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- Mon Apr 15, 2019 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Crime Blotter
- Topic: MN: 5 year old boy picked up and thrown from the third floor at mall of America
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Re: MN: 5 year old boy picked up and thrown from the third floor at mall of America
Clearly the answer is "common sense" arm control. After all, what normal person "needs" to be able to lift the weight of a 5 year old child over a railing. Mandatory, permanently attached, arm weights would have prevented this senseless tragedy. If people have jobs where they absolutely need to lift heavy objects that high, then they can apply for a license to use a higher capacity of their arm muscles (with lower weights installed). But we can also prevent the need for these licenses through a combination of better technology and mandatory maximum weights of 5 pounds on all items. After all, isn't a small sacrifice for some worth it if it saves the life of even one child?