I read an interesting piece about safety on Mike Rowe’s website. It’s a new look at risk and safety. Here are a few excerpts from this article on his site:
“Safety Third,” became a slightly subversive way for my crew and I to remind each other that our safety was in fact, our responsibility, and that no amount of compliance could ever keep us out of danger. Safety, I argued, was not a value to be “ranked,” but rather, a state of mind to be maintained.
“Safety Third” became an hour-long special that stirred up a great deal of conversation around personal responsibility, risk equilibrium, and the unintended consequences of ranking Safety above everything else.
Which of course, is precisely what our leaders are doing right now.
“Safety First” is never a long-term solution.
For instance, after 9/11, we grounded all the planes for a while, because we needed some time to understand what the hell was going on. And, because we were terrified by an enemy we didn’t understand. But soon, we grew weary of being scared. We introduced new protocols to eliminate as much of the risk as we could and got back to the business of living.
Imagine for a moment, if the millions of automobile accidents in America were reported with the same frenzied, up-to-the minute drama as each new virus infection? Imagine if all 40,000 annual automotive fatalities from those accidents, were announced in the same fashion as every virus fatality. Would any of us ever drive again?
Watch his video on the topic:
Trevor has a great take on recent events. What is a society?
Interesting articles you might want to read:
‘Fear Kills‘ – Brendan O’Niell, Editor of Spiked, with more evidence that the cure is worse than the disease
Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza‘ – 2006 paper recommending against quarantining whole populations during a pandemic. The author writes: “The negative consequences of large-scale quarantine are so extreme (forced confinement of sick people with the well; complete restriction of movement of large populations; difficulty in getting critical supplies, medicines, and food to people inside the quarantine zone) that this mitigation measure should be eliminated from serious consideration.”
The Protest That Ended Social Distancing - Newark’s mayor spoke at a rally that was peaceful but flouted Covid rules.
Asphyxia Caused Floyd’s Death, Private Autopsy Finds - George Floyd died not just because of the knee lodged at his neck by a Minneapolis Police officer, but also because of the other officers who helped hold him down, a private autopsy found.
“Coronavirus offers another excuse for the New York Times to bash Britain” – Douglas Murray on the relentless Brit-bashing of the New York Times
“Coronavirus in Switzerland: restaurants reopen but have diners lost their taste for eating out?” – Sunday Times reports that in spite of restaurants reopening in Switzerland, customers are staying away
“Liberal Treated With Hydroxychloroquine Hopes He Still Dies Of COVID-19 To Prove Trump Is Stupid” – More laughs from the Babyloon Bee
Chain restaurants have permanently closed over 500 locations so far in 2020. Here's the full list :
“Lemming Immunity” – Omar Khan says we need to stop worrying about herd immunity and figure out how to immunise ourselves against herd opinion
“Lives vs lives – the global cost of lockdown” – Jayanta Bhattacharya and Mikko Packalen, two professors, argue that when assessing the costs of lockdowns we should consider their devastating impact on the developing world
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Clayton Craddock is an independent thinker, father of two beautiful children in New York City. He is the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University’s School of Business and is a 25 year veteran of the fast paced New York City music scene. He has played drums in a number of hit broadway and off-broadway musicals including “Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill. In addition, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.