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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Paramountcy Principle Playground

Well, that's not actually what it's called, but in Japan, there's a new "super-safe" playground for worrisome parents.

The paramountcy principle, by the way, says that in all actitivites involving children, the children's "safety and welfare" should be the primary concern. How we can lump safety and welfare into one bundle is beyond me, as is the idea that everything should always take a backseat to safety.