The purpose is not to berate the parents, but rather to warn others about the dangers that may be in their home. I still think it was an old tube type TV(CRT). Most flat panel TVs are not that heavy in comparison.

Pvernon - 11/23/2012 11:05 PM - you are kidding, right? If you have a TV, you can afford a TV, you can afford the correct way to mount the thing. In 40 years of working near, in and around electronics, I have never heard of a CRT (old style) TV falling on some one. I have heard of panel TV's falling. IN FACT, right there on page one of the owners manual is a WARNING about how unstable they are.

You know i am so sorry for the family and that little boy everyone of you that are blaming the parents should be ashamed of your self not everyone has the money to have a wall mount tv .what happened to not judge someone it is not your place i hope when something bad happens in your family people wont judge you because we are do stupid things and dont think it can't or won't happen to you. Just saying

It was probably an old style tube TV. People who are stupid think nothing of putting them in kids rooms on rickety walmart stands.

HammeringHank - 12:46 PM - panel TV's are unstable, they are tall and thin. CRT TV's have a very wide and deep base due to the neck of the CRT. My bet, it was a 40" (plus) that fell. My 46" plasma monitor is HEAVY. If I put it on a table, it could fall if pushed or pulled. Instead, I have it in a wall mount. ALSO FYI - as every tech type knows, RTFM means READ THE FRICKEN MANUAL.

What a terrible accident and that's what it was -- an accident. Sorry for this family.

NetGuru...Im thinking it was a large tube television. Flat panels arent that heavy. the old tube TV's can feel like theyre filled with concrete.

sad.

poor kid, he did not know better, but the moron parents... it states right there in the owners manual, that panel TV's can fall.... but then, they may have been too stupid to be able to RTFM.