He is correct. Touching a hot stove or candle is self correctin but running into the street may not allow time for correction. Teaching children about firearms is the same. There is no room for second chances. Running off alone, there may or may not be room for correction. I would err on the side of one is the last time, Yet here we hear his parents talk about Him running off and being hard to keep an eye on, it’s their job to make the call to pull that behavior back. Is it sad and tragic, yes but probably preventable. JMHO
They have a natural desire to explore their world and that we don't lose more of them is more a matter of chance then anything else.
And that is what scares people. That they are not in control any more.
So they say things like, "you need to spank it out of them".
And they think they are saying something smart rather then foolish.
We see so many people saying that we should let little boys be boys but in the next breath they want to spank them for being little boys.