Dan,

Would you say that the
ferry pilots think their lives are worth less than their children's?


Well, coming back to the OP example, there was A LOT more amiss than
taking the kid. But other than that, yes, I would like to think that I
would not put myself to a higher risk than my kids. Thus, if I think
it's ok to do, it would be ok to take my kids, too.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)