Originally Posted by
Blackfriar
Nice bit of victim blaming
Nice bit of internet outrage. Now sit down, and take a deep breath before you fall over.
The point I was making is that context is important, as are details, and many, myself included, have no clue what risk mitigations have been taken here.
Obviously life shouldn't be lost in a hospital carpark, that's what hospital beds are for.
It is easy to jump on the "burn them at the stake bandwagon", but you should also consider if the individuals contributed to the outcome.
We regularly see people having to be rescued despite them being told that what they are doing is dangerous, people, especially older ones, can be stubborn. Not saying that is the case here, just an observation of human behaviour.
Many variables must intersect for a fatal accident, it is rare for all of them to belong to one party.
We live in a society that is plastered with warnings and health and safety notices, to such an extent they become background noise.
It is sad and unfortunate what happened, and hopefully they can de-risk the environment with greater success to prevent it happening again, preferably without costing more lives by inhibiting a critical service.