Cop who fell on the job sues family of baby who almost drowned...

seriously.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/orl-mdrown1007oct10,0,6825213.story?track=rss

ok, I'm still trying to make sense of this one... did the officer miss the part where her job involves a degree of risks??

I especially love the part where her lawyer says, "It's a situation where the Cosmillos have caused these problems, brought them on themselves, then tried to play the victim."

granted, the pool should have been child proofed, the door properly locked, whatever. but anyone who spends any time at all around kids realizes pretty damn quick that kids figure out how to get around most childproofing. not to mention, that accidents do happen, no matter how careful you are to prevent them. hell, just a few weeks ago, my 2 year old dragged a stool halfway across the house (around a counter and an island in the kitchen no less) , climbed up on it to get to the bananas, pulled out a knife from the knife block (which until that moment I would have sworn was out of reach) and cut it into pieces. all in the time it took me to go to the bathroom. thank god, the little twerp didn't cut himself or fall off the stool. but it never would have occured to me that he would go to those lengths at this age to have a banana. he's too damn smart for my good, lemme tell you.

it's bad enough when your "friends" sue because they got hurt on your property... so i'm not entirely certain why i'm surprised a cop responding to an emergency call wouldn't...