Three Dumb Kids Cost Little Tykes Big Bucks

J.J. Jackson | September 28, 2011 

Little Tykes is today announcing that it is recalling 1.7 million toy workshop sets. In 2009 the company recalled 1.6 million sets. Why?

Because it was determined that toy nails in the set MIGHT cause a chocking hazard in children. The initial recall in 2009 was because of a single report that an 11 month old boy from Goose Creek, SC tried to ingest the red and blue oversized nails. FYI the child made a full recovery.

The new “voluntary” recall, made in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (aka Big Brother), was because of two additional incidents reported. Both predate the 2009 recall.

First of all, this is not a “voluntary” recall. It is a government coerced recall. And why? Because three kids thought the nails looked yummy enough to eat? That is three kids about of 3.3 million units sold. So that is what? A rate of 0.00009% of kids stupid enough to try and eat plastic toy nails?

Now Little Tykes is eating how much exactly to cover the lowest common denominator among us? I mean, come on! 0.00009% of people misuse something and a company must eat it and recall it’s products?

Wow, the nanny state has gotten bigger than I bet most of you knew! Now before the lowest common denominator among you out there start writing me about how callous I am being about the safety of children, let me remind you that no matter what you do, no matter how safe you are in designing something, no matter how idiot proof you make any item God will send us a better idiot.

We are not talking about a couple dozen children dying because of a toy every year. We are not even talking about a dozen in the past decade. We are talking about three children, who are all ok, just getting injured.

It is a miracle that swimming pools haven’t been recalled yet or even shut down! Because many more kids are injured each year and even die than this in swimming pools each year! Just remember that before you say something stupid into my comments, which are perfectly sane, on this matter.

Copyright © 2006-2011
J.J. Jackson is a libertarian conservative author from Pittsburgh, PA who has been writing and promoting individual liberty since 1993 and is President of Land of the Free Studios, Inc. He is the Pittsburgh Conservative Examiner for Examiner.com. He is also the owner of The Right Things - Conservative T-shirts & Gifts. His weekly commentary along with exclusives not available anywhere else can be found at LibertyReborn.com (Digital Fingerprint: libertyreborn123456789)


Contributor's website: http://www.libertyreborn.com



Content posted by users from other sites is posted for commentary and news purposes under fair use and each author is responsible for their own postings and a particular posting should not be construed as being endorsed by this site or its owner.
Please Note: The comments section is for both the registered users of this web site as well as non-registered users. All wishing to post comments must comply with our Commenting Rules or risk having their comments stricken. Comments do not necessarily reflect the views of the ownership of this site and should not be taken as such just because they are visible and posted here.

Leave a Reply





    • American Conservative Daily is owned and operated by J.J. Jackson, President of Land of the Free Studios, Inc.