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Originally Posted by Kizzy
‘There were lots of people around him. Someone handed him a bucket of water and he poured it all over himself. He was screaming.’
Sounds like a very caring community... :/
Poor lad, I hope he recovers well.
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Well exactly. Incompetent, irresponsible people who had absolutely no idea what to do. No one took charge. Everyone stood around waiting for someone else "more responsible" to do something... But there was no one. This is part of what I'm saying above - today's adults are utterly useless. They're all still waiting for some other non-existent "responsible adult" to step in, and that's because we (as a society) have been systematically removing freedoms and responsibilities from children for the last 3-or-so decades.
He should have been dropped and rolled. Someone should have known that. The other kids should have known that. He should have known that himself. 50 years ago, they all would have. Today? "Umm derp what do we do? How do you put out a fire? Water I guess? Quick, someone Google it!"
By that time it was far too late.