>Of course it matters. I know some of us get off on talking like this, but
>have you ever been on a dive with a fatality? Sort of gets your attention
>even if you are the most cold blooded Darwinist imaginable, even if they
>weren't using your mix. Besides, a fatality can end diving for the day,
>however well, in your eyes, it migth be deserved - to say nothing of the
>irritation of waiting around for the authorities, tanks seized as evidence,
>giving statements, lawsuits - meritous or otherwise - from next of kin who
>just don't understand their kin deserved to die.

I think the solution to this problem is to avoid diving with a bunch of 
idiots. I cannot imagine getting on a boat where people are milling 
around hooking their regs to whatever set of doubles they happen to 
stumble across. Why don't you just put a skull and crossbones on all of 
your tanks with maybe some german wording like "Actung! Poisenzie 
Gazunzie" maybe with a couple of swatzikas painted on for effect. That 
oughta scare off the knuckleheads.

>It's interesting, that in one widely discussed of case of misuse of tanks
>containing mix, the users were students, who were told to use the wrong
>tanks by an instructor (because the tanks he has supplied were mislabeled
>too, making the mixup an easy one). I can't see what moral lesson would
>have been served by letting them die (as opposed to, say, their
>instructor).

So your point is? An instructor like this should not be sued, he/she 
should be shot, drawn and quarted.

 Jim


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