Bravery needs no license, nor certification.
Whoever is closest acts.
Sue them.
Absolutely unacceptable that this father is being suspended/punished for saving his own son’s life- over a stupid idiotic nascar rule about not wearing shorts on the track. Whoever imposed the penalty on this man needs to be fired!
Exactly.. Was the father supposed to wait to see if he would be saved? Screw that PC CRAP.. He did the Right thing.
My son...accident...try and stop me!
One more example of the Leftist policy of zero tolerance.
Nascar went PC pussy long ago.
FU and your rules.
YOU ARE!!!
Plan accordingly.
The track probably pays hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in insurance and liability costs
One clause in their insurance contract is probably something about only having properly certified emergency and health professionals conduct operations.
Blame this stupidity on our asinine tort-law system.
More than likely, he was told "Don't do that again." while being given a slap on the back and told "Attaboy!". And, in spite of the "rules", it is understandable why the father leapt into action.
“Mr. Jones will not be fined nor suspended,” South Boston Speedway said
in a statement. “He has been placed on probation through the end of the year.
“We have sat down with Mr. Jones and discussed what transpired on Saturday,
and he fully understands our position on non-safety personnel entering the track
surface during an event. We are all grateful that there weren’t any injuries,
and we look forward to getting back to racing.”
Better to be banned by however many than to be one of six carrying....
Grace Murray Hopper
The rule in this case MUST be cast aside as an example of an exception. In technical terms those seeking to enforce this rule to the letter are ass holes.
I won’t fault the father for rushing to his sons aid. However he broke rules that he agreed to. If NASCAR doesn’t enforce the rules this time then they can’t enforce them next time. He was put on probation for the rest of the season, so as long as he doesn’t do it again there’s no fine or other penalty. It sounds like they came up with the least “punishment” while still enforcing the rules.
What if Mom, Sister, Brother and a few cousins jumped out and ran across a live track?
What? Stand around waiting until the safety committee figures out what is happening?
Probation for the season.
This means they only gave him a talking to.
So if his son wrecks again this season and he runs out they may do more.
It seems like they weren’t really bothered by what he did but had to do something as a formality.
Kudos to the dad, I don’t think there is anything wrong with the tracks action, they had to do something about a clear violation of the rules(no matter how understandable). The tracks action is actually less than a slap on the wrist and doesn’t impact him negatively in any function at the track.
Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.