Who suggested that? All I am saying is that if they chose to be in a hazardous location without training or regard to posted warning signs how can I be held responsible for their deaths? Finally, they are responsible for their own safety. (Remember - safety begins with you…that isn’t just a saying for the railroaders.) If they are so careless that they disregard warnings or so clueless that they don’t realize they are in a hazardous situation or engaged in a dangerous activity why should I feel bad if they get hurt? Does common sense apply here or not?
Since most of us on these forums managed to survive that time period running between about age 12 to age 22, we all have several skeletons in our closets related to the dumb stunts or stupid behavior that we managed to survive. While I will not excuse such behavior, I do understand it and realize that the age group in question can still be quite irresponsible to themselves and others. Common sense would dictate that we as responsible adults have to watch for them to some extent. A cold, callous attitude toward irresponsible youth will allow gabe to receive large retainers well into the future.
At my old elemtentary school the tracks were literally parralell to the playground. The school and the railroad installed 8 foot steel fencing all along the ROW up to the crossing, which kept any of us out of there. Didn’t matter to me, I could still view the trains easily anyway!