A hallmark of poor judgment is that the doer is blissfully unaware that their behavior runs contrary to "good" judgment. Most people do not deliberately exhibit poor judgment and when they do, at that time,  they are ignorant of the fact.  Humans learn from experience. They learn better from bad experiences they observe and they learn best from bad experiences that happen to them.  Whatever doesn't kill you can make you stronger and smarter.

A wise man strives to extrapolate and compare similar circumstances of an unfortunate event with the circumstances and conditions of his own situation and then uses this information in the decision process. A foolish man strives to identify differences and then uses these differences to reject all elements. Arguments such as "He was flying a Glasair and I fly a Lanciar" or "He was flying over houses and I fly over airports" are used to dismiss all information regarding "His" experience as irrelevant to "My" habits and behaviors.

For those who found Jeff's comments regarding the Roseville crash to be in poor taste or painful I say "Good!". That pain is a clear indication that the information has had an effect and will likely be referenced at the appropriate time. Those who saw the "Red Asphalt" movies in Drivers Ed classes appreciate the power of disgust, horror and fear.

For those who dismiss the circumstances of the Roseville crash as irrelevant to "Their" situation I would point out that denial is more than a river in Egypt. Pilots are not forced to do stupid things, the chose to do stupid things. A key element in the decision to do something foolish is the failure to recognize similarities between the planned adventure and other comparable events with poor outcomes.

Over 90% of your brain (your instinctive subconscious or child mind) operates only in the moment, is unable to consider a negative, cannot differentiate reality from fantasy and is driven by impulse.  It  falls upon the tiny fraction remaining, the conscious adult mind, to create human civilization. It is also up to the adult in your head to moderate the impulsive and spontaneous "Come on dude, it'll be cool!" voice that makes the strong case for a bad idea.

Flying is a wonder and a joy, but don't let you child fly the airplane!

It's the attitude, stupid!

Regards
Brent Regan