Should government be operating pools?

I was a member of Skyline when it was a private pool from the late 60’s to the early 80’s. I can tell you that there is no way the events could have happened back then. I managed to avoid ‘the bench’ that the life guards used to punish those who didn’t listen but rest assured they were on top of us!

Is this the difference between private vs government? Not sure why the government needs to be in the pool business but here’s an example of why they should not be!