How sad and horrible.

I agree that parents should be held to some accountability for preventable “accidents” like these. More than just “community service” in the

form of helping to educate parents in the dangers of what ever they did. I biggest danger here was not the machine in and of itself; it was leaving the

child alone, for an unreasonable amount of time for his environment. I realize that it is a fine line between making sure parents are accountable and “re-

victimizing” them. However, the facts of the matter are that the mother left the child alone in a non-child proofed room while she was in another room reading a magazine.


My prayers go out to the family and friends of this child.

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