dotyj
Contributor
Okay, it was the wrong dive site. Go figure.
But 170 feet and people went down that deep anyway?
I sure as hell would not dive that deep. I have my first OW dives
next month so I'm not experienced at all, but come on.
This person (and others) went ahead and dived to 160 to 170 feet and blamed the DM of wrong doing by taking them that deep.
What ever happened to taking responsibility for your own actions? Guided dive or not, I would have aborted before going that deep without proper training and gear.
I have no sympathy for the guy who was paralyzed. He (and the others) should have known better.
AFAIK all training organizations tell people not to dive beyond their training level and not to do any dive that makes you uncomfortable.
This is sort of like suing Ford because even though the speed limit on the freeway near your home is 55mph you traveled at 120mph because the car could do so. Then you colided(sp?) with the rear of a tractor-trailer doing enough bodily injury to paralyze you for life.
Speaking of lost future income. This jerk isn't a charity case. There's no reason at all why he can't go back to work. Heck, with a doctor's permission and some retraining, he can even continue to dive.
Okay, I'll stop ranting now. Yes the charter screwed up by taking divers to the wrong dive site, but nobody held a gun to anyone's head and forced them to dive way beyond their limits.
But 170 feet and people went down that deep anyway?
I sure as hell would not dive that deep. I have my first OW dives
next month so I'm not experienced at all, but come on.
This person (and others) went ahead and dived to 160 to 170 feet and blamed the DM of wrong doing by taking them that deep.
What ever happened to taking responsibility for your own actions? Guided dive or not, I would have aborted before going that deep without proper training and gear.
I have no sympathy for the guy who was paralyzed. He (and the others) should have known better.
AFAIK all training organizations tell people not to dive beyond their training level and not to do any dive that makes you uncomfortable.
This is sort of like suing Ford because even though the speed limit on the freeway near your home is 55mph you traveled at 120mph because the car could do so. Then you colided(sp?) with the rear of a tractor-trailer doing enough bodily injury to paralyze you for life.
Speaking of lost future income. This jerk isn't a charity case. There's no reason at all why he can't go back to work. Heck, with a doctor's permission and some retraining, he can even continue to dive.
Okay, I'll stop ranting now. Yes the charter screwed up by taking divers to the wrong dive site, but nobody held a gun to anyone's head and forced them to dive way beyond their limits.