Thailand's foremost meteorologists, meeting in a crisis session before the tsunami hit, decided not to issue a warning "out of courtesy to the tourism industry," according to a report in the Thai paper The Nation.
Minutes after the earthquake in the Indian Ocean Sunday morning, Thailand's top meteorological experts met to consider the danger posed to the coast. But the economic impact on the nation's tourism industry dissuaded them from warning those most in danger.
"We finally decided not to do anything because the tourist season was in full swing," a source told the paper. "The hotels were 100 percent booked. What if we issued a warning, which would have led to an evacuation, and nothing had happened. What would be the outcome? The tourist industry would be immediately hurt. Our department would not be able to endure a lawsuit."Let's see...you're more concerned about a frivilous law suit than the actual human lives in those 100 percent booked hotels. You think a few hours/days evacuation is worse that a possible mass loss of life. (Read this winner here.)
I've got some bad news. You thought a tourist industry lawsuit would be bad?
Wait until you see the one that is now coming your way!
Then after they sue your pants off, you should be tried for murder.
I propose we export every personal injury lawyer in the US to the areas hit by the tsunami.
They'll have years of work ahead of them over there, and we'll get them out of our hair for a while.
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