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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://enews.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20150312/80788942-a504-4285-92ba-7b6215236003

Attempted kidnapping of toddler:

"The incident began after Michael Wright left his three children with a baby sitter in Sprague on Sunday while he went to work. The children — Brenden, 10, Delicia, 8, and the toddler — were playing unsupervised in a city park near the sitter's house."[/quote]

Again, the reason why events such as this make international news is because they are so rare. [/quote]

[/b]It was from WA state. This just happened days ago. [b] Rare or not, the older kid should not have been responsible for a toddler.  [/quote]

Yes, it happened in WA state & I read about it on a British news site. So it was international news.

It happened just days ago. Since then likely hundreds of car crashes have occurred, some of them fatal & involving children. Yet I'm guessing you're still allowing your children to ride in cars.[/quote]

Yes, of course.  And the truth is that most of the safety things we do are for things that never happen to us personally.  My kids have never had a bike accident - yet wear helmets.  I've never been in a car accident - yet as an adult I'll wear a seatbelt even in the back seat.  The point is the likelihood of an injury or accident or horrific event, the point is that we all make choices because of what MAY happen.  Are you saying that the 10 year old was old enough to watch his toddler brother?[/quote]

A 6yo is not a toddler.

Comparing a 10yo walking home along a well-traveled street with his 6yo sibling to not wearing bike helmets or using seat belts is irrational.  The risks are not comparable.

If you have data to show otherwise, please share it.[/quote]

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