Woman who walked into fountain while texting...hires a lawyer

[Jangler]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/20/earlyshow/main7265096.shtml

We've all been warned about the dangers of texting and driving, but for one woman, it turned out that texting while walking wasn’t a good idea.

Cathy Cruz Marrero was doing just that in the Berkshire Mall in Reading, Pa. when she suddenly tumbled headfirst into a water fountain, getting completely drenched.

It was caught by the mall's surveillance video system, then posted on YouTube, where it's been viewed almost 2 million times.

Cruz Marrero, 49, who works in the mall, has hired an attorney.

She wasn't hurt, "at least not physically," remarked "Early Show" co-anchor Chris Wragge.

But Cruz Marrero says what does hurt is "the humiliation (from the video having been put online). The humiliation. Ask my husband: I cried for days. … You don't know how many people are laughing at me."

Texting while walking, Cruz says, is "dangerous. … I could have been walking into a bus, a car, a ditch, anything. Texting and walking, take it from me, is dangerous. It really is."

She told the Reading Eagle, "I don't think security was professional because they didn't send anyone to check on me until 20 minutes later and I had already left."

In case you haven't seen it.

[FuzzyPanther]

So, Mr. Lawyer, I say we sue the mall for my own negligence?!?

[Dpantherman]

funniest part is the security laughing at her dumb ass

[Gazi]

She wants to do what?! hahahahha

[boo7382]

"I didnt feel like anyone was considering MY feelings"

bitch nobody cares about your feelings. YOUR dumbass walked into the fountain face first because you were too busy trying to text on your phone!

people are ridiculous. someone needs to smack her.

on the abc interview, the guy interviewing her is trying to hold back his laughter haha

[Hawk]

this will go a long way with so many of us that think you Americans will sue over anything!!!

guess what...that McDonald's coffee is hot!!!!

[SorthNarolina]

The security is extremely unprofessional that could lead to something. Releasing the video laughing at her and such. A really dumb move on their part.

Either way I disagree with it. You will mess up from time to time and sometimes it's hilarious, deal with it.

[Jangler]

She has had friends telling her "Nobody knows it's you." She said " I know it's me!"

The security guard that posted the vid has been fired.

Texting while walking, Cruz says, is "dangerous. … I could have been walking into a bus, a car, a ditch, anything. Texting and walking, take it from me, is dangerous. It really is."

What if she had walked into a child in the mall knocked the kid over and busted open he/she head? No,no it's all about you and your embarrassment. And if you had just shut up nobody would even know who you were, now you will be a headline on Tosh... well that was gonna happen anyway.

[boo7382]

She has had friends telling her "Nobody knows it's you." She said " I know it's me!"

The security guard that posted the vid has been fired.

What if she had walked into a child in the mall knocked the kid over and busted open he/she head? No,no it's all about you and your embarrassment. And if you had just shut up nobody would even know who you were, now you will be a headline on Tosh... well that was gonna happen anyway.

nobody would have ever known it was her if she had just kept her fat mouth shut. people have no sense of humor!

[Jangler]

She won't even have a web redemption, cuz she has no sense of humor.

[Darth Biscuit]

Dumb bitch

[mmmbeans]

Why the fug was she on the early show?

[PhillyB]

stupid hooker, she's gonna catch ten times the flak for this now that everybody knows what she looks like/that she's a dumb *****.

[boo7382]

stupid hooker, she's gonna catch ten times the flak for this now that everybody knows what she looks like/that she's a dumb cotton headed ninny muggin.

:eek: no you're not Buddy. You're just...special, that's all.