Saturday, May 23, 2009

A Case of Manifest Danger at Salini Park

Over a year ago I posted an entry in this blog in which I pointed at the manifest danger that exists, particularly for young children, at the Salini Park in Saint Paul's Bay.

This blog entry was picked upon and shortly thereafter I received communication from the office of the Commissioner for Children informing me that they were investigating this case. In fact they did communicate with the Saint Paul's Bay Local Council which, however, was quick to reply that this particular park did not fall within its remit and that any questions or complaints regarding this park should be addressed to the Government.

Since then there has been complete silence. Worse still not an iota has changed to mitigate the dangers that exist within the park. As these pictures clearly demonstrate this is truly a case of an accident waiting to happen.

I honestly hope that this entry serves as a reminder to those responsible that we have an obligation to act to saveguard the health and safety of our children. I hope that this will not be another case when the authorities feel bound to act only after a tragedy occurs and some innocent child seriously injures himself.

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