sleeper;879469 wrote:I would have given the kids the money. I blame the father for saying anything. I'm just thankful the kids aren't African American because that is THE most entitled race in world history and this instantly would be made an issue of race.

FatHobbit;879475 wrote:This trolling more than usual for you.

Trolling or not, it is mostly the truth.

gut;880235 wrote:But the other side is it's definitely a loop hole because in this case the substitution probably did not materially impact those odds. And the bottom line is people just never like to see big business stick it to the little guy (even if "stick it" is unfair in this case).

I do not see how it is a loop hole nor do I see it as sticking it to the little guys.

Sonofanump;880374 wrote:I do not see how it is a loop hole nor do I see it as sticking it to the little guys.

Because the rule is intended to prevent the 60yr-old grandma from giving her ticket to the semi-pro hockey player. These kids were, almost literally, interchangeable. The company did not stick with the spirit of the rules and contest and instead used a technicality to renege.

I just don't like how everyone is praising the father for doing the right thing. Yet, the father didn't care about doing the right thing when he thought his son's had no shot in hell of actually winning the money.