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Got Crocs? Be Careful on the Escalator – AP (9/17/07):

At rail stations and shopping malls around the world, reports are popping up of people, particularly young children, getting their toes caught in escalators. The one common theme seems to be the clunky soft-soled clogs known by the name of the most popular brand, Crocs.

One of the nation’s largest subway systems — the Washington Metro — has even posted ads warning riders about wearing such shoes on its moving stairways. The ads feature a photo of a crocodile, though they don’t mention Crocs by name.

Four-year-old Rory McDermott got a Croc-clad foot caught in an escalator last month at a mall in northern Virginia. His mother managed to yank him free, but the nail on his big toe was almost completely ripped off, causing heavy bleeding.

At first, Rory’s mother had no idea what caused the boy’s foot to get caught. It was only later, when someone at the hospital remarked on Rory’s shoes, that she began to suspect the Crocs and did an Internet search.

I’m not sure why anyone would want to wear such horrific monstrosities, but this does seems like a fitting end for those who do.

Mallrats (1995):

T.S.: What, you know that kid or something?

Brodie: I hope his pants get caught and a bloodbath ensues.

T.S.: What is with you today ?

Brodie: Don’t get me wrong, I don’t wish the kid harm, but his mother should suffer that
horrific ordeal so she’ll learn how to manage her child!

T.S.: Sort of a harsh lesson.

Brodie: Man, there’s not a year goes by, not a year, that I don’t read about some escalator accident involving some bastard kid that could’ve been easily avoided had some parent – I don’t care which one – but some parent conditioned him to fear and respect that escalator.