[extropy-chat] Re: The Force of Human Freedom

[MB]

Olga, you are absolutly correct - parents should have talked things
over years before - with neighbors as well, so everyone is prepared.
When my children were in school we had "alternate" phone numbers - so
if a child were taken ill and the parents were unavailable, someone
else would come retrieve the child.

Any child who is old enough to be home alone should have some
guidelines about emergencies, who to call, where to go, etc. Kinda
like having a fire drill - or at least a fire escape plan.

Geez.

Regards,
MB


On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Olga Bourlin wrote:
>
> Yes, it's true that this siege mentality is starting to take hold.  There is
> a commercial I've been seeing lately - designed to be helpful to parents.
> It counsels those parents to "explain what to do in the case of a terror
> attack."  Some of the dialogue "suggests" having the kids go to a neighbor's
> house and what all.
>
> The fact is, shouldn't parents who are away at work or for any other reason
> ALREADY have a plan in place ... in case they get an aneurysm while they're
> away, or have a car accident, or are delayed in traffic?  Having a plan in
> place for all these things and more that could happen in the course of a
> day - and so much more likely than a "terrorist attack" for criminy's sake -
> wouldn't parents ALREADY have a plan in place.  Why much the "terrorist"
> business?  What would be so different?
>