There's a Basic Lesson From the Jill Biden
Secret Service Detail Negligent Discharge

"First of all, there is a difference between an accident and negligence." So said John Farnam to the class of which I was a member in the summer of 1986. Mr. Farnam went on to elaborate, "At least ninety-five percent of all NDs take place when the person is fiddling with the gun. The lesson is simple, don't fiddle with your gun."

That lesson was delivered to we students to drive home the understanding that we were operating under "hot range" rules. All guns were expected to be loaded at all times. It was incumbent upon us to treat our guns as if they were loaded, which translated to only drawing them and handling them unless the situation absolutely required such; as in no fiddling.

Secret Service Agent ND

In spite of the fact that not one person who portrays themselves as a journalist in the United States today has a firm grasp of the English language and its usage, the Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden did not accidentally shoot himself. He negligently shot himself.

Yes, Virginia, words mean things. An accident is a situation that could not have been anticipated and therefore could not have been reasonably avoided. Negligence or a negligent incident results due to a lack of due care or a failure to exercise due care or disregard for a known risk. …