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Willy Wonka deserved jail time?
“…but don’t worry we only light it on Tuesdays” “Today is TUESDAY”
I had seen a few things about Willy deserving to be arrested or sued and it could be claimed that he had intent- to give his company to the “one who was the least rotten” which would require some form of elimination.
However, it may be argued that the Oompa Loompas could have prepared their performances but only perform them if the children misbehaved. Willy could have felt they would but was quite surprised by some of their actions.
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I think Willy might be able to get out of attempted child murder or child endangerment cases because he can claim he warned them and he did.
- Augustus (“Hey, little boy, my chocolate must be untouched by human hands),
- Violet (“I’d rather you didn’t. There are still one or two things that are little…” “Yeah. Spit it out” “I’m just a little concerned about the [“blueberry pie and ice cream”] That part” “Well, I told you I hadn’t quite got it right, ’cause it goes a little funny when it gets to the dessert. It’s the blueberry pie that does it.” “I’m terribly sorry.”),
- Veruca (“Little girl?” “Little girl? Uh, don’t touch that squirrel’s nuts. It’ll make him crazy.”),
- Mike (“Hey, little boy…Don’t push my button”).
It may not always be for their safety but he did warn them.
I actually don’t know if that would be good enough to free him from those claims but I think the warnings serve as a disclaimer- the ones given to the children and when entering the rooms. He could also say that the incidents were more of a cause and effect thing, that they caused their problems and got the effects. He didn’t personally harm them, they were harmed or put in harms way due to their disobedience.
It is a huge factory and just like any tour everyone is warned to be safe and not touch anything until when you can if you can.
