The blame game

The news is saturated with articles on a child killed by an alligator in Florida. Social media is calling for people to stop blaming the parents. I understand that and I know they've suffered an unbearable loss. I can't imagine their pain and I know it was a tragic accident. ACCIDENT. If you believe it was an accident (as I do), you can't blame Disney either. It's Florida. Home to millions of alligators, snakes, and mosquitoes. There's a risk of coming into contact with any of those things on a daily basis. I don't think warning signs would have stopped this from happening. If alligator warning signs were up, it could have been a python. I have been to Florida only a couple of times and have seen large snakes and alligators  on the side of the road. People find them in their houses, under cars, and in the most unusual places. They are everywhere.
My hope is that a lot of education comes out of this tragedy. Alligators feed at dusk. They are more active during the nesting periods of late May, June, and July. No pet or small child should be allowed near the waters edge-not a man made lake, canal, pond, creek, or standing mud puddle especially at dusk. It's against the law to feed alligators because they will approach other humans for food or as a food source.
If you're traveling, please look into the dangers of where you're going. Are there wild animals that you're not used to dealing with? What kind of poisonous insects and snakes are common in the area? What do you do and where do you go if bitten? What about weather? Do you have a safe place? A back up plan?
A little bit of education can go a long way.
And accidents happen.
Tragic accidents.
And when they do, no one is to blame.