The third episode is a mixed bag; I confess having very mixed emotions while watching it. On one side, there is the tragedy that's not up for discussion - small kids being crushed to death by a piece of furniture. There are also experts who say - this should not be on the customers, instead - on the manufacturer to produce a safe product.
Fine enough.
And then the narrator reveals IKEA knew about the dangers way back when (and decided to sell the furniture anyway), and put warnings and recommendations in the instructions of assembly.
If that is indeed the case - isn't the customer responsible here? They bought the piece of furniture knowing full well they are to assemble it on their end, and adhere to manufacturer's instructions and warnings.
And as such - again, not dumbing down the tragedy here, nor defending multinational corporations - it's hard to blame the manufacturer. If I buy a knife and cut myself with it, can I take the manufacturer to court, saying it was too sharp?
Review of Deadly Dressers
