this mower did not have a no-mow on it.

A.S.A.P.

This young child and his family needs for us to join in pray with them. For a brave and precious 3 yr old child. God answer prayers!! May God bless this young child and his family in this very diffcult time.

grady chandler

did the ride-on mower have a no mow in reverse safety feature?since 2003,ride-on mowers are supposed to have this safety feature---sad that these accidents seem to happen on family holiday weekends

PES

It is obviously neither of you have God in your Life. What if it was your child and you were the driver of the lawn mower. Stop and think before you pass judgement. I pray that some point in your lives God will be able to reach both of you. At this time in your life you are being led by Satin. The world is so corrupted today because of people like you and I am sure both of you are prejudice. Both of you need to ask God for your forgiveness and I will continue to pray for people like you.

PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. THE FAMILY CAME HOME TODAY. PRAISE GOD!!!

Still love Salisbury

No one knows the circumstances,it was obviously a terrible, tragic accident. The driver of the mower is most likely as traumatized (mentally more so) than the child. If any of you negative posters have ever had a 3 year old precocious child, you would realize that one minute they are in your site, then they disappear (you could be doing laundry or cooking)- you turn around and they have taken off. The driver (maybe the dad or brother) probably thought the child was under care of another adult and it only take a second for a horrible life changing event to occur. Everyone needs to be glad this happen to you or 1 of your kids, even the most cautious parents can't be perfect. I am a Mom and I most definitely did not always look when I backed up if I am in an open space and thought I was alone. I definitely will look now!

Deborah Mccrary

i pray for this family! they are hurt enough without people judging them. my granson was killed when his daddy accidently backed over him and his mom and daddy and family have never been the same!!! pray for them don't throw stones!!!!!!!!!

Laurie

You know it amazes me how there are so many on this earth that think they are without fault! NO one is above a fall, and freak accidents do happen. But let me let you in on a little secret, ok? I know a little boy that had a stroke when he was 6 and he has some disability but he a better man who is now in his 20's and because of it and so will this little guy be! Because he will over come and be stronger than your ignorant selves that think your family is without a fall! His family will love and support this little fella' and he won't be any different than you except he will know the word compassion which you obviously don't!

Lisa Messick Redman Wise

We can all tell from your spelling that you are not very educated. Or maybe you aren't old enough to be leaving comments to start with. You like Mr. Bob Moore where not there and do not know the circumstances. (Sorry for the big words, I hope you can understand them) Children are quick and you may see them one minute and them be out of sight the next. I don't see you over here trying to comfort the family or do things for the older brother while his parents are at the hospital trying to take care of the 3 year old. Why are people so quick to judge someone? This is something the father has to live with for the rest of his life. I am just thankful that the Dr.s are talking about saving his leg and not having to save his life. I was there and I saw the blood, I heard the childs screams as well as the fathers cries and the mother as she came flying down the road to her son, screaming, longing to hold her baby. I saw him loaded into the ambulance and the distraught look on his parents face wondering if their child was gonna live or die. I would never want to be put in that position. We as a family have come together and we are keeping everyone informed of any updates that we get. So Amber and Bob, instead of trying to point fingers and place blame, I ask that you pray for this child as he goes through many more surgeries(which have been 3 so far with 2 more scheduled this week). And I hope that if you have children you have/will raise them not to make fun of other people with disabilities/handicaps and not to place blame based on a short newspaper article that only states what was conveyed by emergency personnel. The newspaper reporter was not present and has not written anything as a follow up. As I pray for this family, I will also pray for the simple minded people who try to play God and judge others! I am sure you have made mistakes in your life. Let he that is WITHOUT sin cast the first stone, and in the mean time, keep your hurtful comments to yourself!

I have read your comment as well as the others. I do not know this family personally but will put this child on our prayer list. This seems to be a very tragic thing that happened. but we all need to remember that God doesn't have accidents they are incidents. and if God brings you to it He will also bring you through it. He is an all knowing God and He knows what we can handle. I am sure there will be healing and learning from this. and as for Mr. Bob Moore, I hope that he has learned from his outlandish and smart remarks that he should load his brain before he shoots off his mouth. the children are our future and we as parents do all we can to love, protect and shelter them. God only allows these things to happen to teach us precious lessons. I hope mr. moore has learned a lesson as well!

Shayla LeDoux

It is really sad to me that some people's first reactions to this kind of tragedy is to judge and persecute through such scathing words. The little boy is my nephew, and I live all the way in Colorado and it breaks my heart that I can't be there for my family during such stressful times. One thing that has really touched me is the outpouring of love and concern for my sister, my brother in law, and my nephew at this time by those who have visited and who have prayed. No one ever wants anything like this to ever happen to their children and something that happens that is unintentional is called an accident. I know how much my brother in law loves his children and to say that he was careless is less than careful of the feelings of a father who would turn back time to make the incident go away. Before someone says such thoughtless things they might put themselves in the father's shoes to feel what they must be feeling instead of being so self-righteous. My prayer for my brother inlaw is that he will be able to accept that it was an accident and not to feel any guilt and know that though this is truly a tragedy, God has something great in store for my nephew. God has a way of taking bad things and turning them into something good though we may not be able to see it right away. I pray that those who made negative comments about my family would never have to experience such tragedy and that they would be given God's grace. I would also like to extend a thanks to those of you who have made supportive comments for my family and thank you all for your prayers

amber

How can that be an accident. Mabey if the driver of the lawn mower would of looked befor he backed he would of seen the kid. I think this is messed up! i will be praying for the little boy and the family

amber

that would suck!!! i cant belive he dident see the little boy begind him ! your sussposed to look befor you back up !

