Say something or not?
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Anonymous
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We were at a resort last week. Big, beautiful pool that was huge. Deepest part was 5 feet, although most of it was 3-4 feet. People all around, but not crowded. A group of boys that looked to be about 10-12 were doing flips and dives off the side in the part that was 4 feet deep. It looked so dangerous, a couple times they looked like they were going to crack their head on the rock formations that were part of the pool and it was too shallow for diving. No life guard and it did not appear as their parents were at the pool.
Tell them to stop, tell a pool server so they can escalate to a manger, or do nothing? |
Anonymous
| I would tell a manager. I would hope there are "no diving" signs. I knew a guy who had been a rodeo bull rider who ended up a quad due to a diving accident. |
Anonymous
| On second thought, before going to the manager march up to the boys and tell them what they're doing is extremely dangerous and you will also be letting management know, for their own safety. Then mention the bull rider who now uses a straw to navigate his $30k wheelchair. |
Anonymous
| I'd have said something to the boys. "You guys, that looks like so much fun but I'm worried you're going to crack your heads open on the floor of the pool. It'll be safer if you move to the deeper end to do those cool tricks. Could you please humor me?" |
Anonymous
There wasn’t a deeper part. |
Anonymous
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Was there a "no diving" sign?
FWIW, our pool is about 3-4 feet where kids dive in for swim meets. |
Anonymous
| Say something! Please! It is EXTREMELY dangerous to jump into shallow water, and a child can become permanently paralyzed as a result of this. I have stopped reckless children at pool from jumping in even shallower waters when their parents couldn’t be bothered to watch. It is better to be thought rude than risk their safety. |
Anonymous
Seriously? Even for little kids? That's insane. |
Anonymous
| Say something. Tell them that many head and neck injuries will make people impotent. If they seem too young to care about that, tell them about colostomy bags. |
Anonymous
| Tell the property manager. No kid is going to listen to some other kid's mom at a hotel pool. |
Anonymous
| In similar situations I usually frame it as "there are younger kids watching you guys and they're going to try to do what you're doing and get hurt, so please stop" |
Anonymous
But swimmers dive in a very shallow way - so they don't risk hitting their heads - regular dives and jumping in the kids are going much deeper |
Anonymous
+1. Totally not rude. Signed, former lifeguard |
Anonymous
OP said the deepest part was 5 feet, and they were doing tricks at 4 feet. |
Anonymous
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I have a friend whose father is in a wheelchair because he dove into a 5 foot depth pool. I'm sure he intended to make it a "shallow" dive, but there you go.
Notify management. I guarantee that behavior wasn't allowed. |