| | I agree with the principle that Luke is bringing up - that it isn't his job to protect people that might wander onto his property. But the real world is more complex, like Ted points out, and there is a reason that I would put up a fence around my pool, even though I agreed with Luke, and even though my property boundaries were clearly marked.
I wouldn't want to experience the horror of finding a toddler drowned in my pool. Forget about liabilities or legalities or blaming the parent for what have been a moment of inattentiveness - I would just never want to see that irreversible loss.
When I grew up, the open pool, and riding our bikes to any part of the city, climbing trees, playing in the streets and many other potentially dangerous things were normal - so parents, reacting to the possibilities, exercised care and we kids grew up tougher - in a street kind of way. Today, the environment is supposed to be child-proof. I wouldn't want to assert my right, go against the prevailing patterns, and find a little floater in my pool.
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