WHOSE FAULT IS IT?

It is so easy to lay blame when a child dies.

Yesterday, the news of the day is the

death of a one year old who was electrocuted

to her death by touching the outside unit

of a central air conditioning unit.

All fingers are being pointed.

Why at a rental property was the 

electrical panel uncovered.

As investigators walked around,

they noted many units with uncovered wire.

As the news walked around, these units

were being covered.

Mothers interviewer, your heart goes out

to her, at first....

She lost her one year old baby,

speaks of how these wires have been uncovered

since they moved there a year ago.

Speaks about how she can't sleep because

her arms are empty, her only child, her

one year old princess. Yet, where was she

when this one year old was out playing?

Taking  a nap. Of course, I don't mean to 

judge and yet, I am.... bad me.

I can't remember ever leaving my one

year old out to play unsupervised.

The investigator then reminds us,

oh there was someone with the child at

the busy apartment complex,

a 5 year old. When that child was asked

what happened, she pointed to the A/C unit.

yes, two children out to play in an

apartment complex that was not up to 

code for safety.

A one year old and a 5 year old.

Maybe there was another adult there,

of course the news would leave that out.

I just know this,

the picture in my mind is tragic.

the 5 year old, watches her baby friend go down

and runs for help. There, when the adults

come to help find a beautiful one year old

laying dead on the grass near the unit.

The coroner is interviewed and he speaks 

of a beautiful child looking like she is 

sleeping with only wound is a small

burn mark to her little hand.

But she is not asleep, she is dead.

The news of today is that there was a 15 year

old who was in charge, and that is legal age

in the state of Louisiana.

The fact that this tragedy happened up the 

road from me, in the small town of Addis,

makes it sadder for me.

Again, I am not the Big Man,

I have no right to judge but it is hard

not to try and lay blame somewhere when

a child dies. May my mind stop overriding

my heart as all I see is a beautiful child dead

because grown ups didn't do the things to protect her.

Yesterday covers were being placed at the

apt. complex A/C units everywhere.

May The Big Man be with all involved

and may she rest in peace, safe now.