5 year old killed in rotating restaurant-caught between floor and wall

[Anonymous]

C'mon....ALL of us parents at one time or another have done something that we could possibly regret if it harmed our children.

The alligator accident wasn't the parent's complete fault, Florida is extremely hot & humid in April and other people were getting some relief at the water's edge plus the signs posted at the time were up for interpretation.
It could have been any of our kids.

As for the Harambe incident, the parent was clearly negligent because the child had enough time to actually enter the enclosure.
Not responsible at all.

In this case, I am sure many parents let their children wander off a few feet in a restaurant as long as they can still see them.
I think it is the responsibility of the restaurant to have put a guardrail where the child was killed.
They should be held liable for what happened, not the parents.

[Anonymous]

WTF is a place like this operating? 5" is a HUGE gap to not have a guard rail of some sort if the consequences could be so deadly. If there are not major warning signs all over the perimeter, they shouldn't allow young kids. That poor family. Peace and strength to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

I couldn't bring myself to read beyond the first sentence of that story.

[Anonymous]

I am sure the Westin/restaurant will offer a huge settlement. So tragic for this family. Just before Easter too-and on their vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C'mon....ALL of us parents at one time or another have done something that we could possibly regret if it harmed our children.

The alligator accident wasn't the parent's complete fault, Florida is extremely hot & humid in April and other people were getting some relief at the water's edge plus the signs posted at the time were up for interpretation.
It could have been any of our kids.

As for the Harambe incident, the parent was clearly negligent because the child had enough time to actually enter the enclosure.
Not responsible at all.

In this case, I am sure many parents let their children wander off a few feet in a restaurant as long as they can still see them.
I think it is the responsibility of the restaurant to have put a guardrail where the child was killed.
They should be held liable for what happened, not the parents.

Not the perfect parents on DCUM!

[Anonymous]

That poor family. I cannot/do not want to imagine. Many prayers for them.

[Anonymous]

The comments on that site are so horrible. How many people could have possibly perceived danger in that situation? Seriously? All those judgey people so quick to condemn. I don't think I ever would have thought of that as something that could be dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:C'mon....ALL of us parents at one time or another have done something that we could possibly regret if it harmed our children.

The alligator accident wasn't the parent's complete fault, Florida is extremely hot & humid in April and other people were getting some relief at the water's edge plus the signs posted at the time were up for interpretation.
It could have been any of our kids.

As for the Harambe incident, the parent was clearly negligent because the child had enough time to actually enter the enclosure.
Not responsible at all.

In this case, I am sure many parents let their children wander off a few feet in a restaurant as long as they can still see them.
I think it is the responsibility of the restaurant to have put a guardrail where the child was killed.
They should be held liable for what happened, not the parents.

No, some of us don't let our kids wander off at restaurants. Its a huge safety issue for staff and for the kids.


Not the perfect parents on DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

What ever happened to that kid? Did she die?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about that ex-NFL player who drove over and killed his 3 year old? Just give me a gun, so I could off myself. I cannot imagine.

It happened here in Potomac, MD a couple years ago. Mother backing out of driveway and didn't see daughter who ran out.

This is why back-up cameras will be mandatory in all vehicles in the US starting next year.

There are constantly incidents about this. The car I want doesn't come with a camera as an option so I'm waiting till 2018 where it is required. No way I'd buy another car without one.

[Anonymous]

I'm a current Atlanta resident and have been to a few happy hours at the Sun Dial. The tables are fixed to the floor, and the floor rotates. Based on what the news here is saying, the boy got wedged between a table and the glass wall. That is the 4-5 inch gap, it's not at the floor. You can walk right up to the glass and not have to worry about getting your feet caught. Unfortunately, a panicking 5 year old is likely to try to duck and he probably got his head caught in the space.

[Anonymous]

This is like looking the other way, and your child falling into a gorilla/lion/etc zone.

Tragic, and it's an accident, but nothing is completely fool proof - ultimately parents need to be responsible for their own kids.

[Anonymous]

Give me a break, pp. You can't be physically on top of your kids all day long.

I hate how everyone blames the parents as soon as a tragedy happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break, pp. You can't be physically on top of your kids all day long.

I hate how everyone blames the parents as soon as a tragedy happens.

Of course you can't be physically on top of your kids every second. That doesn't mean it's the restaurant's fault, and not some tragic accident.

If you're walking with your young child, and they dart into a road and get hit by a car - is it the driver's fault? If they were abiding by the rules, then it would not be their fault - the driver was driving normally. The restaurant was functioning normally. Does not mean it's the parent's fault for looking away for a second, but sometimes... tragic, awful, sad things happen. Sometimes no one is at "fault" (or the child is at "fault" but of course they don't have the wherewithal to know the consequences of things).