You know, in my mind, where it all started was with the lady at McDonald's and the hot coffee. REMEMBER that story!!!
I was gonna mention that, and now on every coffee cup you see words similar to "caution: hot liquid" or something. Wait...I always thought coffee was served cold...it's not...thats why I keep burning my mouth.
Also, this window thing involves a lot of the points being put across at the moment.
We have to remember the baser function of a window. ie to allow people to view out of the room/let ambient light into the room (which is fairly necessary in a studio). For either of those two purposes, glass is never meant to be leaned on. I don't think I've seen a full glass window that wasn't:
a) reinforced in some way (crossbraces for example)
b) had some kind of safety railing
This also means that the studio is partly to blame. with a 4 walled studio (I guess) you have to expect that at some point in time, someone will lean near or on the glass. Therefore, a safety rail or some kind of bracing for the window should have been in place.
Then the two students could also have avoided the whole incident by not leaning on the glass. I agree that they should have realised that its dangerous to do so. There's no connection between leaning on glass and its true purpose.
Basically I'm trying to say it's a combination of factors. I also agree, coverage of medical expenses can be something we can expect while we can also hope people learn the moral behind the whole incident - don't lean on glass.
Regardless of all this, I'm not completely heartless. I extend my condolences towards their families and hope for swift recoveries. Like they say, no parent should ever have to bear the loss of a child.
