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In reply to the discussion: Parents of girl with uzi did ignored instructor as he lay with mortal head wound [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)This isn't a guy who made a random dumb decision and got himself killed. He helped to run a profitable business that was BUILT ON the idea of putting people (including himself) at risk of injury or death on a daily basis. He knew the risks. He accepted the risks. He was willing to take them on because he, himself, created them. Keep in mind that the Uzi is also famous for kicking backward and spinning around, so this little girl could have just as easily shot herself in the head...and he was FINE with that, because he was making money off her parents. He was willing to LIE to the girls parents, telling them that the activity was safe when it clearly wasn't, just to take a bit of their cash.
This is a guy who knew and understood the dangers of these weapons, and not only chose to use them for profit, but to profit by putting them into the hands of children who he unquestionably knew were too small to handle it safely. He didn't make a random unthinking choice to hand it to her. He knew she was too small to fire that weapon, and he gave it to her anyway.
He bought his own ticket. He's the one who should be prosecuted, but his hasty exit from this world prevented that from happening. The victim here is the little girl, and not the dead guy. He chose his fate. I'll save my sympathy for her, and for the family and friends that he left behind.