Agree: negligent and grossly irresponsible AND STUPID.
"Don't do anything stupid. She set the curfew at 2 a.m."
Considering that the kids had 13 hours of travel time AND their body-clocks were 5 HOURS AHEAD of local Hawai'ian time, the curfew was ACTUALLY SET AT 7 a.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (they came from New Jersey, correct?).
The combination of the alcohol, the balcony and EXTREME FATIQUE resulted in the accident.
Sadler, IMHO, should have exercised more control in the overall scheme of things, perhaps: "It's really been a long day kids, let's get some rest!"
Stupid!...and sad as well. As a parent I would never survive a loss like this.
"It's really been a long day kids, let's get some rest!"
You can believe she wishes she'd done just that. She could also have gone with them, if they wanted to go for a swim, or whatever. Obvioulsy these "good" girls went straight to the bottle with strange men, which to me is pretty wild behaviour. It's never good to drink with strangers. And I've done it, and I survived it, and I know.
"Stupid!...and sad as well. As a parent I would never survive a loss like this."
Stupid!...and sad as well. As a parent, THE CHAPERONE would never survive a loss like this.