XYZ television network presents a movie showing two 10-year-old boys playing with a gun owned by one of the children’s parents. The gun accidentally fires, severely injuring one of the boys. Shortly after the movie runs, two young brothers find a gun in their house. While playing with the gun, the gun fires and kills one of the boys. The brothers’ parents sue XYZ television network. The parents will ______.
a. lose because XYZ television network could not have foreseen that those children would watch the movie and try to imitate what they saw
b. lose because XYZ television network did not know a rifle can be dangerous
c. win because XYZ television network intended to harm a viewer
d. win because XYZ television network owed a duty to the dead child and breached the duty
a. lose because XYZ television network could not have foreseen that those children would watch the movie and try to imitate what they saw
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