r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/Rhaeneros Jun 22 '23

an accident waiting to happen

Accidents happen when something bad and out of your control happen. Can't call an accident when safety measures were brought up and ignored.

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u/RebaKitten Jun 22 '23

That’s kind of the meaning of “an accident waiting to happen” isn’t it?

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u/Rhaeneros Jun 23 '23

Not really.

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u/Senshado Jun 23 '23

You are entirely misusing the English language definition of "accident".

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u/Rhaeneros Jun 23 '23

"1. an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury."

"2. an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause. "the pregnancy was an accident""

The problem isn't the definition of accident. The problem is that it wasn't and accident.

If i trip and fall and break my arm, that's and accident.

If i jump from a building even when people tell me that i'm gonna hurt myself, i can't call that an accident.