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Maybe we should have warning labels on everything that children could pull down on top of themselves, and on every horizontal surface where someone could leave such objects that could be pulled down by children. Hmmm.. Imagine every table top in the world having a warning lable on each edge accessable to a child…. All forks, knives, pieces of glass or anything breakable, anything hard or weighing more than, say, 10 pounds.

What a beautiful world it would be…

Ralph has hit upon something here. It is not just the manufacturers of heavy things that are at fault, it is the makers of things flat that are the real problem.

These flat things, desks, tables, shelves are an attractive nussance that beg gravity unwary parents to put things on them.

It is only when all of our household posessions are safely on the floor that this epidemic of falling objects will stop.

Television kills in more ways than one, it seems.

That would be followed by an epidemic of stubbed toes and tripping.

Reminds me of a question about the safety of microwave ovens. The answer was “They are very dangerous, especially when they fall on your toe”.

I would counter-sue the parent who ‘perched’ the VCR above the television.

In addition, there is no reason for an 8 yr old child to have a television in their room.

Sue the parents for setting a bad example.

When my first daughter was born, we had or 28″ TV on a shaky bookshelf. When she was learning to walk, we went out and bought an entertainment center to house it.

It seemed a no brainer at the time. I guess life was simpler then.

Shouldn’t parents be required to put warning labels on babies stating that they may be damaged if something heavy falls on them?