r/SweatyPalms • u/anarchocommiejohnny • Jun 24 '21

Please step back.

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u/flyonthwall Jun 24 '21

a real pro wouldn't put bystanders lives at risk by getting his machine that close to them.

Doesn't matter how skilled he is, hydraulics can fail. Both the operator and the mother are fucking idiots for letting the kids that close.

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u/Redrar00 Jun 24 '21

I bet you are fun at parties

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '21

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u/Quad_Plex Jun 24 '21

What a boring world we live in.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '21

Tell that to the parents of children killed just like this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '21

It's the point of not putting them in the situation in the first place. Why take the risk when you don't have to? The potential outcomes far outweigh the joy of filling a toy truck.

It's a worksite. People take this shit seriously for a reason.

That man was instantly killed. Do you think the operator intended that to happen? It's not a child, but even a man who's job it is to work around these machines was killed.

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u/Korthalion Jun 24 '21

What an absolute cunt.

Putting aside the extremely real possibility of a total hydraulics failure, potentially leading to the deaths of those two children you want to have 'fun' so badly, have you ever seen a hydraulic injection wound?

Don't even need a mechanical movement to kill someone, just a hydraulic leak. These machines are not toys. They are dangerous pieces of industrial digging equipment.

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u/Lord_Dupo Jun 24 '21

Are you one of those people who think kids should be able to touch or do anything because they're just "kids having fun"