"Daniel C." <[email protected]> writes:
> Now that terms and intent have been thoroughly defined (and in some
> cases illuminated via the time-honored tradition of ASCII art)... am I
> the only one who thinks using "negligent" instead of "accidental" in
> this case would be better? Not when talking to the family, of course,
> but in the press, etc.
I think the difference in connotation between "negligent" and
"accidental" in this case is overwhelmed by the horror that most people
experience when they contemplate something like this happening to them.
If they continue to act carelessly after hearing the story, the change
in wording is probably not the sort of thing that would motivate them to
change.
--Levi
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