Martin Swain wrote:
> Shez wrote:
> 
>
>
> I have 2 kids too, and this stuff is all very scary, but tell me,
> when, in your estimation, did parents stop being responsable for
> their kids' safety?
>
> What you people are (probably unwittingly) advocating, is essentially
> removing that responsability from parents. In effect, the kids will
> only be safe if they are taken away and kept under lock & key by
> 'responsable' people. Well guess what happens then.
>
> Parents are responsable for thier kids, period. Nature made it that
> way. If a parent places thier child in a situation of risk, and
> something bad happens, it is thier fault. Didn't know the babysitter
> was like that? Shoulda. Maybe should've skipped dinner out with the
> friends. Didn't know that teacher was like that? Should've spent
> a few minutes talking with them.
>
> There is entirely too much willingness to hand responsabilty for
> everything over to someone else. If people don't have the skills they
> need to judge character then they need to learn them.
>
> I can say these things here, because this is a.m., and taking
> responsability is part of deconstructing reality.
>
> Now shut the XXXX up and mind your own XXXXing business.

Excuse my language Shez, I'm (sort of) sure you get the point.
If I were a better writer..

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