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I think anyone would know that doing things without the education/permits necessary is a bad idea. Just like driving without a license. He knew that it was a bad idea, and he knew that this bad idea concerned hundreds of people. Still carrying on with the pyrotechnics is a crime by my set of laws. It's probably negligence by the official law.
In any case, I think people need to think before their acts.
However, I somewhat agree with you Hal, that 4 years of prison is excessive, or that his "punishment" should be something else than sitting in a cell. Nothing is gained for society with that, and he obviously has learned that it's bad to play with fire, so no isolation from society is justified (not for so long a sentence as 4 years).
I think he should work for a long time to help those affected and prevent accidents like that to happen again.
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