Comments on: Why do children have to die for common sense laws? http://tripleventi.com/2008/03/21/why-do-children-have-to-die-for-common-sense-laws/ Extra Large, Extra Strong... without being bitter Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:50:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: theFrog http://tripleventi.com/2008/03/21/why-do-children-have-to-die-for-common-sense-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-6761 theFrog Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:23:38 +0000 http://tripleventi.com/2008/03/21/why-do-children-have-to-die-for-common-sense-laws/#comment-6761 I don't know if I agree that there should be an act of congress every time something like this happens. While I DO agree that it's horrible that a child (or, rather, children) died from something that was entirely preventable, I don't think that it's the government's job to regulate or enforce common sense. If there are ALREADY safety standards on the books about anti-entraping pool/spa drain covers, then the responsibility is on the companies that manufacture them and the people who purchase and install them. I think that your anger is misplaced. There are plenty of reasons to be pissed off at the government, but in this case, I think it's more appropriate to be angry or infuriated at the drain manufacturing company who, despite knowing the anti-entrapment safety standards, willfully manufactured a pool drain cover that did not meet this standard. ALSO, be angry at the wading pool owners/installers who purchased a drain cover that did not meet these standards. Even if they were misinformed by the contractor about the drain cover, there were still permit inspectors who could and should have told them that they were installing a pool drain cover that did not meet anti-entraping safety standards. Sorry to get a bit on the verbose side, but I honestly don't believe that MORE government in our lives is the answer. I don’t know if I agree that there should be an act of congress every time something like this happens. While I DO agree that it’s horrible that a child (or, rather, children) died from something that was entirely preventable, I don’t think that it’s the government’s job to regulate or enforce common sense. If there are ALREADY safety standards on the books about anti-entraping pool/spa drain covers, then the responsibility is on the companies that manufacture them and the people who purchase and install them.

I think that your anger is misplaced. There are plenty of reasons to be pissed off at the government, but in this case, I think it’s more appropriate to be angry or infuriated at the drain manufacturing company who, despite knowing the anti-entrapment safety standards, willfully manufactured a pool drain cover that did not meet this standard. ALSO, be angry at the wading pool owners/installers who purchased a drain cover that did not meet these standards. Even if they were misinformed by the contractor about the drain cover, there were still permit inspectors who could and should have told them that they were installing a pool drain cover that did not meet anti-entraping safety standards.

Sorry to get a bit on the verbose side, but I honestly don’t believe that MORE government in our lives is the answer.

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