im sure there was a brees n an open smell..there poor to this
I am pretty sure they didn't want their daughter to be killed big mouths. You people are so imperfect. Have you ever made a mistake and had a traffic accident or broke your arm or leg? Start shutting up.
@@clintmurray9815 l
Poor man... That's such a horrible burden to carry for the rest of his life :'(
"He who puts baby over the railing will risk baby falling" - Confucius.
Thanks for the hot tip Connie.
“While it is pleasant to meet girl in park, it may be better to park meat in girl” Confucius
Michael jackson
707RipOtee Santa Rosie haha Chung
@@thebeastwithin6978 lmfao
Suing the ship when grandpa dropped the baby. Smh!
Some people are just looking for something to blame.
Because at first the grandpa said that he didn't notice that the window was open, but now that we see more videos.
We can clearly see that he looked outside the window first, then he grab the baby and put her over the rail and slip from his hands.....
Right !!
I don't know, I mean, of all the windows, he ends up holding her in front of the only opened one.🤔
I was thinking the samething, odd. So sad.
He was reckless in what he did. There are signs on ship do not sit on railings by the windows. Unless they need to put signs up to do not hold kids out open windows. I mean the whole wall of windows closed and he picks the open window. 🤷♀️🤷♀️. Even the media describing the video sounds they can not believe what they saw. But trying to be i guess objective. The lawyer trying to spin or deflect it blame of gramps lol. He just take the plea deal and well its gonna be in his heart forever as sees her urn.
I've been on a cruise ship never paid much attention to the windows but to be honest I didn't think they opened and to have just one window missing glass. If that was me I would think all the windows had glass in. Why would there be just one without glass? That's the bit I find weird.
@@Rachie-nj3oi it wasn't missing glass . Every other pane actually slides open and it wasn't the only one open .
I dont trust him hes not the blood maybe he did not like her or something
I'm on a royal Caribbean cruise ship right now as we speak. The ship is docked at CocoKay.. I'm sitting in front of a window similar to the same ship (I'm on Mariner of the Seas) I believe he was on Freedom or independence, and I can tell you there is a very strong breeze blowing through this docked ship's window, and you can hear activities outside... I saw the video and you can see that he leaned out of the window before putting her out the window.. if she was sitting on the railing, I see no way she would have feel out the window because there is too much space in between the window and the rail... This guy is just blaming everyone but the man in the mirror..... and for anyone thinking I dont know about cruise ships, go to my page. I review staterooms when I go on cruises...
i was all for the family until they tried to sue the cruise ship, grandad made a horrible choice to put baby up on the railing but parents tried to get monetary gain from it which was tragic....
Yeah, the initial comment from the parents was no one was to blame. That was before someone whispered sweet "dollar" nothings in their ears.
If I accidentally killed a baby I wouldn’t be trying to fight it in court,
I’d own up to it and take the damn charge.
yeah it was an accident but you still gotta accept the consequences
U would if they're trying to put u in jail for homicide
This was no accident, accidents happen if you didn't know or intended to do it.
He looked out of the window intially before picking her up, this proves he knew the window was opened. So he can't blame the cruise for not fixing the boat.
wgntv.com/2020/01/17/royal-caribbean-video-unquestionably-proves-grandfather-knew-window-was-open-before-dropping-toddler/
@@somename2068 i think it's a tragic accident. Come on ppl it was his granddaughter now he has to live with the feeling of killing her rest of his life 🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹
@@ummsalamah7711 No-one is saying he had malicious intent. The video only proves he is lying about him not knowing the window was open...
Cruise ship did not drop the baby.... a careless person did. It is an accident.
Bobby Chang why did he let go of the kid? I don’t think the cruise is responsible, too many things are what if’s
Yes, his accident!
elba car he didn’t let go intentionally. He said she slipped bc he was holding her with one arm as he tried to reach for the invisible window, which unfortunately wasn’t there.
@@okpk3897 I have macular generation, cataracts and astigmatism and I can see there was NO window there! He refused to cooperate with authorities and a breathalyzer. I wonder of he wasn't under the influence of some drug or alcohol which diminished his ability to reason what his surroundings were at the time.
