Drowning is the leading cause of death children 1-4
by ShillelaghHugger (2021-08-02 15:30:52)

In reply to: yes, but they wear seatbelts, have air bags  posted by DBCooper

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Outside of birth defects.

For the record my family and I wear masks when asked so I'm not a die hard on this issue. But the standard of "We should do ANYTHING" to protect children is interesting.

Because we do not enforce pool fence laws. We don't even try. Most states have made it illegal to construct a pool without a fence and yet it is not enforced in slightest. 11 kids die each day. So if the standard is we should take any measure to protect kids, why don't we have pool inspectors that go door to door and inspect your backyard pool fence?

I'm not sure how I feel about mandatory pool inspections to be honest.



The difference being that your (or anyone else's)
by FaytlND  (2021-08-02 15:50:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

choice to have a pool without a fence is highly unlikely to cause me a problem without my input. If I know you have a pool without a fence, I can choose not to come to your house.

As for the "attractive nuisance" aspect of unsupervised children wandering into a neighbor's pool, I have control over whether I buy a house near an unsecured pool. And if my neighbor puts in a pool without a fence in an area where this is regulated by statue, I absolutely would be calling the city.