LCM

You need to apologize to the family and to the post readers who have read your terrible, awful comment. You should be ashamed of yourself for writing something so hurtful and mean. Haven't you ever made a mistake before? Accidents can happen to anyone, even "perfect" people like you Mr. Bob Moore. You are scum of the earth! I don't know the family or the little boy, my heart goes out to them.

Ciara Messick

Dear Mr. Bob Moore...I find that your accusations of this accident as careless are less than worth reading. Apparently you have never made a mistake in you life that has hurt or damaged someone else and there well being. It is easy to see in this imperfect world that you find yourself above the rest and I agree with the fact that if you have a fancy lawnmower why don't you buy everyone one like it. This is my cousin you are talking about here and apparently you have a cold heart and aren't a man of emotional thinking but critiscm and hate. Before you start thinking that you are perfect try walking on water because believe me the only one that needs to be judging anything around here is God himself. And if you think you can do a better job why don't you tell him that. Please pray for my family and what has happened here. This could happen to anyone. And as for the Salisbury Post..yes everyone is ntitled to there opinion but there is a place and time for everything and this was not the time for hateful opinions.

Ciara Messick

Dear Mr. Bob Moore...I find that your accusations of this accident as careless are less than worth reading. Apparently you have never made a mistake in you life that has hurt or damaged someone else and there well being. It is easy to see in this imperfect world that you find yourself above the rest and I agree with the fact that if you have a fancy lawnmower why don't you buy everyone one like it. This is my cousin you are talking about here and apparently you have a cold heart and aren't a man of emotional thinking but critiscm and hate. Before you start thinking that you are perfect try walking on water because believe me the only one that needs to be judging anything around here is God himself. And if you think you can do a better job why don't you tell him that. Please pray for my family and what has happened here. This could happen to anyone. And as for the Salisbury Post..yes everyone is ntitled to there opinion but there is a place and time for everything and this was not the time for hateful opinions.

Concerned Local

Just because you have the money to afford a lawn mower with all these fancy safety precautions doesn't mean this family has all that to spare. If you're that gifted, why don't you go out and buy them a new mower, rather than shooting your mouth off when you don't know the circumstances??

Robert Endress

I find it awful tragic that you can even think about the "cold hearted" side of this very tragic acident and i will pray for the boy, his family, and those cruel minded others that would rather judge than feel sorrow.

Lisa Wise

I own a lawn mower just like this man was using and they do not have a safety cut off for the PTO when put in reverse. This was a very tragic accident. I was there before the first responders got there. This family has a long road ahead of them and alot to have to deal with. If you were not there to see what happened or know the facts please don't pass judgement on this man. He has to deal with the incident at hand and live with it for the rest of his life. This is a young childs lifestyle that we are talking about here and no one should pass judgement. We know the details and we don't pass judgement so why should strangers that weren't here.

D

I am a member of their CHURCH FAMILY and this hurt us all very bad. They are all great people and would help anyone in need. PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING, COMFORT, AND A MIRICLE. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, that is all we can do.

DA

I am part of this families CHURCH FAMILY and it is truely an accident. They ALL are very good people and he is a very sweet boy. I love this family with all my heart and hate to see them go through this. PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING, COMFORT, ACCEPTANCE AND BLESSINGS FROM THIS TRAGEDY. They are not careless or cruel people. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY. THANK YOU.

CTP

I despair at human nature sometimes. It's a shame people are so quick to judge without knowing any facts. This was a tragic accident. The little boy has a long road of recovery ahead of him. My thoughts and prayers are with this family and I ask anyone reading this for your prayers also.

Mark G. Honeycutt

I know and work with the man who was operating the lawnmower and I know he is devistated by this accident. I and his coworkers pray that his beloved little boy will be ok and learn to overcome any disabilities that he may incur from this tragic accident. Sometimes we make assumptions that do not prove to be true. Please don't form your opions about this man before you know the whole story.

Bob Moore

As cold as it might sound I think that who ever was opperating that lawn mower was an idiot. mNobody in their right mind would back up a lawn mower a var or even a grocery cart without looking back first. I know it is tragic but it is not an accident it is an act of carelessnes.

Thomas Talbert

I have owened three riding mowers. ALL had a safety switch and would have shut it off if I put it in reverse with the blade engaged. How could this happen?