Take A Position

               After the many deaths at Hawaii's natural landmarks, many feel the state should be liable for the amount of injuries and deaths that occured there; while rightfully the blame should be put on the visitors. There are many reasons why the blame should be placed upon the visitors of these special sites. For example, the reckless things people do, not being cautious enough and not having enough common sense. First, in the article "County denies culpability in blowhole incident" by Michael Tsai, Daniel Dick of Sylmar, California straddled the Halona Blowhole and was instantly killed. Besides the fact that there should have been more than one sign surrounding the blowhole, his reckless behavior caused his death. Second, two women from California  died near Opaekaa Falls on Kauai. The same article about the blowhole incident states that, "The women apparently followed the right side of a split trail and feel from an area of the cliff hidden by vegetation." The hike they were on was an unofficial hike, and the lack of self-caution was their cause of death. Lastly, the amount of common sense that people lack, can cause problems that are brought on by themselves. An example of this is David Potts of San Anselmo, California dancing around the Nakalele Point Blowhole. Even though there was the presence of a sign that states, "Blowhole: Park and Walk at your own risk" Potts and whoever he was with did not have the common sense not to take part in dancing by the dangerous blowhole. Even though many people would like to think that the state should be blamed for the deaths at Hawaii's landmarks, those visitors need to take the blame because of the reckless things they take part in, not being cautious enough and not having enough common sense to do the right thing. In the end, it comes down to your decisions, and that responsibility cannot be put onto anyone else.