Some good comments. Even respectful. Cool.
I do not equate legal with moral or wise. They can be the same, but often are not. Many legal actions are "bad", while many illegals actions are not.
As to watching shows not harming children: Once Hitler controlled the media, (many of) the children raised watching, reading, hearing, learning his message grew up to willingly participate in the horrors on Nazi Germany. IMO, that is much worse that falling off a motorcycle.
As to caring, it is bold to suggest that minding one's own business is tantamount to being uncaring. I thought that should have been clear in my first post, but apparently it was not. Many laws have been proposed and enacted in the name of caring that only served to restrict legitamate freedoms. Every one of us every day "endangers" ourself as well as others. Merely having running water and electricity in our homes is a risk. Driving a car, we endanger a huge number of people almost every time we get on a city street or highway. Same with bikes, perhaps more danger to ourself and less to others than a car, but the same principle is effective. The world seems to have plenty of caring people who want to take away our cars, motorcycles, knives, guns, trampolines, lawn darts, bb guns, etc.
If you really care, should you have cps take your neighbor's kids away if he buys a trampoline? No, being caring and being a busybody are not the same thing.
Again, teach correct principles and let people govern themselves.
I miss my Jarts....Oh hell yeah...I still have the set from when I was a child. I was luck enough to go visit my parents and found them in the garbage. That was a close one. Maybe I will pack them up and take them to the Nationals. I still have my wood burning kit also. You know the one; the one with the two foot cord. I put some serious hole in the carpet with that bad boy.
I have no problem watching an adult taking willing chances with their life. As long as it doesn't affect me. If someone wants to do do wheelies down the freeway at 75mph, fine, but not in traffic where their crash could cause a multi car accident and injure me. If they want to shoot up heroin and die, so what, as long as they don't steal from me or my community to support their death wish. If they want to hood surf at 65 mph (I did once) then so be it, as long as I won't be affected by their behavior.
However, when a child is involved with reckless endangerment, I will sure get involved and notify the local authorities. It's then up to them to make the judgement and penalize or let off the adult risking the child.
None of my business? I would be haunted for life with the visions of a child killed senselessly in front of me...
I like motorcycles and firearms, he like fast cars and archery, where did I go wrong?
If no laws are being broken
Well as long as we are fantasizing about possible outcomes of the scenario, let's toss this one out:
Father and daughter have a great relationship, including riding together on the motorcycle. Do-gooder/busybody/caring citizen calls the police. CPS is involved. Dad gets fined and some jail time. Family finances take a beating. Divorce. Daughter loses loving relationship with dad. At 14, runs away from now-broken home. Lives on street. Becomes hooker. Dies of drug overdose at 17.
Since the do-gooder never gets to see the results of their action, they sleep peacefully, never knowing of the lives they have destroyed.
One could argue that it is a bit far-fetched, but it is just as likely as the girl dieing in a crash in front of your eyes.
So I still say, none of your business. Mind your own kids. Please.
just sooo f'd up some folks don't get the hint on how to do it safely....
How dare someone make a decision regarding the welfare of their own child? The unmitigated gall!
While I may, and do, agree with your assessment of the wisdom of his actions, it really isn't any of your (or my) business. Should I call the police or CPS or any government agency or official because I don't like the way you raise your kid? What if you let them watch the wrong show, or read the wrong book, or go to the wrong church, or eat the wrong food, or play with the wrong toys, or live in the wrong neighborhood, or whatever - the list is infinite.
Teach correct principles. Let the people govern themselves. Freedom is better than coercion, even if "we" are "smarter" than "them" and "know" what is "best" for "them".
Should have put up a poll for this.
I am with the above post...MYOB, its his kid, his bike, his life,