Another tragedy in Orlando: Alligator drags 2 year old into the water at Disney World

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60. Disney built their resort ...

... on the water's edge. They knew Alligators were in the water - and probably had a good idea that they had rather large alligators in that water. They invited guests from around the world - guests that might be expected to have very little knowledge/appreciation of the risks associated with water and alligators in Florida.

It is inconceivable to me that no one at Disney considered this risk. How could they not have? Half the posts on this thread smugly say "Well, I certainly know the risks associated with alligators in Florida..." - well, don't you think DISNEY's professional risk management personnel should have been just as "aware" of it, and - since guests are their business - taken steps to minimize that risk? I guarantee there are daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly safety meetings that specifically consider safety risks to guests -- don't you think Bert from maintenance would have said "jeez, I seen some pretty big gators in that lake. I hope one of 'em don't bite somebody" at least once in one of these meetings? Did management just figure a "No Swimming" sign was adequate to alert people that they could be eaten?

And if they DIDN'T have such meetings and consider such risks to their guests posed by the big-ass gators in their lake, isn't that ALSO a big bag of civil liability fail on their part?

Wading in the water is NOT swimming. Standing in 5 to 10 inches of water is NOT swimming.

Holy crap, folks. I'm all for personal responsibility, but what about corporate responsibility? Disney really screwed up here, and I hope this family sues it's ears off! Maybe they'll take some responsibility if they're hit someplace they care about.