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Both the roof and any other object of potential danger, by which it is likely that a person could be fatally injured, such a well or a pit on his property, whether or not there is water in it, require that the owner build a barrier at least ten handbreadths high or make a cover for it so that no one will fall in and die. And so regarding any situation which has mortal danger, one has a positive commandment to remove the danger and guard it and be very careful with it as it says, "Be careful" and "Guard your soul" (Deuteronomy 4,9) and if one does not remove it but leaves those obstacles allowing potential danger, one transgresses a positive commandment and negates a negative commandment “Thou shall not spill blood.”
[AJWS translation]

1. What are dangers that we know about that we have not yet succeeding in protecting people from - domestically and internationally?
2. How can we do a better of job ensuring that people stop dying preventable deaths?
3. In what ways do we need government to help us with this?