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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]jollyreaper2112
(1,941 posts)Responsibility plays into it. Your grandfather, if he was a safe and responsible huntsman and he just had a spot of bad luck, shit happens. I nearly took a header on the tile floor after letting the dogs out this morning, feet were a bit slick because the porch was wet from the rain. Shit happens. If I ran a red light an hour later because I was fiddling on my phone instead of driving and get t-boned by a semi, what the hell was I doing? Everyone in my life will be upset at my passing but also pretty angry at me for being so stupid.
I don't think the instructor deserved to die. As I said, I reserve that for dictators, mass murderers, and people who work in advertising. The ideal situation would have been a wake-up call, something that scared the shit out of him, that he recognized as stemming directly from his own irresponsibility, and he comes out the other man a more cautious man. I had a come-to-jesus moment about late-night driving years back, a three hour drive after 10pm that nearly saw me fall asleep and run off the road. I'm now militant about not getting on the road late unless it's a very short drive. An old Clint Eastwood line, a man has got to know his limitations. Same goes for knowing the limitations of others. The girl couldn't handle that firearm and no amount of skill on his part could compensate for her, not unless that skill was "not handing children automatic weapons."