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>  Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 11:33:52 -0400
>  From: "Alan D. Secor" <secor@bt*.ib*.co*>
>  
>  You and your group are always first to jump on
>  dive casualities, labeling the diver as a STROKE and saying they weren't
>  DIR!!!  Well....you seem awful quiet about your buddy Rob Wolov.  Is that
>  because he was one of the "anointed ones" and therefore could not have
>  possibly been at fault for his accident???

Alan, your anger toward George Irvine has clouded your reasoning.  

What more do you believe needs to be said about Rob Wolov's death?
The preliminary info presented here certainly seems to suggest he 
made a terrible error in judgement getting in the water without
enough gas and perhaps without a clear head (the report made it
sound like he was rushing and not making his decisions carefully).
The lessons we can take away from this are clear, and need little
elaboration.  Nobody has said that getting in the water without 
enough gas is a good idea, and nobody has said that getting in
the water without thinking clearly is a good idea, so there is 
no need for contention on these points.

The dive fatalities George and others "jump on" are an entirely 
different story.  The lessons to take away from them are apparently 
*not* clear to all, as agencies and manufacturers continue to 
promote the gear/behavior that directly lead to these fatalities.  
To anyone with a healthy respect for others' lives, that willful 
ignorance necessitates contention.  

If you don't like George's approach to this, fine.  Tell him 
privately and get on with your life.  It's really shortsighted to 
ignore or obscure his message because you don't like the delivery, 
however.  You've really got to keep your priorities straight.

- Todd

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