Quote Originally Posted by columbine
Well, one thing that I hope will help is for city kids to have safe places to play. They get plopped in front of the idiot box all day because if they go out they'll get hit by a car, recruited as a runner by a drug seller, or kidnapped. If they had a decent place to play, maybe they'd be allowed out to run around and climb stuff.

There's actually an organization working on this called KaBOOM that teams up with neighborhood folks to make new or clean up existing playgrounds, ballfields, and skating rinks.

(I'm reminded of an old Rowan & Martin joke: "Americans have forgotten what good clean fun is." "You're right, Dan. What good is it?")

Love, Columbine

OR...... their parents could supervise them. if they are young enough or impulsive enough to be running out in front of vehicles they shouldn't be outside alone anyway.

While cities are starting to lack playgrounds and other such areas.... it is quite simple for a parent to go out with a child and at least take a walk.

And the mother waited for 4 hours and gave up and went home? Not to be passing judgement on the mother but she COULD have waited longer. A 4 hour wait at an emergency room is nothing. If you are not bleeding out you are lucky to see a Dr in emerg in under 8-10 hours... At least that's how it is in the city I am from.