Re: What is wrong with people? REALLY! OMG

On 18 Sep 2005 15:16:16 -0700, "im1whalen@xxxxxxx" <im1whalen@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Let me preface that I think this has turned into a pissing match -
>which I think is a shame because there was a lot of good dialogue
>taking place. Then, I am pretty sure i never said "kids should be kept
>in cages". I think I said i had no first hand knowledge of what these
>'cages' actually were but that I didn't think the parents were putting
>their 5 foot kid into a rabbit hutch. If one were to cover the top of
>a crib with mosquito netting - is that not then a cage of sorts? If one
>were to put a child in an upside down playpen, is that not a cage? (saw
>it on an episode of Bill Cosby). If I put my 3 foot child into a 4
>foot enclosure -am I caging them like an animal? - to clairify - none
>of my kids or animals have ever been in any kind of cage....except the
>animals to travel via plane. Don't some McDonalds and some play rooms
>have *cages* for the kids - multiple children - to play in in order to
>keep them confined and in one safe area, I think I said that i could
>understand the reasoning behind having some children with certain
>behavioral/psychosocial problems into a confined space for sleeping
>purposes. To further clairify - and I think I already said this to-
>until I know what the 'cage' is I am not condoning or approving use of
>same - but I do understand the safety/security need to confine some
>children.

Well said, and that's basically all that Rae and Phyllis have
stated--we need more information to make a fair judgment call.

The only people who could/should have any quarrel at all with Phyllis
and Rae's stance are those who believe there are NEVER good reasons to
confine a child at night--a rather short-sighted stance unless you
have first-hand knowledge of trials concerning night confinement of
children with every kind of handicap. Does such an expert exist on
this board?

Anne/OH
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