I was trying to address it pretty generically, because I was thinking simultaneously of (a) ultra-hierarchical institutions like most schools/workplaces & (b) systems like the mental health infrastructure that use the ability to function within (a) for goalposts
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What do you think is the rate of broken necks in children who don't fear their parents vs. those who do?
Coming from the last dregs of a generation that occasionally had unsupervised space to run wild, climb trees, roll down hills, bike freely, etc., I'm pretty concerned about the ramifications of treating children as though they're suicidal morons, especially via fear and force.
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I'm just not sure why you assume he wouldn't get a foot or so up, look down, get frightened, decide to come down, maybe need some help, etc. It's an opportunity to learn from direct experience or an opportunity to reinforce compliance without any exposure to real-world risk
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