The Axiom Of Responsibility
Individuals Demonstrate Valid Behavior
By Taking Responsibility
For Themselves And Their Children
Parents throughout the country can breathe a little easier knowing that an “expansive consumer product safety measure” signed into law last Thursday will soon make many children’s products safer. (“New Toy Safety Standards Become Law”)
Recently, “major toy and product recalls have dominated the headlines,” adding yet another worry for parents who are concerned for their children’s safety. Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii admitted, “The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been a neglected agency for too many years,” vowing that the new law “puts an end to that neglect.” We applaud this legislation and hope it will drastically decrease the number of product-related deaths per year, which is currently “more than 27,000.”
While today there is a tendency to over-legislate, this law is one we actually need because improved product safety standards benefit everyone in our society, not just parents and children, and it will supposedly “ensure that products Americans find on their store shelves are safe and that the regulating agencies have the resources they need to enforce law.”
One word of caution: Don’t let your guard down just because products are said to be safe. Safety standards never make us completely safe, so we need to scrutinize our purchases, especially toys and children’s products. Ultimately, it is up to us to watch out for our own safety, as well as the safety of our children. While this new legislation is a great step forward, please make sure you are an educated and vigilant consumer.
Anna and Ellie Sherise
Creators of Magna Sententia
Authors of Magna Sententia: The Logical Cure for Our Society
