On May 31, 2010, at 7:44 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boris Liberman" <bori...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: OT: Kids are Dying in Cars > > >> On 5/31/2010 6:06 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >>> Boris, to me the issue is that this is an issue that doesn't affect a >>> great many people. Only those that, for what ever reason, leave their >>> children in their vehicle. And for that the entire society should be >>> penalized ? >> >> I am thinking your wording is inexact. Let me try to rephrase in a way I see >> it. "Only those that, for whatever reason, *might* leave their children in >> their vehicle"... > > Everyone with small children 'might' leave them in a car, but very, very few > do.
Unfortunately, it seems that more do so every day. Doctors, teachers, scientists and trailer-park residents. Distraction doesn't seem to be a function of intelligence or economic status. All who have forgotten a child, once believed it could never happen to them. I'm not advocating a solution. But the facts are alarming. Paul > >> >> Because not many people run red lights daily, only few. But you cannot have >> road patrols just for them, you have them for everybody. > > A totally different issue. > >> >> Boris >> >> P.S. I am thinking that the entire society is penalized much more by other >> things, say overgrown bureaucratic system than by $10 extra for every >> vehicle. > > The overgrown bureaucratic system seems to be a part of the issue here, some > like you want to make it bigger by mandating a requirement to implement a > device for rear seat child safety. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
