Unfortunately, we live in a world where a dumbass can (and did, btw) use a lawn mower to trim/cut a hedge, cut half his **** arm off, and then file a law suit against the lawn mower manufacturer AND WIN because they didn't have a saftety mechanism in place that would prevent the dumbass from using it in an unsafe manner.
Frankly, I am SHOCKED that we are afforded the freedom to choose whether or not we want to wear a helmet in about half the states, especially considering we're required to wear a seatbelt in all 50. Just goes to show the strength of the AMA.
Bottom line, none of this knee jerk reactive crap surprises me anymore.