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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am confused how people can be arguing that the danger was so obvious that a responsible parent should have kept their child away, and also that it's not the restaurant's fault.  Either it was a freak accident no one could have anticipated, in which case it's no one's fault, or it was a glaring safety hazard that the restaurant ignored for years.  [/quote]

You don't have to keep your eyes on your child every single second. But you don't let your child get up and wander around - which is what all articles say. The family was seated at a window table, and the child got up and wandered, and is said to have gotten stuck between a table and wall.

My guess would be he wandered, climbed up on one of the rounded booths, and tried to look down the small space between the booth and the wall, and his head was impacted. That's not a design flaw - there has to be a small space in order for the rotation to occur.

The parents paid the ultimate price, but it looks like they were negligent in allowing their child to treat the restaurant like a jungle gym. Doesn't mean you have to stare at your child 24/7 - but you're their guardian - keep them with you in unknown places.

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