Posted On: July 11, 2006, 2:54 pm CDT

Posted By: Kaso

I understand the frustration many of you feel with laws that, on the surface, seem over protective. But think about if for a second. None of us are prefect parents. While as parents, we do our very best to keep track of our kids at all times. Who us would admit that we've never lost track of our toddler at times. Even if only for a few seconds.

Children love dogs and are attracted to them. If you owned an aggressive dog, wouldn't you contain it so that little children would not get injured? Or would you let it run in a yard open to children?

Wading pools are just as attractive to toddlers...and potentially just as dangerous. It only takes a moment...to answer the phone, or to check on what's cooking, for attention to be diverted, for disaster to strike.

All I'm saying is...don't be too quick to condem our lawmakers. Greed may not have been the motivator for the law. And if we don't like a law, we have it within our power to get it changed.