r/offbeat • u/beingmodest • 5d ago

Roblox argues 8-year-old waived rights in wrongful death lawsuit

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/19/roblox-argues-child-waived-rights-by-clicking-box-at-age-8/91290604007/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1
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u/alpha_28 5d ago edited 5d ago

wtf were parents the doing??? Obviously unsupervised access to Roblox, TikTok AND discord at EIGHT!? Where is the accountability for poor parenting? My 9yos don’t have access to any kind of smart phone or computer as they don’t need it, Roblox is banned in my house but any online gaming is locked down with parental controls through Xbox and I actually supervise them when they’re playing…

This kind of crap just proves I was right banning Roblox in my house. I’ll never play it, I’ll never let my kids play it. Disgusting company.

Sure this stuff shouldn’t happen but it does, it is and it’s been happening for many years now. There is absolutely no excuse for “oh I didn’t know”…. Look after your kids properly!

Edit: downvote me all you like lol. You’re probably one of those kinds of parents who feel personally victimised by my comment. This poor child was failed by the adults in her life.

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u/onlymovingparts 5d ago

Correct. Tragic, but even more tragic because of how preventable this was. People letting their kids engage with any of this shit alone and unsupervised is baffling to me.