Comments on: Petition: Emergency Request for a Child (Aquatic Ctr. near drowning)

By: This is not okay..

This is not okay.. — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:38:32 +0000

Being someone who watched Hayden struggle for life on a daily basis, and knows every detail to the story personally, I think a lot of you should be ashamed of yourself for posting such negative comments. Let’s stop blaming people for what happened here. Does it really matter who’s “fault” it is? A young child got the rest of his life taken from him, he’ll never get to experience the things you and I have experienced, because of that 10 minutes someone(doesn’t matter who..) wasn’t doing their job. I continue to pray for little Hayden and his family on a daily basis, though I am no longer dating his older brother, and don’t visit with the family anymore. Obviously, I should be praying for all of you negative people. That someday you’ll find the strength to be better people. Hayden and family, you’re forever in my prayers. <3

By: STAN

STAN — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:53:40 +0000

I am not ashamed. If the situation ever arose again I would have the same opinion. Criminals should not have furloughs or be released early under any circumstances. They are there as a punishment and should serve their full sentence. I believe in stricter punishments and I believe in truth in sentencing.

As for my last comment, practive what you preach. Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness.

Brandon has served his time and has a second chance. I hope he takes it and makes the best of himself.

By: ilovemydogs

ilovemydogs — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:06:30 +0000

I can’t believe you people are still blogging about this…Not to say that all has been bad, but really can’t we let this go and leave the families just be. Lawsuit or not that is noones business but the family. Noone has the right to talk about that in any way, shape or form. And for the record for people who repeatedly talk about Brandon like he is a bad person…we have been friends for a very long time and he is not a bad person he has just made some bad decisions and he lives with them everyday. He too has feelings. Probably a lot more than some people(Stan) really you should be ashamed(stan) at all you have had to say. A long with a few others on here and to you that are supportive and see the big picture. Thank You!!!

By: NOTanAntigonian

NOTanAntigonian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:17:54 +0000

Also Otis, Hayden’s injuries actually occured during the 10 mins while nobody knew how to do CPR (The job of a life guard) not during the 1-2 mins he was under water. The doctors confirmed it was not possible for his extreme injuries to have happened in those first few minutes. So even though it was not the life guards fault Hayden slipped away and went into the water. They certainly weren’t able to help him after he did. And as much as it sounds like I think that is their fault really I dont. I believe it is the job of their bosses to be sure that they are able to HANDLE AN EMERGENCY/ACCIDENT. They are resonsible for getting these young people trained and practicing drills with them so this doesn’t happen and they dropped the ball letting an unquailified staff oversee a pool that has many children of all ages in it daily. I certainly hope they have made some training changes so this never happens to another family.

By: NOTanAntigonian

NOTanAntigonian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:04:22 +0000

Otis, Hayden’s parents were not there. Hayden was there with his sibblings and another family for a birthday party. Children get to go to birthday parties. The adult that was at the birthday party was tending to an injured child because he missed the swim at your own risk sign and was under the impression the life guard assigned to that pool to help keep it safe was actually going to stay in the room.

By: Otis

Otis — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:09:33 +0000

What did the ADJ lie about? They reported that the beginning stages of a lawsuit have begun, which you seem to have confirmed by stating there is a lawsuit pending. Also, you ignored the question. Why are you holding only the aquatic center responsible? I am in no way trying to minimize what has happened. I just wonder why all blame is placed on the aquatic center and none on parents that left a two year old unattended near water.

By: NotanAntigonian

NotanAntigonian — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:30:22 +0000

Once again the ADJ strikes to spread lies. Brandon is being held responsible for the money owed because of the accident. And as far as the lawsuit. . . Hayden and his family will NEVER see a cent of the money. Assuming they even win the lawsuit, that money will go to lawyers and hospital bills. It will in no way benefit Hayden or even allow him to get the things he needs for therapy that the insurance didnt or wont pay for. Maybe just maybe it will serve as a reminder to Antigo School District to train their life guards. Because I’m sure their lives were effected that day also. I wouldnt wish that on anyone. so maybe if the the family wins the lawsuit things will change and no other family will be put through it.

By: STAN

STAN — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:22:01 +0000

I think it’s ironic that Jim Huhn’s family didn’t sue Brandon for the loss of his life. Yet Hayden’s family is suing the aquatic center for negligence.

NOTanAntigonian, try and change things for the better or move if it’s that bad.

By: Otis

Otis — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:19:04 +0000

While I don’t know how it was handled, I do know that a two year old should never be left alone near water. Why are you placing all of the blame on the aquatic center? It’s obvious you are close to the family and my prayers are with them. However, as many on this blog have pointed out, a two year old is not the responsibility of the lifeguards, but the parents. This is a sad situation for all involved. Now it appears the inevitable lawsuit is being filed according to the Journal.

By: NOTanAntigonian

NOTanAntigonian — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:11:18 +0000

Dear Voice of Reason, I read the media account of how the police cheif in Antigo said what a great job the life guards did. Obviously he and you are sadly mistaken. In the lifeguard’s own hand written statements it is written that one life guard paniced and had to be relieved from duty during the crisis and in another hand written statement it is written that the life guard who was supposed to be watching that pool had left the room and entered a storage area. Yeah great job guys. And a really great job in the area of damage control for the cheif. But mostly a great job in a media cover up. There was a time when the news stations actually reported facts now they just report the opinion of a police cheif trying to avoid a scandal. How very sad. Antigo Daily Jouneral just did an article that talked about how over 62% of adults had no faith in the media being accurate… that was probably a cover up too… personally I think the numbers are probably higher!