From the "What were they thinking file?!?"

[SCEMan]

Who knew?

Royal Caribbean passenger with dementia suddenly vanishes while vacationing in Mexico | Blaze Media

An American man on a cruise vacation suddenly disappeared in Mexico while with his family. The man was recently diagnosed with dementia, according to the New York Post.Edmond Bradley Solomon III — a 66-year-old originally from South Carolina — had traveled to the Caribbean on Royal Caribbean's...

www.theblaze.com

 

[Monocrom]

I mean, if this was pre-diagnosis; completely understandable.
But the family knew! Come on.... Though definitely have seen folks do dumber things.

 

[Poppy]

Who knew?

Royal Caribbean passenger with dementia suddenly vanishes while vacationing in Mexico | Blaze Media

An American man on a cruise vacation suddenly disappeared in Mexico while with his family. The man was recently diagnosed with dementia, according to the New York Post.Edmond Bradley Solomon III — a 66-year-old originally from South Carolina — had traveled to the Caribbean on Royal Caribbean's...

www.theblaze.com

Yeah, really sad.
I'm sure he never did that before, or they would have watched him more closely.
I imagine that the family took him on vacation while they still could, and hoped that he would remember it or in the least enjoy it/himself before he became too feeble.

 

[jabe1]

He may have been lucid enough that he took off purposely, knowing his diagnosis.

 

[SCEMan]

Training 101:
Stay away from moving propeller!!!

Air Force contractor who walked into moving propeller had 'inadequate training' when killed

Stephanie Cosme died Sept. 7 when she "inadvertently walked into the parked remotely piloted aircraft’s rotating propeller" at Gray Butte Airfield.

www.usatoday.com

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Training 101:
Stay away from moving propeller!!!

Air Force contractor who walked into moving propeller had 'inadequate training' when killed

Stephanie Cosme died Sept. 7 when she "inadvertently walked into the parked remotely piloted aircraft’s rotating propeller" at Gray Butte Airfield.

www.usatoday.com

Apparently she was looking down at her instrument while walking around. This is the same as looking at your cellphone while crossing a busy street. You've gotta look up once in awhile.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

Training 101:
Stay away from moving propeller!!!

Air Force contractor who walked into moving propeller had 'inadequate training' when killed

Stephanie Cosme died Sept. 7 when she "inadvertently walked into the parked remotely piloted aircraft’s rotating propeller" at Gray Butte Airfield.

www.usatoday.com

Props to her on a job well done.

 

[jz6342]

Training 101:
Stay away from moving propeller!!!

Air Force contractor who walked into moving propeller had 'inadequate training' when killed

Stephanie Cosme died Sept. 7 when she "inadvertently walked into the parked remotely piloted aircraft’s rotating propeller" at Gray Butte Airfield.

www.usatoday.com

There are certain things that one shouldn't have to be told....

 

[bykfixer]

 

[Monocrom]

Props to her on a job well done.

Aww.... That's not right.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

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There are certain things that one shouldn't have to be told....

Same guy. Different incarnation.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Love Firefly

More stuff makes the chance for more things to go wrong. Be nice to your horse.

 

[SCEMan]

Just a few blocks away...

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Holy cr@p, that guy is lucky to be alive.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

I wasn't sure if the following belonged in the Jokes thread or here in the What Were They Thinking? thread.

 

[Monocrom]

I wasn't sure if the following belonged in the Jokes thread or here in the What Were They Thinking? thread.

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I'm sorry but this is someone with severe mental health issues. Likely from an early age. His parents failed miserably in getting him the professional help he clearly, desperately needed.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

I'm sorry but this is someone with severe mental health issues.

I understand and agree with your thinking. The meme was a parody. It didn't happen. I hope you feel better.

Likely from an early age. His parents failed miserably in getting him the professional help he clearly, desperately needed.

Even if the story were true, there's no way you can make that determination sans guessing.

 

[Monocrom]

One, thank you for letting me know it was fake.

Two, that's not guessing. That's reality. Small children are raised by parents. Mental health issues develop early. Children live with their parents. Parents see what is happening. Some choose to do the right thing. Others choose to play pretend that there is nothing wrong with their child. Again, that's reality.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

However, a lot of perfectly healthy, well-adjusted 20 year-olds go off to college and lose it. Point being, the parents are not to be judged guilty sans any knowledge what so ever.