In Saturday's tragic crash of a Metroliner in Canada, the only fatality was...you guessed it...a "lap child".

There were also injuries on the plane (no word how many injuries were caused by the unrestrained child).

Enough.

This is the single stupidest rule in ALL of aviation. (and aviation has some doosies!) The ridiculous claim that allowing lap-babies saves lives because parents would otherwise drive to see grandma instead of paying for an airline seat for their children is asinine. If you want to use that logic, get rid of the TSA and MANY more people will fly instead of drive. You'll save thousands of lives.

Every human being needs to be restrained...PROPERLY restrained.
I don't care how much you love your child, you CANNOT HOLD ONTO HIM IN AN ACCIDENT. At best, he'll go flying through the cabin and his impact will be absorbed by the soft, cushy body of another passenger. At worst, you will crush him yourself.

Every human being gets belted into a seat.
Every.
Single.
One.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news..._207906-1.html

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...30/?cmpid=rss1

(Check the photos of the accident aircraft. There's NO reason anyone should have died in this)