Rams QB watches photographer fall off stage in front of him (breaking her back) and goes in about his day

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vision63 wrote:
When they put a mic in his face a little beforehand, he could barely speak. Completely wasted

Which is too bad. He was an event VIP; starting QB of the team everyone’s there to see. As he was undoubtably very aware, there were a ton of people there to see to his every need, not least of which was security.

He sees her fall and calls out, ‘Hey! Problem here! Somebody’s hurt!’, heads snap around, people jump to it.

He could have used his juice to turn ‘something going on over there’ into A Situation, getting handled. Unfortunately, he had a heat on and missed the opportunity to be a mensch.

He and the spouse are stepping up with a helping hand now, which is certainly better than a sharp stick in the eye.

[gadje]

who makes a stage that seems to be about 7-8 feet tall without a protection rail or something else to prevent falls like this? Where is OSHA?

[RgrF]

It was a one time use platform erected outside the LA Colosseum, the QB was three sheets to the wind - it's doubtful her backward fall even registered.

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RgrF wrote:
It was a one time use platform erected outside the LA Colosseum, the QB was three sheets to the wind - it's doubtful her backward fall even registered.

Except for the video that clearly shows it did.

There’s really no need to make excuses for him. Something bad happened right in front of him. He clearly saw it. He was just too sauced to give the best possible response.

Sh*t happens. It’s not like he was there providing security. Embarrassing, sure, but there’s no reason to think he was intentionally being a dork. Wrong time, wrong place.

[RgrF]

Being drunk isn't an excuse for anything. Being blasted explains why you notice little, in a previous life I've been there.

[davester]

RgrF wrote:
It was a one time use platform erected outside the LA Colosseum.

That's completely irrelevant. OSHA rules apply to all scaffolding and platforms.

[btfc]

“ OSHA rules apply to all scaffolding and platforms. “

I worked at several Super Bowls and helped erect many such structures. All engineering had to be preapproved, and all were extensively inspected before use.