Thank you to everyone who has participated in the thread. It has remained wonderfully civil and controlled. Rather than bashing other people's opinions, we've instead stated and explained our own. In the process, something remarkable happened. I learned a few things that have altered my view. Imagine that! Open and respectful discussion has led to education and understanding. What a concept.
This tragedy is not the parents' fault. They've suffered an unimaginable horror and don't need the judgement of strangers on the internet to make them feel even worse, if that's even possible.
Even though I personally would still view a "No Swimming" sign to mean "Stay Out Of The Water", enough of you have said you interpret it to mean something else (I'm still not sure what but that's irrelevant) that it's clear that there need to be more explicit warnings.
The fact that even once a Disney CM has been seen allowing or even encouraging kids to enter the water tells me there's a problem that needs fixing.
The fact that in a matter of hours, Disney was able to capture 6 or more gators from the lagoon tells me that there are far more gators on property than I imagined. Again, that warrants more explicit warnings. Sure most people know there are gators in Florida but they probably don't expect to encounter one on Disney property.
Again, thank you for having an open discussion on a really difficult topic.
