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MLeake · April 25, 2011, 01:11 PM

It's possible to assign some blame to both the shooter and the shot. (The father, not the 5 year old.)

For a parallel, if I decide to SCUBA dive from a boat, I'm supposed to display a flag, to warn other boaters that I might surface at any time, somewhere near the boat.

If I don't, and a boat driver hits me, should he have seen me? Probably. If I'm near my own boat, should he be operating at a safe speed, since he also must be near my boat? Yes.

But did I follow a normal step to warn him of my presence? No.

Seems to me this case is similar, but with hunters and guns.

April 25, 2011, 01:11 PM	#37
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	It's possible to assign some blame to both the shooter and the shot. (The father, not the 5 year old.) For a parallel, if I decide to SCUBA dive from a boat, I'm supposed to display a flag, to warn other boaters that I might surface at any time, somewhere near the boat. If I don't, and a boat driver hits me, should he have seen me? Probably. If I'm near my own boat, should he be operating at a safe speed, since he also must be near my boat? Yes. But did I follow a normal step to warn him of my presence? No. Seems to me this case is similar, but with hunters and guns.