I think Rich is saying that we need to cover each others asses. This is only 
true in the water. I for one would like to kick a few instead. I see no benefit 
to holding out on self-enforcing discipline. If we keep these guys alert, they 
will be more thoughtful about the strokery they are propagating. This litle 
trick of certifying the divers prior to the dives is not going to fly, 
especially when the logbooks reveal gross neophytism in the student body at 200 
feet on air. 

On Thu, 20 Jun 1996, rfarb <rfarb@na*.ne*> wrote:
>Rich, IT'S ALWAYS THE DIVERS FAULT? ARE YOU INSANE? I know a guy who was
>accidently shot while diving by another diver with a spear gun. It was his
>fault for being in the water? Is that what you are saying? Wem Remley was
>at fault for getting his head in the way of the propeller while teaching
>the dive class?  Surely you are not saying there have been no valid tort 
>claims made by divers injured during a dive. Or are you? Rod
>
>On Thu, 20 Jun 1996, Richard Pyle wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 19 Jun 1996, George Irvine wrote:
>> 
>> > 	
>> > 
>> >        I hear of another problem with PPO2's in a nitrox class, and from 
the 
>> > same instructor who already killed one guy. When is this going to change? 
Let's 
>> > hear the agency justification of this absolutely stupid practice. I really 
hope 
>> > somebody finally gets smart and sues these idiots, and I am going to see
if 
I 
>> > can persuade this person, who survived  not due to any effort by the 
instructor 
>> > , but by the boat crew, to sue this gang of dolts, so we can give them the 
>> > two-by-four over the head they so desparately need.
>> 
>> Bad call.  Keep the litigation out of diving.  A diving accident is NEVER 
>> the instructor's fault; it is NEVER the agency's fault; it is ALWAYS the 
>> diver's fault.
>> 
>> Rich
>> 
>> Richard Pyle
>> deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*
>> *******************************************************************
>> "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is
>> COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot
>> accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!"
>> *******************************************************************
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