Ratcatcher said:
Great example of the world we live in today. All lives saved but police and firefighters are getting bashed because rescue wasn't up to someone else's standards. I think we all need to remember the old saying, "any landing a pilot can walk away from is a good one."

Now we have someone suggesting the city doesn't care about protecting the public from this dangerous pond in the park. I guess he wants us to build giant fences around every single body of water in the county. We cannot protect people from themselves. They will dream up some other kind of mischief to get into. In other words "you can't fix stupid". All you have to do is watch YouTube videos to see what I'm talking about. I guarantee some of our kids are watching them and getting ideas.

So should we ban computers now? Fill in all the ponds? How about cars and cell phones because someone was texting and driving and drove over a bunch of children? Ban guns? Where does it stop? We must use common sense. We can't take away the right of one person to enjoy something because another one can't do it responsibly.

thumper342 said:
Ratcatcher, couldn't someone be put in charge of at least keeping watch. You're right, fences are not the answer. But, the probability of another child going in is a good one. As was stated in another post, children have and will loose a ball or some kind of toy in the pond. And kids being kids will try to retrieve it. Maybe a guardian will be present and prevent it, maybe not. Again as already posted, there are several guards in the pool area, but nobody watches the pond. GOD BLESS AMERICA! That is all.