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You all seem to be content to say that this guy should have known. Well, this was nothing but a gig. This was not a situation where he was familiar with every detail. You walk into a club, you set up your gear, you get ready to play. You don't analyze every detail of the scene, and you don't observe the chemical structure of the walls. If you're the manager of a rock band named Great White, chances are, you're not educated enough to consider these things. Not to mention, you probably don't know that you even need a permit.
Ignorance in this case is a lot different than driving drunk. You don't have television ad campaigns telling people not to rig their own pyrotechnics. Pyrotechnics are not one of the top 5 causes of death amongst teens.
I think this guy's guilt will speak for itself. A shitload of community service is all that this warrants. People seem to be awfully vengeful about this, but I think that's just because they want to see blood.
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