In article ,
Paul Kelly wrote:

"David" wrote in message
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In article , Peter Hughes
writes

More children drown in the bath than in garden ponds and most children
who drown in ponds are between 1 and 2 yrs old who shouldn't be out
unsupervised anyway, supervise then educate, don't childproof the world

I'll try to calm down before responding to such irresponsible drivel.

When you have calmed down, try and think rationally, and then you may
find that it is not drivel.

It is quite possible that having a pond in the garden reduces the
chane of a child drowning. The reason is that most deaths are in
moving water (rivers, the sea etc.) and letting a child learn about
water in a relatively safe environment will reduce the risk when it
comes across a dangerous one.

I don't know if that IS the case, but it is by no means unlikely.


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