• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Uhhh I wouldn’t let either roam freely and unsupervised? Seems like the obvious answer to me. Leaving your small child without supervision is guaranteed to get child services called on your. It’d be irresponsible as fuck.

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      7 months ago

      You’re not debating in good faith.

      78 children died on the roads in the UK last year. Presumably most of them were supervised at the time.

      I’m making the argument that if safety is your only priority that you would never allow a child anywhere near a road, nor would you ever let them travel in a vehicle on the roads. Please understand that I’m not talking about supervision, I’m making the argument that you can guarantee that your child will not die in a road traffic accident if you refuse to ever let them leave the house.

      There is a balance to make between safety and freedom that you are being willfully ignorant of.

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        7 months ago

        You’re not debating in good faith.

        You right now are claiming the stance that responsible pet ownership or responsible parenthood or in this case not allowing a cat or a small child to roam freely without supervision means you shouldn’t allow them to do anything. And that’s not what it is about.

        You don’t allow either of them to freely roam without supervision because you’re unnecessarily putting them in danger of injury, disease or death.

        If you want to get a cat, a safer way to satiate their curiosity and need of activity would be to spend time with them, give them activities and walk them outside. Not leaving them for their own and hope they’ll be fine. That’d be considered neglectful here.

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          7 months ago

          You’re still not understanding or being willfully ignorant of the point I’m making.

          If your kid never leaves the house then they will not die in a road traffic accident. I can’t put it more simply than that.

          I’m not talking about constant supervision.