Somewhat Me
How do you know he didn’t let go intentionally ?
This was very unnecessary. He never should of put an 18 month old baby on a railing of a cruise ship
“They should put a sign saying no sitting on the rail...”. Lawyer talk. Really?
...or maybe just dont pick up kids near windows in general?
That's a Lawyers job. They always have to justify someone's action even when it's stupid.
Some things are fricking COMMON SENSE!!!! Do you really need a sign to tell you to not put a child over the railing????
Really...no one should be sitting on the rail
El Patria right. I was like there doesnt need to be a sign, it’s common sense. People don’t have common sense or knowledge anymore
Holy crap that grandfather has to live with this everyday now.
My grandpas reaction was “that’s awful, he’s a grandpa and has to living knowing he accidentally killed his grand baby”
youre damned if you do, you're damned if you dont
I'm pretty sure that's how the devil works.
So now we know the grandfather stuck his head outside of the window before picking the little girl up... When I heard the update this morning it hurt my heart he lied
I’ve seen the video, he first leans out the window. Then picks her up and puts her out the window for more than 30 seconds. I don’t see how he can get away with this
I just saw that video too, but then they just showed a clip of of what the window looked like and there is a foot difference between the brass rail and the actual window with a banister in between. 💁
Angela Crane I hope he goes to jail
@@DB-yr6cg were Can i watch it??
@@DB-yr6cg I'm sure he spent Xmas with his daughter and son
I'm sorry but you would feel the wind in your face when the window is open, so I do not believe he thought their was glass there. I think he went to that portion because it was the only spot where there was no glass and you can get better view. It was clearly his fault and I believe he didn't mean to drop his grand daughter; but you can't sue the cruise line for your horrible mistake. I am so sorry for their loss...I can't imagine what any of them are going through. My heart goes out to the whole family, even the grandfather.
"There's no sign to say no one should sit on it " ? Pathetic . There's no sign saying I shouldn't stab a fellow passenger with a fork Because it's COMMON SENSE !
thats why its called a hand rail not a sit rail , standers for a hand rail are very low , some lower then 50 lbs of stopping power so to sit on 1 is not a good way to get out of it ether
I'm filing a law suit against my landlord. I had no ideal I wasn't suppose to jump off my 3rd story balcony. He didn't tell me and he didn't post a sign.
Good points.
Exactly
Hahaha 😂
“Warning don’t throw your babies overboard.” Death or serious inquires can occur, RCI is not responsible for your stupidity. Thank you for choosing RCI.”
~this will be on the railing now~
Dave Brock then people will try to sue because it wasn’t read to them 🙄
you realize you have unbalanced quotation marks.
Well it will probably say "death or serious injuries"....not inquiries.
tohopes ahh c’mon... they were probably typing too fast and got exited lol cut them some slack. Or at least sue them for making you have to put the pieces together haha
Dave Brock or you can just replace the railing altogether with something more modern and secure. I mean it is meant for adults with a brain and not kids.
Its sad but not the cruise ships fault.It is common sense not to put children near glass,the world cannot slap safety signs on every object in the world because some people aren't bright enough to use common sense.
You are so right.
It's sad that so many people have so little common sense.
There is NO WAY he didn't know there was no glass.....no way.....he's a coward for coming up with such a desperate excuse...
No-one will put their baby in danger to begin with
Salvatore Anello: "Hold my beer.."
Evidently you haven’t heard of Alabama. We have parents put their kids in danger daily. WTF! Do you know how many children die daily due neglect? How many parents and grandparents that are solely responsible for their deaths? Do you watch the news? Seriously? We just had a 3 year old buried whose mother let her toddle around outside in the dark alone while she was watching a game on tv....a child raper took her, used her and threw her in the trash. Jesus
Alabama parent: "Hold my yeeeaahaaw .."
People constantly leave their kids in the car alone or when it's hot out.
A lot of people put their children in danger simply by not paying attention . Harambe for example.
