Comments on: “The myth of the ‘common toy box'” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/04/the-myth-of-the-common-toy-box/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:16:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: William Nuesslein https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/04/the-myth-of-the-common-toy-box/comment-page-1/#comment-88837 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:16:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17048#comment-88837 Rick Woldenberg’s article is terrific. Our legislators, including Henry Waxman, have no concept of risk. To them bobbing for apples and bobbing for French Fries would be the same.

]]> By: GregS https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/04/the-myth-of-the-common-toy-box/comment-page-1/#comment-88744 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:44:01 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17048#comment-88744 It also occurs to me that the “common toybox” argument is an example of another ill afflicting U.S. politics: lawmaking based on stupid catchphrases.

]]> By: GregS https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/04/the-myth-of-the-common-toy-box/comment-page-1/#comment-88743 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:42:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17048#comment-88743 I wonder if the “common toybox” argument is there to soften up people into accepting CPSIA-style restrictions on ALL products sold in America, including those for adults. After all, if the danger of a three year old chewing on his eleven year old’s sister’s doll is enough of a danger to justify regulating the doll’s lead and phthalate content, then surely the danger of the same child chewing on his mother’s blanket, or on a pen from his dad’s desk is just as much of a danger.

]]> By: EGarland https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/04/the-myth-of-the-common-toy-box/comment-page-1/#comment-88612 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:16:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17048#comment-88612 It strikes me that if the “Common Toy Box” is a concern regarding material contamination, why isn’t a concern for the other safety issues? For instance, while a toddler could certainly (in theory) chew on a 12-year-old’s painted toy, they can (and will) also certainly get hold of that same 12-year-old’s LEGOs…

And what about small objects elsewhere in the house? Nuts, Bolts, Nails…

Hence the only thing that can be done is to ban the manufacture of ANY object small enough to get lodged in a child’s windpipe…

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