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Mo. Water Park Accident Leads to Bill Requiring Insurance
Midwest News • December 31, 2007
A state lawmaker is proposing legislation that would impose new regulations on for-profit private water parks, including the need for at least $1 million in liability insurance.
The move comes ...
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| RE: RE: RE: Did she really say that? | rooster | Feb 6, 2008, 11:01 am |
| insurance doesn't prevent criminal negligence | Chad Balaamaba | Jan 2, 2008, 10:28 am |
| Negligence & Risk | Dread | Jan 2, 2008, 8:42 am |
| RE: RE: Did she really say that? | Retro Man | Jan 2, 2008, 7:14 am |
| RE: Did she really say that? | Henry | Dec 31, 2007, 1:17 pm |
| Did she really say that? | Mike | Dec 31, 2007, 1:03 pm |
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Subject: RE: RE: Did she really say that?
Their hope was thast the legislation would result in the following:
"Ruestman said that by requiring the insurance, the bill would hopefully get insurance companies underwriting the policies to make sure the parks remain safe"
Quite frankly, I think they should enact safety codes and regulations and not rely on private enterprises to determine sufficient safeguards. Additionally, fines of "$100 per day or a day in jail" to me does not seem to be an adequate deterrence to non-compliance.