The reporter’s eyebrows are both perfect and uneven.
Ms Smae I believe they're referring to the woman, not the correspondent lol.
Finally, some good news.
Selma Doll 😂😂🤣🤣
Either way .. you don’t hold a child over a rail and let go . He’s ridiculous .. this is extremely sad.
Well obviously he didn't just let go she probably slipped because he extended his arms out fully
TT bruh you dont know what and accident is lil idiot
He believed there was glass in front of him. From his point of view, the wall was all glass, top to bottom. It is something he was used to doing when taking her to hockey games.
He allowed her to lean over, believing that she was going to touch the glass, and stop.
Let's hope God is not as quick, and shallow when judging you, are you appear to be when judging others. And that goes to all other here passing judgement based on so little information.
May God have mercy of your soul.
TT he didn’t let go and he didn’t realize that the window was open and she fell on accident
He didn't let go idiot!
Who would even let a toddler bang on a window 100ft high? His negligence and stupidity killed his GD.
Right!
The child should not have been held above the railing. A dangerous move grandpa.
Seriously..The news anchor said the grand father looks over the railing first..then picks her up..So, he couldn't tell if the window was open or closed at that point?..Secondly if the window was closed and she is atop the railing, he should have had a firm grip on her..That baby would've been injured from falling off the railing near him...He had a lapse in judgement and her parents should've left it as such versus suing the cruise line..Now, they have opened up an investigation because of his negligence.
... and the window shouldn't have been open .. obviously the Grandfather didn't know the window was even open
@@KrustyKlown you do realize the window was around a pool area??? You do realize you have to have circulation? Why should everyone else cruise experience be limited because of idiots...
@@MzDoctorStrange2u then a sign stating windows can be open for air circulation be aware should have been up, you know for the idiots
Problem with the i didn't know there wasn't a glass there is.from 150 feet up that one window open he would of felt the wind blowing in his face.
Yesssssss
dont all ways think there is wind when a window is open
And if he set her on the ralling why did he not keep a good grip
proline1349 what if it wasnt windy
Older people quite often have diminished sensory capacities, which in this case would mean that they're not as sensitive to feeling the wind on their face.
If he looked over the railing, wouldn't he know there isn't glass??!!
Exactly that 's why I say this is manslaughter. This guy knew what he was doing, he killed that child on purpose, and tried to make it look like an accident. Why else would he choose the OPEN WINDOW of all windows on that cruise ship? It's obvious.
They are now saying he is colorblind.
Being colorblind doesn't prevent depth perception.
That whole side had glass except for that one area. He obviously knew there wasn't glass.
From all windows he chose the one opened
It was obviously a horrible accident, grandfather will live with this forever. 😔💔 R.I.P. little angel
People always looking for someone to blame when they do something stupid.
Yep! The stupid grandfather is totally to blame!
He is a boomer so...
markissable ok boomer
Only thing that annoys me is that the family wants to sue the company for the grandfather's stupid mistake.
@@calebloganeditz7120 so taking responsibility for your actions make one a boomer?
“No sign” is a bs argument. When I went on a cruise a few years ago, there was a rule when we signed up saying don’t do anything on railings.
Swear this family would probably be the same if their child fell in a lion pit at a zoo then try to sue the Zoo.
And the family would win in that scenario too. Why was it so easy to “fall into a lion pit” at the zoo?
The goal is to make it virtually impossible to do something like that on accident without extreme negligence such as being somewhere with signs and barriers everywhere telling you not to go there.
@@NSUScooter Well, at some point, common sense needs to play a role as well as personal responsibility. If we tried to make the world virtually impossible to have an accident with signs, we would not be able to navigate through any space due to the 1000's of signs covering every single possible scenario. Are there signs on bridge abutments on the highway stating "do not drive into this structure at XX speed, or XX speed or.....and so on?
@@brettb8825 totally agree sadly common sense its taking its last breath nowadays....nobody use it no more
Dee Bro I know what lady and what incident you’re talking about. The police are still looking for her if I remember correctly.
