ESSAY
"Rhode Island Night Club"

Categories

Matthew Messinger

February 25, 2003

Law

Technology

Deaths

Government

Nightclub

Natural determinism

Normal accidents

Excerpt (first and last two sentences)
"It was really difficult reading the NY Times articles about the Rhode Island night club that caught fire.  I will briefly describe what happened, and then I will address my thoughts on the matter....
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I think that no technology will ever change this fundamental, primitive human instinct.  The only technologies that may help are safe building planning, i.e lots of exits and no narrow hallways, as well as fire suppression systems inside the building – all this enforced by law."

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