even though it there is a 4 inch gap and if the child is on the other side of the table and chairs being blocked from view its the parents fault. The parents should have right away had the child either seated ( they should have taught the child table manners in public) or in a children seat where they are locked down. They should have never ever taken their eyes off the child. My friend almost let his son die when he was distracted for 10 seconds in a restaurant and his son ran out the front door while he was looking away into traffic on the street. Luckily the drivers stopped got out and took him back to the sidewalk. My own mother when I was 6 stopped in downtown farmer's market to talk to a street vendor and I almost got myself killed dicking around a construction yard across while heavy machinery was being used.

Death can happen in a second its up to parents to watch their children the restaurant is not a children daycare, School, or some babysitter with them at home.

Parents in this case f*** up list. 1. Taking a unruly child into a public restaurant. 2. Not watching him at all times. 3. Make sure he is where he should be when eating at a restaurant.