Nonetheless, if a kid would’ve gotten into that lion cage, then the parents would still most likely win a lawsuit should they file one. Guarantee the Bronx Zoo will have more protection around the Lion exhibit come next summer.
Dee Bro America was built on madness....
I call BS on him not knowing there wasnt glass in the window. He completely leans out of it in another video.
This video makes it sound like he yeeeted her out.
On the ocean with a window open and you don't feel the wind? Come on now.
Those guard rails on ships are there for a reason, to protect the passengers., they are not meant to be sat upon.. they are not toys to be climbed up on or played with.
I can’t imagine why anyone would lift their child up and place them on a guardrail. It’s a very sad situation yet one that’s preventable. I hope people learn from the grandfathers mistake
(My heart goes out to him) but it’s never a good idea to place your child up on the guard railing. No sign should be necessary, commonsense should suffice, people should know better.
No matter what this man will live with a broken heart the rest of his life. As a grandparent I can only imagine the enormous amount of emotional and physical pain he’s in-now and always. No words for how tragic this is.
What about her parents? What about that scared lil baby? He needs to own his mistakes and go to jail he caused her death.
What about the poor parents? Nobody is mentioning what the child's parents are going through!
He should be in emotional pain for the rest of his life. His imbecility caused a death of a child that will never grow up, perhaps get married and have children. He took it ALL away. No sympathy here.
I agree with you Patty. Very sad day for the family indeed which will hunt all of them for the rest of their lives.
He should unailve himself
And most definitely the cruise line is not responsible for anything
I disagree. The window should NOT have been open.
@Shanna Sweger At the least, there should have been visual indicators indicating that the window is open since it is in a row of windows. Why do you think ppl walk into glass doors all the time.
@@trawlins396 IF a guest opened it (maybe to smoke out the window) why is the ship liable?
@@trawlins396 Google "squeeze bar at Freedom of the seas". You will see several photo, and the exact location he was... I'm pretty sure the same window is opened in the photo with the female bartender in red apron. when you are in front of the row of windows it is obvious when one is opened. There are many areas on that ship where there is a railing WITHOUT windows. What if he decided to put her over the railing there? Is the ship also at fault? Or hw about on the verandas where after the railing , it's also totally opened...The truth is that he should not have stuck his body out the window to check it and THEn put her over the railing. The open window is incidental.
@@mr.e4743 These windows are tinted. It was a terrible accident but the cruise line is not at fault. Grandpa got careless for a second. That is all it takes.
My heart breaks In every way. I pray this family finds peace and I’m glad it didn’t tear them apart. Tragic all around!
Why even risk holding the kid like that?
What if the window was closed and he allowed her to "slip away from" him and she fell to the deck and had died because of the fall? Would this family still be suing RCCL because the railings are too high?
Kenneth Dixon but he was holding her...and I don’t understand why they are suing the company
@@lifegoeson1007 Yes, he was holding her but at some point, at least from the video I've seen, allowed her to "slip away from him". His own words.
Kenneth Dixon maybe, he changed the story so that they could have a reason to sue
Because he is an idiot.
They need a sign that says "No sitting on the railing and also remember to breath".
Also one that says "Put one foot in front of other when walking".
There will be after this.
Paul D But, they really should warn people though.
I was about to go sicko mode
Lemonade lemon but common sense dude/dudette
Me: *depressed*
TH-cam: here, a toddler died
sorry you're depressed...here, 🎈 have a balloon.
Same
@@Nympho4Hire THATS so nice of u
New evidence, the grandfather lied - th-cam.com/video/F0G3I6O5HtM/w-d-xo.html
XD
I cannot believe he murdered this child in front of all those people, rest in peace little girl, somebody should be in jail.
He should’ve never lifted her up on that section regardless if he didn’t know if there was glass or not
Exactly. I would never EVER do that to a child. I'm paranoid when my sons feet are on the ground. That was a stupid thing to do.
aSliceofBrie exactly... imagine that poor kid free falling and what she must’ve been feeling 😔🙏🏼
@@johnnyoahu We can only hope she felt no pain... it's too much to think on otherwise.
