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I hear you brother and could not agree with you more, but a 4YO can hardly beheld responsible for making rational decisions involving his own personal risks.god knows they always seem to scream out at home.
So, why criminalise an innocent mistake?I've been wrong before and will be again but at times stupid mistakes and inadvertent mistakes and innocent mistakes can a do lead to serious consequences. I didn't mean it is poor recompense for a dad child
Geo, not so, I have stated in every post that I am VERY happy that things worked out well for this young man. His survival was questionable to say the least. That all turned out well and he suffered no permanent injury is cause for a celebration.Nice of you to put a downer on a happy event Mike.
Not at all. Her actions are prima facie neglect, which only, by sheer happenstance did not end in tragedy. If you never render moral judgment there is no moral difference between Mother Teresa and Adolph Hitler. You must judge when the conduct violates a fundamental core ethical value and certainly the safety and well-being of an innocent child qualifies.There are those that are to quick and to easy to stand by and "righteously" throw somebody else under the bus,
Indeed but in your case how long did it take you to realize your child was gone? 10 seconds? 1 minute? 10 minutes? Try as you might, you won't be a saint but that doesn't give you any free swings. You are accountable for every choice/action you make/take. Remember we tend to judge ourselves by our best intentions and most virtuous acts but we will be judged by our last worst act.It's true, even the most watchful parent can lose track of a child.