Posted on 06/27/2017 3:27:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A bungee jump instructor has been found guilty of accidental homicide after a teenage Dutch girl misunderstood his “terrible English” and leapt to her death before the rope was attached was a secure point.
Vera Mol, 17, was killed instantly in August 2015 after leaping off a bridge in northern Spain during an organized bungee jump.
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She was wearing the bungee harness but the cord was not yet secured when she jumped off the bridge over a gorge in Cabezon de la Sal in Cantabria.
An appeal court in Cantabria heard that she had made the leap on hearing the instructor say “No jump” but his pronounciation was so bad that she likely thought he said: “Now Jump”, the judge wrote in a ruling reported by Europapress.
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You mean you have to attach the parachute before you jump out of the plane?
‘jew didn’ever say free!!!
Lol. Apparently he writes a LOT of articles posted around here. Hey, at least it says “attached” and not “attach’d,” like the article I read just before this one (it said “logo’d”). Aack.
Such a great movie.
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This is not homicide. He did not CAUSE the death. A correct understanding of the meaning of cause is essential prior to using the legal system.
I know everybody wanted to blame somebody, but that is no reason for a conviction.
The well-known psychic powers of plaintiffs' attorneys.
How did you get back in the balloon?
Or did they just let you land a bit earlier, on your head?
There were 4 jumpers and after each jump, they would lower the balloon, unhook you and pull up the harness to the next jumper.
Actually, she took several seconds to die, but never realized it...
A female version of Otto Warmbier. Vying for Darwin award.
A female version of Otto Warmbier. Vying for Darwin award.
Bobby Joe?
Because she held up welcome refugee signs in Holland.
Well, she said we met in Mississippi at an Alpha Kappa dance...
He probably said “stand by”, which is a verb and a preposition and not “standby”, which is a noun.
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