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How much will the kid who fed the zoo animals to the croc have to pay?

Current forecast: $7,001-$14,000 (40% chance)
Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is $7,001-$14,000 with a probability of 40% (unchanged in last 1 day)

I had to recreate this question after a couple of problems so this is the 2nd version.

Some 7 year old Australian kid fed 13 of a zoo's lizards and turtles to the zoo's resident salt water crocodile. The kid bashed a few of them to death with a rock first. It's actually his parents who are getting sued. I just had trouble figuring out how to word that. This question should settle in Australian dollars because the admins say so.


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Less than $7,000
14%
$7,001-$14,000
40%
$14,001-$21,000
15%
More than $21,000
11%
Other
21%
Activity: H$2,464
Question suspends in 45 weeks

Suspend date: Sun 4th Oct 2009 12:59am PDT (45 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: Less than $7,000: 13%, $7,001-$14,000: 50%, $14,001-$21,000: 15%, More than $21,000: 15%, Other: 7%

Action history:

Created Fri 3rd Oct 7:41pm PDT by pulloverthatasstoophat
Changed Description Sun 5th Oct 5:08am PDT by ryanj[Admin]: show details
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Changed Description Sun 5th Oct 5:09am PDT by ryanj[Admin]: show details
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Suspend date: Sun 4th Oct 2009 12:59am PDT (45 weeks to go)
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Predictions (24)

24 predictions

1 week ago
ebbye predicted Less than $7,000 (H$20 at 14%)
5 weeks ago
dragonfangxl predicted $14,001-$21,000 (H$50 at 14%)
6 weeks ago
jhouseholder predicted $7,001-$14,000 (H$20 at 38%)
6 weeks ago
jhouseholder predicted Other (H$5 at 25%)
6 weeks ago
mrperfkt[Admin] predicted Other (H$750 at 18%)
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Comments (6)

  1 emmag
This was a horrible story, and I believe I read that there are no penalties under Australian law for the child.
posted 7 weeks ago
Nope. Apparantly you have to be 10 to be charged with a crime in Australia. I'm pretty sure that after his parents found out they were being sued they took care of his punishment though. I just hope it involved a belt.
posted 7 weeks ago
Obviously the kid is mentally disturbed. I don't think any amount of punishment will set him straight. Its like mental retardation! Or being a democrat!
posted 7 weeks ago
  4 emmag
I don't think beating this child will change his behavior. Sort of like being Dragon.
posted 7 weeks ago
dragon,
Good idea! There should be some sort of study to see if it's possible to beat the liberal out of someone.
posted 6 weeks ago
Yeah! Lets do the same thing to a communst! we need someone to test it on.. Jsevigny! Where is he?
posted 6 weeks ago

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