Posted on 07/15/2025 4:46:15 AM PDT by Morgana
“The parents blew it when they chose to take their autistic, excitable child, to visit an unbarricaded 20-story cliff. Binding an 11 year-old hand and foot does not make for a happy holiday; and, no amount of “watching” will stop such a child from darting off, after which it can be too late. The parents should have taken their child to relatively safe places, with much larger margins for error.”
Excellent point on your part! I had not thought of that and I wonder, really wonder if the parents did?
Then again these days I have to wonder about the logical thinking of most parents.
Yes a place with a 20 foot cliff was not the safest place in the world for her. These people were either stupid or sinister.
“Cynics and the police might ponder whether the parents desired, consciously or unconsciously, to get rid of a burdensome child. I’d chalk it up to a lack of foresight and common sense. I bet the police have interviewed people who knew the family, combed their social media, and otherwise looked for indications.”
I have to admit I am suspicious of their actions to a certain degree. Then I wonder if maybe they just needed a vacation and they didn’t explain to her before hand what a cliff was and why not to bolt or run hear it? Say to the girl “sit in the car until we are ready and then we will all walk over together”. That is something my parents said to us when we were very little.
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