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Everlasting Resort Memory - Safety
This story should remind us all that safety standards in Mexico are much
lower than those in the USA, even in the resorts that cater to Americans. Visitors to Mexico need to try to be vigilant for all kinds of safety issues, in any situation. The simplest example, but a common one, is unmarked holes in sidewalks, something that would never be tolerated in the USA. I believe that this disregard of safety also applies to other third world countries. However, in defense of Mexico, I would note that safety standards in the USA have gone up dramatically in my own lifetime, due to OSHA and many other factors. For example, the attitude toward drunken driving in the USA has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. In many respects, Mexico today may be comparable to the USA 50 or 75 years ago, when large construction projects in the USA often killed dozens of workers. Lest anyone misinterpret my comments, I am not directly addressing the death of this child, but simply trying to make a general point about safety in Mexico. Perhaps someone reading this thread might avoid an accident if they are more careful in Mexico than they would be in the USA. Richard littleman wrote: As we wait for answers from the Federal Government and the State of Quintana Roo regarding the appeal that was filed concerning the reinvestigation into the manslaughter of Brent Midlock, whose future was stolen by the Occidental Grand Xcaret there remain many questions that require answers. No one from the Mexican government is even attempting to answer us---they just won't respond. The reinvestigation leads us to the need for answers as to the continued lack of safety implementations at the Occidental Grand Xcaret. We can not understand why no one is being held accountable for stealing Brent's life. He was a happy, healthy 8 year old who absolutely loved his life. Due to the negligence and incompetent pool maintenence Brent was violently sucked into an underwater, uncovered 12" drain pipe. This is an outrage for the size of Occidental to put managers in place who did NOTHING, but lie and attempt to cover-up the atrocity. Never did they show remorse for their gross negligence. It suggests that they have no regard for safety or life, and if that is true then there is an absence of the heart, soul and spirit. Without having those values who are you? what are you? NOTHING!!! When you betray the soul of a child the day will come to pay for such a crime. The Mexican Riviera is heavily promoted, but the standards of safety were/are not a consideration for this resort. A resort such as this should never be patronized. |
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good point. What has been the responses of other hotels....has this hotel
corrected the hazard? john "Richard Ferguson" wrote in message ... This story should remind us all that safety standards in Mexico are much lower than those in the USA, even in the resorts that cater to Americans. Visitors to Mexico need to try to be vigilant for all kinds of safety issues, in any situation. The simplest example, but a common one, is unmarked holes in sidewalks, something that would never be tolerated in the USA. I believe that this disregard of safety also applies to other third world countries. However, in defense of Mexico, I would note that safety standards in the USA have gone up dramatically in my own lifetime, due to OSHA and many other factors. For example, the attitude toward drunken driving in the USA has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. In many respects, Mexico today may be comparable to the USA 50 or 75 years ago, when large construction projects in the USA often killed dozens of workers. Lest anyone misinterpret my comments, I am not directly addressing the death of this child, but simply trying to make a general point about safety in Mexico. Perhaps someone reading this thread might avoid an accident if they are more careful in Mexico than they would be in the USA. Richard littleman wrote: As we wait for answers from the Federal Government and the State of Quintana Roo regarding the appeal that was filed concerning the reinvestigation into the manslaughter of Brent Midlock, whose future was stolen by the Occidental Grand Xcaret there remain many questions that require answers. No one from the Mexican government is even attempting to answer us---they just won't respond. The reinvestigation leads us to the need for answers as to the continued lack of safety implementations at the Occidental Grand Xcaret. We can not understand why no one is being held accountable for stealing Brent's life. He was a happy, healthy 8 year old who absolutely loved his life. Due to the negligence and incompetent pool maintenence Brent was violently sucked into an underwater, uncovered 12" drain pipe. This is an outrage for the size of Occidental to put managers in place who did NOTHING, but lie and attempt to cover-up the atrocity. Never did they show remorse for their gross negligence. It suggests that they have no regard for safety or life, and if that is true then there is an absence of the heart, soul and spirit. Without having those values who are you? what are you? NOTHING!!! When you betray the soul of a child the day will come to pay for such a crime. The Mexican Riviera is heavily promoted, but the standards of safety were/are not a consideration for this resort. A resort such as this should never be patronized. |
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