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Originally posted by ZTAMichelle
It's Florida for heaven sake. Most kids I know are VERY in the know on water safety. Of course perhaps a 4 year old may not know, a 7 yr old SHOULD and most definetly by 9 it should be standard knowledge, but I guess this isn't obvious to every one. Even the kids next door to us would never come over to swim while we're away without a parent with them or watching them with a phone in their hand.

Ft. Pierce like many towns, has a good side and a really bad side...I could see it being a shady situation. God bless their mom and their neighbors.Such a shame...

I guess I kinda worded my thoughts wrong. I know in Michigan if you have an in-ground pool you have to have a wooden fence around. Children could easily go through that. But what I don't understand is where the guardian/parents/whatever were when the children went over there to swim? I feel horrible for the family who lost these 3 children, but what mother in their right mind would let children that young go swim by themselves? I think it'd be obvious if your children are leaving the house in swim suits, or if you don't see them around anywhere. Parents should know where their children are, especially at that young of an age. I could never let my 10 yr old cuzin go swimming without supervision, and he knows how to swim! Be it Florida, Michigan, Cali, Italy, whatever. This has got to be a case dealing with child neglect or homicide.

If anyone gets any updates on this story please post!