Again, my faith in humanity is diminishing to the point of zero.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7341450.stm

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" Boy burned in tanning salon visit A 13-year-old boy is recovering after sustaining severe burn blisters to his face after visiting a tanning salon three times in a day. Kieron Saunders from Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, spent a total of 21 minutes under the lights of the stand-up booth. He has been told to stay at home for a week after the burns became infected. The salon's owner, Steven James, said he was "gutted" by the incident and is arranging meetings with officials to prevent it happening again. Kieron's mother, Maria, said she had warned her son about the dangers of sunbeds before and had threatened to "ground him" and take away his pocket money if he used them again. Swelling "His lips swelled up and he looked like Baloo the bear from the Jungle Book," said Mrs Saunders. "He couldn't lift his head up and he couldn't swallow. The doctor said it was because he had been badly burned. "Kieron is quite a vain boy and he is self-conscious about his acne - that was why he used sunbeds." The salon, called 'Sun Kissed', displays signs stating under-16s are not allowed to use the booths and not to tan for longer than six minutes. However, the premises remains unstaffed for much of the day. Mrs Saunders said her son ignored signs in the salon about tanning and she called for it to be staffed at all times. The salon owner said he is looking at ways to prevent such an incident happening again but added that the salon was only unstaffed to compete with others in the area. "I would very much prefer to have someone there all the time," added Mr James. "We are not operating illegally and if laws were passed to make all salons staffed all of the time it would solve the problem. "I was absolutely gutted when this happened and I'm very concerned about it. "I'm now considering staffing the shop outside school hours and maybe full time." The British Association of Dermatologists said there needed to be further scrutiny of the tanning industry. "This sort of horror story is precisely why sunbeds need tighter regulation," said Nina Goad, from the association. "Under 18s should not be allowed to use sunbeds, and unmanned, coin operated sunbeds should be scrapped altogether. "Children can't be expected to understand the risks that these machines pose, especially when they can be found at sports centres and places that suggest they are 'healthy', which sends conflicting messages." "

The best part:


[Edited on April 11, 2008 at 11:48 AM. Reason : ]

4/11/2008 11:48:35 AM

those aren't burns... that's herp

4/11/2008 11:54:14 AM

That shit on his fucking chin is disgusting. It does look like his face will be clear of acne after all that shit peels off. So I guess he succeeded.

4/11/2008 12:06:39 PM

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"Kieron is quite a vain boy"

Now he just looks fucking retarded

4/11/2008 12:11:40 PM

13 yr old boy in a tanning bed?

Hes gay.

4/11/2008 12:21:44 PM

TL;DR: Young teenager disregards tanning booth cautionary signs, and mother's warnings. Subject is slightly injured as a result. Booth owner considers action.

4/11/2008 1:35:43 PM

these knee jerk reactions because of someone's dumbassery always piss me off

4/11/2008 1:46:56 PM

at least his innards didn't get cooked like the girl in the urban legend

4/11/2008 3:21:03 PM

skin cancer darwinism

4/11/2008 3:28:28 PM

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"Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent"

WUT?

4/11/2008 3:40:14 PM

That kid looks 30

4/11/2008 3:57:35 PM

Dear stupid 13 year old child. Please do not use tanning salons for nearly 4 times the recommended limits, thank you.

4/11/2008 4:26:38 PM

Gingers and tanning never mix.

4/11/2008 4:30:18 PM

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"these knee jerk reactions because of someone's dumbassery always piss me off "

also, i bet he won't do that shit again. problem solved.

4/11/2008 4:44:22 PM

at least he has gorgeous blue eyes

4/11/2008 4:48:17 PM

I find it hard to believe that the laws are that relaxed over there.

4/11/2008 6:07:10 PM

Can someone say skin cancer?

4/11/2008 8:36:57 PM

i hate stupid people ... and my eyes are prettier than his...

4/12/2008 11:20:40 PM

I'll be he won't do it again.

4/12/2008 11:24:36 PM

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"The salon owner said he is looking at ways to prevent such an incident happening again but added that the salon was only unstaffed to compete with others in the area. "I would very much prefer to have someone there all the time," added Mr James. "We are not operating illegally and if laws were passed to make all salons staffed all of the time it would solve the problem. "I was absolutely gutted when this happened and I'm very concerned about it. "I'm now considering staffing the shop outside school hours and maybe full time." The British Association of Dermatologists said there needed to be further scrutiny of the tanning industry. "This sort of horror story is precisely why sunbeds need tighter regulation," said Nina Goad, from the association. "Under 18s should not be allowed to use sunbeds, and unmanned, coin operated sunbeds should be scrapped altogether. "Children can't be expected to understand the risks that these machines pose, especially when they can be found at sports centres and places that suggest they are 'healthy', which sends conflicting messages." ""

Yes, because the answer is always more laws. You know, because he would never do it if it was illegal.

4/13/2008 3:16:47 PM

i can't believe they have coin-operated beds over there. that's crazy!

4/13/2008 4:59:43 PM

^^I thought his use of the bed was illegal. They are talking about legally requiring tanning beds to be staffed/banning coin operated beds.

4/13/2008 5:11:20 PM

no need to add a new law when an existing law, when followed, would have avoided the whole situation

4/13/2008 5:37:16 PM

No need for any law like that anyway. It's a well known fact that UVA and UVB radiation can burn and contribute to skin cancer. If you're a dumb enough asshole to expose yourself to it then you deserve what you got and no one should have any obligation, legal or otherwise to stop you.

4/13/2008 6:06:26 PM

[Edited on April 14, 2008 at 1:38 AM. Reason : nm, this isn't chit chat]

4/14/2008 1:37:47 AM

i dont think new laws should be passed, and i dont think the station should have to be manned if it was otherwise working out fine. this was just some kid who disobeyed the rules and he should suffer the consequences himself.

4/14/2008 1:14:59 PM