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I am absolutely certain people die hitting their head while at paid ice skating rinks. I'm amazed they haven't been sued into oblivion to where helmets are requ

I am absolutely certain people die hitting their head while at paid ice skating rinks. I'm amazed they haven't been sued into oblivion to where helmets are required to be worn. So it seems like we do have SOME semblance of understanding risk vs reward.

ajmurmann 3y ago
Don't you have to sign a waver for that type of accident. Maybe that's what we are missing from the internet. But that would likely require a real proof of age to work
dragonwriter 3y ago
> I am absolutely certain people die hitting their head while at paid ice skating rinks. And they are regularly sued for injuries (even short of death), and sometimes lose. Picking one case out of many because it was a ice rink on a cruise ship: https://www.mariettainjurylawyer.com/federal-court-holds-royal-caribbean-liable-for-cruise-ship-ice-skating-injury/ https://www.mariettainjurylawyer.com/federal-court-holds-roy...
Nevermark 3y ago
Business insurance is what prevents isolated disasters from killing off businesses. Insurance takes on many useful forms. For instance, you can hire a winter season snow removal service from companies that indemnify you from people slipping and falling on your property based on their having an insurance umbrella that covers all their customers. May not be relevant to Omegle. It takes a healthy income to be able to afford serious coverage. And it wouldn't help with the policing work or the protests of pearl clutchers who don't care about precautions, effort and resources for victim support, and just can't handle any failure of any kind.
- wildzzz 3y ago
  It's all baked into the premiums.
  - heisenbit 3y ago
    No, the catastrophic risks are borne by society - the are limits to liability insurance and there is a limit at which limited liability companies can pay or individuals behind companies can pay.
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ajmurmann 3y ago

Don't you have to sign a waver for that type of accident. Maybe that's what we are missing from the internet. But that would likely require a real proof of age to work

dragonwriter 3y ago

> I am absolutely certain people die hitting their head while at paid ice skating rinks. And they are regularly sued for injuries (even short of death), and sometimes lose. Picking one case out of many because it was a ice rink on a cruise ship: https://www.mariettainjurylawyer.com/federal-court-holds-royal-caribbean-liable-for-cruise-ship-ice-skating-injury/ https://www.mariettainjurylawyer.com/federal-court-holds-roy...

Nevermark 3y ago

Business insurance is what prevents isolated disasters from killing off businesses. Insurance takes on many useful forms. For instance, you can hire a winter season snow removal service from companies that indemnify you from people slipping and falling on your property based on their having an insurance umbrella that covers all their customers. May not be relevant to Omegle. It takes a healthy income to be able to afford serious coverage. And it wouldn't help with the policing work or the protests of pearl clutchers who don't care about precautions, effort and resources for victim support, and just can't handle any failure of any kind.

wildzzz 3y ago
It's all baked into the premiums.
- heisenbit 3y ago
  No, the catastrophic risks are borne by society - the are limits to liability insurance and there is a limit at which limited liability companies can pay or individuals behind companies can pay.
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