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> “We didn’t stop because we don’t like the guy, we didn’t stop because we weren’t interested in the guy,” the center’s former owner, Bill Dause, told the local

> “We didn’t stop because we don’t like the guy, we didn’t stop because we weren’t interested in the guy,” the center’s former owner, Bill Dause, told the local TV station, KFSN-TV, that day. “We didn’t stop because life goes on.” If there was ever a quote that makes me understand why corporate PR teams tell everyone else not to talk to the press without training....

scrumper 3y ago
Right? Took a while to parse and fix that: "We didn't not stop because we don't like the guy, we didn't not stop because we weren't interested... we didn't stop because life goes on." Then the other guy from the lobby association saying "denunciate" like it's a real word in his refusal to be interviewed. Not getting a great sense of care about attention to detail in the industry, which I guess is the angle of the article.
- superq 3y ago
  No [sic] though. Journalistic standards are low today.
- onli 3y ago
  Why shouldn't denunciate be a real word? It is listed at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denunciate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denunciate and https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/denunciate https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/denunciate. But right, that other quote was horrible. Almost too perfect a fit for the complete psychopath image they were painting.
amatecha 3y ago
Yeah, he had another choice quote in there: > The most recent death at the center occurred in April 2021, when 57-year-old Watsonville woman Sabrina Call slammed into the ground after her parachutes tangled. > “We’re sad, but it’s just like a car wreck or anything else,” Dause told reporters at a press conference two days later. “You have to go on.” Another one from another article[0]... imagine being this complacent with people literally dying because of your business and its poor operation: > "It's an unfortunate situation, but if you see a car wreck they don't close the freeway, it's something that unfortunately in this sport, in skiing, in scuba diving, there are fatalities" [0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-million-ruling-against-skydiving-center-is-followed-by-release-of-video-of-teen-shortly-before-jump-killed-him/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-million-ruling-against-skydi...

scrumper 3y ago

Right? Took a while to parse and fix that: "We didn't not stop because we don't like the guy, we didn't not stop because we weren't interested... we didn't stop because life goes on." Then the other guy from the lobby association saying "denunciate" like it's a real word in his refusal to be interviewed. Not getting a great sense of care about attention to detail in the industry, which I guess is the angle of the article.

superq 3y ago
No [sic] though. Journalistic standards are low today.
onli 3y ago
Why shouldn't denunciate be a real word? It is listed at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denunciate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denunciate and https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/denunciate https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/denunciate. But right, that other quote was horrible. Almost too perfect a fit for the complete psychopath image they were painting.

amatecha 3y ago

Yeah, he had another choice quote in there: > The most recent death at the center occurred in April 2021, when 57-year-old Watsonville woman Sabrina Call slammed into the ground after her parachutes tangled. > “We’re sad, but it’s just like a car wreck or anything else,” Dause told reporters at a press conference two days later. “You have to go on.” Another one from another article[0]... imagine being this complacent with people literally dying because of your business and its poor operation: > "It's an unfortunate situation, but if you see a car wreck they don't close the freeway, it's something that unfortunately in this sport, in skiing, in scuba diving, there are fatalities" [0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-million-ruling-against-skydiving-center-is-followed-by-release-of-video-of-teen-shortly-before-jump-killed-him/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-million-ruling-against-skydi...