Its not that he didn't know that there was glass. He clearly assumed that glass was there. He didn't know that there was no glass.
Mario Mitchell SO WHAT...the point is he should’ve NEVER lifted her up on that section period....IDIOT
He leaned outside himself for 8 seconds and he literally lifted up the girl and it appears it was over and outside. For almost half a minute. She didn't even appear to be on the railing, but held out beyond.
pinkfreud62
It makes you think what the family attorney told the reporter in this video or the reporter just intentionally embellishing information. The grandfather did not look at window just for a second ( it was 8 seconds) and he did not hold her for only 5 seconds (more like 34 seconds) the lawyer is either spinning information in to their favor and telling that to reporter or showing a cut version of video. Or the reporter is spinning a story for viewers to be more sympathetic to the family.
People would rather believe the "unbiased" media than what their own eyes can see.
“Not a sign” telling you not to do something absolutely stupid and careless? Not only would there have to be signs everywhere on a cruise ship, they would to post in several dozen languages as people from all over the world take these cruises.
In this way, would no view of ocean, with so much sigh in hundreds of language. Nonsense.
He probably thought he had a good grip of her and that holding her up for a few seconds wouldn't hurt and then the accident happened smh
No He lifted her with only his right arm.
Honestly I think that he knew the window was open and just wanted her to feel the ocean air rushing on her face, get her reaction but he unfortunately wasn't holding her tight enough and shouldn't have even taken the risk!
Amazing .. they are still trying to blame the Cruise.
So we put the baby up on the rail so she could bang on the window like she would at a hockey game? Sooo you would put as much trust into a window that's meant to open and close as you would tempered glass that's made to withstand players to be thrown into???
Why was he not gripping her tightly across her body the even to bang on the glass and How could he not tell it wasn't closed if he looked over the railing?
So obvious no one should sit on it. No need for a sign. Also no reason for an 18 month old to even have to see that view. A horrible tragedy.
As a parent I am extremely cautious in any environment, where my children are concerned. I check and recheck, I feel bad for Grandfather, but I feel the charges are fair.
I did feel bad for him initially but not anymore.
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I remember being at The Fair and here weren;t many people and my mother took my toddler son to see the horses and she looked away for a minute and someone took my son... He thought he was lost... When she told me I was panicked, but I didn;t blame her... The man had taken him to the OFFICES and they paged about the kid in the rainbow shirt... Amen... Things happen... They used to call them accidents and noone was TO BLAME and HELD ACOUNTABLE ... But this resulted in a death so of course it would be more in-depth... I hope he didn't suffer a lot going through all the legalities, and his family would go through all that with him, after losing her... Terrible
There has been additional security footage released showing the grandfather leaning out of the same window prior to lifting the child over the railing of the same window. Hard to believe he didn't notice the window he was just leaning out of didn't have any glass.
Yes you are right! Looked like he was like humm the window is open! This is the perfect opportunity for this to happen then he did what he did
Welcome to America, ladies and not-so gentlemen, where we need signs to frequently remind you of obvious common sense.
@Wray Rae that’s an average of 15 falls per year out of tens of millions of passengers per year. For example, in 2013 21.12 million people cruised; with an average of 15 falls, that’s a 1 in 1.4 million chance of falling and that’s not counting that at least some of those falls were the fault of the passenger (as was the case here). I don’t know everything there is to know about cruising but the stat you provided doesn’t prove your point because, as you should know, stats have to be taken in context.
The Beast Within It wasn’t in America....
*The Stupid Within
CrazyLegsMcGee I mean, it still wasn’t in America.
I agree that it wasn’t the ships fault and they shouldn’t sue. I still feel bad for the grandfather though, he has to live with that mistake everyday
@Dee Bro It was a mistake. You think he dropped her on purpose? Come on -_-
It has nothing to do with whether glass should’ve been there or not. A blind person can feel and sense there’s no glass. You feel the wind and can smell air ocean is in front of you. It was a tragic mistake of him leaning too forward.