The funny part was I told a co-worker about the stats and she said “so then why are we recalling it.” Then when told that I said perhaps families had some contibutory negligence she said that might be cold. Perhaps that is why so many people want in front of a jury where emotions CAN play a part in the judicial process.

WOW.

The chance of your child getting hurt (based on 110 reports and number of cribs recalled) is 0.000091667.

When you consider these cribs were manufactured over 16 years the over all chances should go down more.

This recall business and blaming manufactureres is getting wildly out of hand. My heart goes out to the families who lost children or who’s children were seriously injured. However there used to be something called contributory negligence and that seems to be more likely as to what caused the issue than manufacturing defects.

I believe that we have lost some sense of personal responsibility. It’s always the manufacturer’s fault or the government’s fault. Sometimes, it’s your own fault. And for the rest of the country to have to make adjustments for the few who can’t or don’t follow the rules or obvious safety precautions seems absurd. Manufacturer’s should be held responsible for obvious defects but not for consumer incompetence.

If I assembled something incorrectly and something horrible happened to my child, I would obviously start off angry and looking for a way to not blame myself but in the end, it’s my responsibility and I would take it.

Maybe the memory talk can be for tomorrow.

I am surprised we are having this discussion again today since we had the recall discussion yesterday. More folks will be travelling today…couldn’t we have done Thanksgiving memories like the one you shared last year?

Until recently, my in-laws were borrowing an old drop-side crib from my husband’s grandmother. The crib is probably 50 years old. They didn’t want to buy one for their house, so they used it instead, for the times he stayed with them. The thing looked like a death trap: thin rails that are too far apart, etc. It made me nervous every time he laid in it. We convinced them he’d outgrown that crib (he’s 18 mo), so it has gone back to great-grandma’s house now. I pray they don’t resurrect it when we have another little one. The thing freaks me out but I don’t want to hurt my in-laws’ feelings.

With all do respect to penguinmom, I’m glad you got rid of your crib. I am a firm believer that some things shouldn’t be handed down – at least not through generations. We may be more sensitive to safety precautions now, but some of these safety measures have resulted in lower infant death rates and longer life expectancy.