Yet again another child (5 years old) has drowned. This time in a dam that the parents knew was within walking distance for a child that age. The tragic loss of such a little fella only highlights AGAIN the need for parents to supervise small children at all times-there is never a reason to leave one or more young children unsupervised. Small children rarely die in accidents; certainly those that involve water. Yes, sometimes tragically a parent or adult can be in the water with a child and something will happen and a child will die. However, when an unsupervised child wanders off and drowns-that is not an accident it is failure to adequately supervise a child. Small children can NEVER be left with instructions not to go somewhere or do some action. They are small children; they need to be under the continuous watchful eye of a parent or adult. Parents must never take a break from watching small children; when you do this death is an example of what happens. It is very interesting to note that under the Westminster system if a child dies from inadequate parental or adult supervision the parent or adult who was suppose to be supervising is rarely held accountable when they state it was an accident. However, in the work place if someone dies or is injured a CEO who may never have been to the workplace can be sent to jail. (This happened in the country I live in whereupon parents failed to adequately supervise a five (5) year old who fell into a river and drowned). It is time for some legislators to re-exam the notion of parental liability (which under local laws is limited) and make parents responsible for not adequately supervising children. When other parents fail to adequately supervise their children it is EVERYONES RESPONSIBLITY.
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