Dan Biechele

[Skip N]

I agree with you guys. The sentence seems about right to me. Unlike the owners, and everyone else involved in the tragedy, this guy came forward and admitted he was partially to blame for what happened. he even went as far to write a personal letter to each of the familys that lost loved ones that night. His genuine remorse prob saved him a few years behind bars.

Should'nt someone in the club have forbid the guy from shooting off piro if there was that much danger? I meen they certainly saw all that stuff set up and never warned him right?

The two owners on the other hand, refuse to admit any wrong doing. I think they will get even harsher punishments when thier time comes. They are more to blame in my opinion, along with others.

[afterhours]

i agree sentence was fair. the dedarians on the other hand will surley serve more time imo.

[gone fishin]

Sentance was fine !
I think the target of investigation should now be the personel who were intially responsable for the licensing of the club. I have to wonder if the State and City inspectional force was on the ball.
I know I have to go through a real tough process to get building permits for commercial construction. It all starts with the fire department. Where the heck was the inspectional services when the occupancy permits were issued and what happened when the building was supposedly inspected during business as usual? I seem to remember that the club actually removed a door and stood it aside before inspection by the fire department because it operated in the wrong direction. They replaced it after he was gone. It seems as though the inspector was not LOOKING for problems and probably never did a test on materials in the building.
It does seem as though there is plenty of blame to go around.
I have to agree with Larry - wait til the civil suits are waged in the courts. I bet there will be a record number of out of court settlements.