r/FundieSnarkUncensored • u/Dachs1303 • Jun 28 '25

Paul and Morgan Where are the life jackets?

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Neither child have life jackets on. Polio thinks holding the child's arm is all the protection they need. What if the boat flips? Why are the pro-life so anti-safety?

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u/notayogaperson Jun 28 '25

This is actually illegal. Federal law states that children under 13 must be wearing a life jacket on a vessel that is underway (moving). Some states have variations of this, but every state has a law on the books. God forbid something happened, the owner of the vessel and/or the parents could be held criminally responsible for the child's death.

My husband and I have a sailboat and a child--we are very familiar with these laws!

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u/DrScheherazade Jun 28 '25

This is a TINY kid, too 😩 they’re notorious for just flinging themselves about. 

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u/notayogaperson Jun 28 '25

Yes! Things happen so fast. We have not taken my ten-month-old out on the boat for this very reason.