Originally Posted by
Eric Van De Ven
Before everyone convicts the parents, let's see if it could really happen!
The answer is, yes it could.
I don't think 'could' is a good word, unless you mean it as 'maybe once in 100 million billion trillion times'.
I've looked at our dishwasher, and thinking back to the many others I've looked at, and those which do not have a locking lever take A LOT of force to make them latch, and that is not going to happen from a small child, with small fingers, grasping a dispenser door or cover.
Also, all the ones I've seen (recall seeing) where you turn knobs or push buttons requires the 'start' button to be pushed AFTER the door latches. The lever type with a knob which turns WILL START after the door is closed, IF the lever is moved to the locked position -which is not going to be done from inside the dishwasher.
I know you are just 'being cautious' because 'strange things happen', but the reality is that way too many parents 'do terrible things to their children' and then try to blame it on 'an accident' or 'a malfunction'.