家长疏于看管是否应被追究刑事责任？
What caught our eyes this time is that fourteen CPPCC members submitted a proposal to hold parents criminally responsible for neglecting their children, following several reported child deaths from parental negligence. Should parents face criminal prosecution for negligence? Here are some of the reactions of foreign netizens:
这次引起大家关注的事件是：继发生了几起因家长看护不周导致儿童死亡的事件后，14名政协代表联名提交议案，称应对疏于照管儿童的家长处以刑罚。是否应对看护失责的家长进行刑事追责呢？下面是一些外国网民就这一事件提出的看法：
HailChina! (Australia):
Here in Australia we have accidents on farms from time to time where children are injured or killed. It is most often the case that the parent has been careless and this has resulted in their child's death but there is no sense in getting angry at them about it. These types of accidents are a tragedy and often the parents are in more need of counseling than punishment. I do not think that parents that cause a tragic accident through being careless should be charged with manslaughter.
HailChina!（澳大利亚）：
在我们澳大利亚，时不时会发生孩子在农场上受伤或者死亡的事故。而在大部分事故中，孩子死亡都是因家长疏于看管而导致的。但若因此而迁怒于这些家长则显得不太理性。这类事故本身就是一场悲剧，当事的家长更需要的是心理咨询服务而不是惩罚。这些家长因疏于看管而致使悲剧发生，但我不认为他们应被控以过失杀人罪。
Ratfink (Australia):
From a humanitarian viewpoint losing a child in such a tragic manner will cause a lifetime of grief for the parents. However, there are times when a steep penalty is needed, for example, in the case of willful neglect.
Ratfink （澳大利亚）：
从人道主义角度看，在这类悲剧中失去孩子的父母，其余生都会在悲痛懊悔中度过。但有些时候加以严处也是需要的，例如，当这些父母是故意忽视儿童管教时。
earthcitizen (US):
It's about time parents were held more responsible for their lack of action. Too many times a child has drowned in a dam or at the beach, been run over in the driveway or on the road outside the house, been in a room many stories up with insecure windows or left in the car. Too many times people say 'oh those poor parents'. We need to start saying "Where were the parents?" Accidents happen easily, but when it is because of the failure of the parents, they need to be held responsible.
Earthcitizen（美国）：
是时候要求父母为他们自己的不作为承担责任了。这类事情已经发生太多次了——孩子在水坝或海滩溺亡；孩子在车道或者家门口的小路上被撞身亡；孩子因为不符合儿童安全标准的窗户而高空坠亡；孩子被独自留在了车中……有太多次，我们都说“噢，这些可怜的家长”，但现在，我们应该开始问“这些家长当时都到哪里去了？”事故很容易发生。但如果这些事故是不合格的家长造成的，那这些家长就应该对此负责。
