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Originally Posted by
Ivey
Anyone that works around kids or in manufacturing will tell you that safety is a weapon. Saying someone is unsafe is a charge that immediately robs the accused of due process. Instead of the accuser needing to prove their case, the burden shifts to the accused to prove the absence of danger. The scope of the charge is immediately broadened to every activity the accused is involved in and the bar is lowered until any sign of risk is uncovered. Leadership is highly incentivized to overreact so they appear to be pro-safety. Is the coach a victim or a villain? We won't know because the charge of being unsafe guaranteed that he'd be treated the same no matter the facts.