No good deed

[mrdrar]

Rescuers to be prosecuted.

White Island tragedy: Hero helicopter company among 13 facing charges

Forty-seven people were on the island when it erupted on December 9 last year.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Numedal]

What the actual fuck

 

[padronanniversary]

so a lady in that article was happy that they got charged trying to save some of her loved one ? ungrateful cun*

 

[Caihlen]

so a lady in that article was happy that they got charged trying to save some of her loved one ? ungrateful cun*

Cunt. The word is cunt.

 

[Supersubes]

I don’t know anything about the incident, and don’t recall any news on it. After reading the article, I dont understand what was done wrong? The fact that there were tourists there, or that the rescue was unsanctioned?

 

[earthtrekker1775]

Got to read the whole thing to get past the spin...

"The crux of the case will be on the level of warnings passengers were given by the vessel's crew before signing up for the tour."

 

[tarheel7734]

so a lady in that article was happy that they got charged trying to save some of her loved one ? ungrateful cun*

Should have left her behind. People like this are pos and don't deserve to be rescued.

 

[jakelly]

Yeah, the people going to tour the volcano weren’t properly warned about the dangers of touring volcanoes. They assumed, because a guide was willing to take them there, that it wasn’t going to erupt. Which makes sense, because anyone looking at history can see man generally has a pretty good idea when volcanoes are going to erupt ...

 

[Supersubes]

Got to read the whole thing to get past the spin...

"The crux of the case will be on the level of warnings passengers were given by the vessel's crew before signing up for the tour."

I did read right over that, thank you. @jakelly summed up my thoughts pretty well.

 

[diverdon]

Almost as poorly written as the NYT. If I've parsed it out correctly, in this case the "rescuers" in this case were also the employers and hosts who placed everyone at risk in the first place. Their problem is all the people in their employ who did not get saved as well as the burns and injuries of those who did get saved.

Also based on my guesswork this "work safe" is like our OSHA, and the penalties are basically fines for unsafe work conditions.

Right or wrong just a cost of doing business.

 

[kcbird]

If people die or get hurt someone is going to get sued. Like said above this is due to the tour company dropping them off there. I would feel pretty damn obligated to go get them, and wouldn't feel like a hero about it.

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

Only thing missing is Dinosaurs.

 

[mrdrar]

Most of the rescuers were from different companies than the one leading the tour. They are charged for risking their own lives to save others whom they did not put in harm's way--worker safety violation. Part of the issue is that the government response was mia, thus the rescuers made the government look bad.