Kevin Sailer comments

smithinjapan: " but the bottom line is it's still her fault, and she really doesn't deserve any sympathy."

I'm glad I come from the belief that everyone deserves sympathy and comfort in times like this. As a result I will continue to pray for the mother.

My prayers go out to the mother, family and friends of this little boy. Such a tragedy. Being a father of two I know how quickly little ones get "get away" from the watchful eyes of a parent. Even as a young boy I remember a couple of times getting away from my mother in a store and hearing her frantic calls for me. People are quick to blame the mother or the design of the lift, but what it comes down to is...it is just a sad accident. All it took was a split second for this to occur. Parents can be as watchful as can be and tragedies still happen. Our thoughts and prayers should be going out to the mother, I can't imagine how she is feeling. I pray she finds comfort.