[NDIrish]

With all due respect and without an indictment I would take the word of eight or nine veteran PROFESSIONAL video directors that Kelly should have ordered the kid down. Remember, Declan sent a tweet that explicitly said he was very afraid. Kelly was the commanding general of the practice field and he shirked his responsibilities in the case. No excuse. Digitally recording the practice takes no precedence over protecting NOTRE DAME personnel from death or injury.

My god, on a shoot we sometimes need OSHA to approve some conditions. Electrical tie-ins, generator position vis a vis nearby debris and vegetation, overhead lines, etc.

Sorry, but the kid died. Somebody is responsible. Shame on the DA.

And that is why i am saying the university is responsible.  He was a university employee, not Kellys - he didn't interview and hire him and negotiate a salary.  ND was responsible for his safety.  There should have been a safety team in place to cover all university employee activities.  Maybe they have a safety team or group and they weren't doing their job or maybe they didn't have one at all.  But it is the universities responsibility, starting with the Athletic Director and going up from there - they were the ones would should be blamed, not Kelly. 

"Digitally recording the practice takes no precedence over protecting NOTRE DAME personnel from death or injury." - obviously that should be the case.  This was not a situation where they were valuing the film over safety, this was a case where the university was not taking the correct safety procedures - they were being dumb.  Now, if kelly ordered him up there, or saw a safety violation and didn't say anything then you can put blame on him.  But do you think he looked at the weather and said hey its 45 mph winds and those are only rated for 25, lets not send them up there?  No that should be someone elses job. 

The university is responsible for the safety of every employee, not Kelly.  And regardless, with all due respect, you went over my point that if the parents have first call on blame and responsibility.

[NDIrish]

With all due respect and without an indictment I would take the word of eight or nine veteran PROFESSIONAL video directors that Kelly should have ordered the kid down. Remember, Declan sent a tweet that explicitly said he was very afraid. Kelly was the commanding general of the practice field and he shirked his responsibilities in the case. No excuse. Digitally recording the practice takes no precedence over protecting NOTRE DAME personnel from death or injury.

My god, on a shoot we sometimes need OSHA to approve some conditions. Electrical tie-ins, generator position vis a vis nearby debris and vegetation, overhead lines, etc.

Sorry, but the kid died. Somebody is responsible. Shame on the DA.

And that is why i am saying the university is responsible.  He was a university employee, not Kellys - he didn't interview and hire him and negotiate a salary.  ND was responsible for his safety.  There should have been a safety team in place to cover all university employee activities.  Maybe they have a safety team or group and they weren't doing their job or maybe they didn't have one at all.  But it is the universities responsibility, starting with the Athletic Director and going up from there - they were the ones would should be blamed, not Kelly. 

"Digitally recording the practice takes no precedence over protecting NOTRE DAME personnel from death or injury." - obviously that should be the case.  This was not a situation where they were valuing the film over safety, this was a case where the university was not taking the correct safety procedures - they were being dumb.  Now, if kelly ordered him up there, or saw a safety violation and didn't say anything then you can put blame on him.  But do you think he looked at the weather and said hey its 45 mph winds and those are only rated for 25, lets not send them up there?  No that should be someone elses job. 

The university is responsible for the safety of every employee, not Kelly.  And regardless, with all due respect, you went over my point that if the parents have first call on blame and responsibility.