I was stoned and I missed it.
Posted on 05/09/2006 6:08:36 PM PDT by wjersey
It would be easy to say this was an accident and give him the community service, but I don't know what they found in terms of how negligent he was.
He's lucky to be alive.
This was a complete tragedy...the very definition of it.
Werent the exit doors also chained shut. If this is true, the clubs managers/owners are mostly to blame
It's getting to the point where any accident is a crime.
I dont see how the tour manager is to blame anymore then the band or club owner. The band probably wanted the fireworks and stuff, and the club owner had doors locked the should have been open. The guy deserves a punishment but not 10 years.
To this day, I don't understand how the fire inspectors didn't get arrested. The place was a defintion tinder box and yet they failed to shut it down.
You might be right. I just don't remember all the details on that.
This was a distinct case of fire code violations as well as fire exit blockages. Flamable sound proofing was used, fire works indoors without permits or any safety precautions were involved.
These culprits deserve all they get.
I was stoned and I missed it.
Then we would be on here screaming about government regulations shutting down a small business. Accidents happen, sad, but it happens.
Nah...this place of business was pure textbook. If you can't shut down this place then you might as well throw out the whole idea of fire inspections.
This was a tragedy, and negligent, but I can't find the need to jail the band manager for what was basically a moronic accident. I only seek to jail people for malice. There was no malicious intent here and he's not likely to reoffend.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/lm7.cfm
This poor contruction foreman was sent to prison when a backhoe hit a pipeline. He wasn't even present, and the backhoe operator took it upon himself to move to a different spot and remove some rocks.
I've been to clubs like that. 1,000 or so people packed like sardines in a glorified shack. I'm always mindful of where the nearest exit is in any building I'm in, but in the club we are talking about the doors were apparently locked. In all of the clubs I've been in all of the doors are open, but there's security to make sure people can't get in for free(unless you know them =).
That dude looks just like Cindy Shehag!
If you lived in RI, you'd understand....
Can you say: "political corruption"?
Get in there, do a good show,mabye get laid , and cash the check.
Those guys wouldn't need fireworks to get the crowd riled up.
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