5 million above-ground pools recalled after deaths of 9 children due to pool straps being used as a ladder
5 million above-ground pools recalled after deaths of 9 children due to pool straps being used as a ladder
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5 million above-ground pools recalled after deaths of 9 children
The CPSC said it believes there have been nine deaths of children between 22 months old and 3 years old after the kids gained access to the pools through footholds created by the pools' compression straps. The children's deaths occurred between 2007 and 2022 in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin.
Invredibly sad news but also feels like a huge regulation over reach. How do people leave their toddlers unattended to the point where they manage to climb this? "Can't have nice things" sort of story here.
Overreach? They are sending repair kits to the owners of the pools if they request them. The pool owners aren't required to do anything and the company whose product played a role in the deaths of nine kids are just sending kits to improve the pool's safety. This doesn't sound super onerous for anyone involved.
Also, I'm guessing you don't have kids if you think that even the most diligent parents can keep tabs on their kids all of the time. I keep a close eye on my toddler, but he certainly is able to get into mischief when I look away for a minute.
I doubt this would happen to me because I do watch extremely closely, but I can't guarantee that a situation couldn't come up in which my kid could escape my notice long enough to get into a pool. The numbers of incidents are low because most parents are diligent, but even diligent parents can have lapses.
Preach! My youngest is a runner with zero fear of being alone. We have had some flippin' terrifying moments.
We are incredibly diligent but a runner's gonna run.
Why would you not want a safer pool design?????????
What part of this do you see as regulation overreach?
Who upvotes this braindead take?
a wandering kid on a saturday afternoon could see the pool and be tempted. they don’t have to belong to the same person who owns the pool.
I could be wrong, but Im fairly certain most parents of 3 year olds dont let them wander the streets alone on Saturday afternoon
How about Friday evening?