Stupid parents
Stupid kids
Stupid rec center
Stupid artist/agent
Nuke it from orbit
I agree, there is nothing NOT stupid about the entire situation... well the kid was being a kid. Kids do stupid shit, that is why it is so awesome to be a kid and a fucking nightmare to be a parent.
Should have the kid been unsupervised while in a different room? Fuck no.
Should that 130k "art piece" been in an area frequented by children and within their grasp? Fuck no.
Is the Mother a stupid fucking idiot for how she has handled everything? Fuck yeah.
Are kids going to touch things they are not supposed to even if their parents are not useless? Yup.
Is the Mother to blame? Yes, should she have to pay 130k? No, some yes. A reasonable amount but WEEEEELLLLLLLLLLL under 130k.
You don't leave a hotdog on a chair then yell at the dog for eating it when you go the can. Same with kids, if you don't want kids to touch something put it behind glass, lock it up, or put it way up high out of their filthy reach. (Though my kids really did enjoy "reading" all the X-Men [Jim Lee, Chris Claremount] comics they found)
The kids was just being a kid, the tornado of strupidiety around the kid is what I find impressive.