To be body-bag averse is far from shameful: no one should relish unnecessary casualties, and technology now enables Americans to do much of their fighting from a height or a distance in comparative safety.
They share safety features such as fixed sides and a lower front rail height 32 to 36 inches from the floor, compared with roughly 42 inches for the old drop-sides to enable parents to pick up a baby easily.
There aren't too many occasions in life where one is called upon to climb a pole to a great height, stand atop it and then leap off--albeit while firmly strapped into a safety harness.