Was it his fault? Or maybe the fault of the English education system for not educating him on basic fundamentals of electrical safety?
We are all idiots. For example, when I was 19, I had one dim headlight on my car. I removed it, smashed it with a rock, went and bought another one, installed it, and it was still dim. The fault was a poor earth connection
. But I learnt from my mistake
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There is an old saying "fools never learn". Unfortunately with this bloke being electrocuted, he had no second chance. I think a mandatory primary school level education on basic electrical safety could have prevented his death.
I have known a number peer electronics engineers who have never received basic consumer education. They make the most stupid financial decisions. One being spending more than they earn on non-appreciating, non-essential assets over a long period of time, slowly going broke.