Easily solved problem...

http://www.wftv.com/news/8313012/detail.html?treets=orlc&tid=2654358485813&tml=orlc_strange&tmi=orlc_strange_1_10000203282006&ts=H

Clearly, the proper way to ahve extracted the child would have been to feed a quarter into the machine and used the claw to snatch him! Hell, I'd of paid money just to watch!