I feel sad for the family of the boy. It is an inconsolable grief to lose a loved one at a young age and with a promising future. Things happened the way they did. Painful and shocking as it may seem, perhaps we could try to imbibe the message of the incident and look for ways and means to prevent any occurence of the same situation from ever happening again. Hopefully, this may give consolation to those who grieve his untimely demise knowing that the death of their loved one may actually save so many lives if proper action shall be taken by City Center Management and also be considered by other development companies creating designs for recreation and leisure complexes.
Aside from the missing protective nets, I really find the railings too low. One other thing that makes me uncomfortable at City Center are the escalators leading to and coming from the fourth floor. They are steep and narrow and the sides are too low. If somebdoy gets outbalanced and he or she happens to be tall, he/she can easily fall down.
I'm not an expert on this matter, but I believe that I need not be an architect/engineer or even safety engineer, to be able to voice out my thoughts.
My prayers go out to the bereaved family of the boy. My prayers go out to him. What really happened during that moment is between him and the Creator. Only the two of them know. We can not judge because we were not there the instance he was about to fall. And even if we were there, we might have been busy minding our own business that we never took notice. Or even if we had, we might have been too shocked and rooted on the floor that we couldn't grasp him and save him from falling. I believe that no matter what happened, he is enfolded in God's embrace.
I am also pained at the moment picturing in my mind what could have happened causing him to fall down. I am pained thinking how he may have tried to grasp for something to hold on to, or how his mind might have been working thinking how he could break the fall. It is painful to think about and I share the grief of his family. May they be strengthened. May they be consoled. I lift them all up to God during this most crucial moment in their lives.
Meanwhile, I pray, too, that the City Center Management shall begin to re-evaluate the design and protective measures that they have to implement. I would like to believe that there are designs that serve aesthetic purposes without compromising safety.
I feel sad for the family of the boy. It is an inconsolable grief to lose a loved one at a young age and with a promising future. Things happened the way they did. Painful and shocking as it may seem, perhaps we could try to imbibe the message of the incident and look for ways and means to prevent any occurence of the same situation from ever happening again. Hopefully, this may give consolation to those who grieve his untimely demise knowing that the death of their loved one may actually save so many lives if proper action shall be taken by City Center Management and also be considered by other development companies creating designs for recreation and leisure complexes.
Aside from the missing protective nets, I really find the railings too low. One other thing that makes me uncomfortable at City Center are the escalators leading to and coming from the fourth floor. They are steep and narrow and the sides are too low. If somebdoy gets outbalanced and he or she happens to be tall, he/she can easily fall down.
I'm not an expert on this matter, but I believe that I need not be an architect/engineer or even safety engineer, to be able to voice out my thoughts.
My prayers go out to the bereaved family of the boy. My prayers go out to him. What really happened during that moment is between him and the Creator. Only the two of them know. We can not judge because we were not there the instance he was about to fall. And even if we were there, we might have been busy minding our own business that we never took notice. Or even if we had, we might have been too shocked and rooted on the floor that we couldn't grasp him and save him from falling. I believe that no matter what happened, he is enfolded in God's embrace.
I am also pained at the moment picturing in my mind what could have happened causing him to fall down. I am pained thinking how he may have tried to grasp for something to hold on to, or how his mind might have been working thinking how he could break the fall. It is painful to think about and I share the grief of his family. May they be strengthened. May they be consoled. I lift them all up to God during this most crucial moment in their lives.
Meanwhile, I pray, too, that the City Center Management shall begin to re-evaluate the design and protective measures that they have to implement. I would like to believe that there are designs that serve aesthetic purposes without compromising safety.