Ohioan here, it's amazing to me how much of the law is grey area. You're allowed to drink a beer in a boat as long as you're not "flagrant" about it. I think getting rid of the affirmative defense was a step in the right direction.
You don't fit in with the rest of the group. I believe the overwhelming majority of members on this site believe in personal responsibility, especially when operating dangerous things. A few seconds of diligence would have avoided a tragedy.
Baldwin knew guns were deadly. Baldwin pointed a gun at another person and pulled the trigger. Would you do that? What's your threshold for negligence?
Fatigue and alcohol got the best of me. When you said "cutter", my mind fixated on a sailboat with 2 headsails. Took me a few minutes to register why it wasn't making sense. In the future, if I don't get it, I'll just put my mouth in neutral and my brain in gear.