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Originally Posted by Psycho Dad
If you are responsible for someone's safety, be responsible.
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I second this, and I think it's honestly the only standard in discussing this child's tragic death.
My perspective is unique, just like everyone else's. If I'm told specifically that I'm responsible for the safety of another Marine (or complete stranger, for that matter), there's no question that it's my priority until I'm relieved of that duty or the end of time, whichever comes first. I have no children that I've been convicted of, but if I did, you could bet the farm that I'd keep a very close eye on them, or ensure that someone I'd trust with my life was doing so, at a bare minimum. I'm not saying I know everything about parenting, but this is the theory I work off of for when my day eventually comes.
I'd imagine it's very probable that there were (mitigating?) circumstances surrounding this accident that weren't covered in the original post or the source. Barring that, though, it's just pretty tragic and irresponsible on the part of the kid's father.
Then again, this is certainly not the first case of borderline or outright negligence resulting in the death of a child in the US this week. I can't back that up with anything solid, it's just a good hunch of mine, based on the state of the world...