Open Face, Piss Pot (safe?)

[Arfa]

If what you do does not affect others it should be a user choice ...

But of course to play devils advocate and open a big can of worms, the difference between wearing a piss pot and full face, may well affect others.


Whether its the extra damage you incur resulting in extra medical care, possibly in the long term by friends/family. Or your own self esteem/confidence/possibly depression, from nasty facial wounds, permanent disfigurement, unable to eat properly etc.


Wearing a piss pot may well end up being the difference between surviving or going down with something like a huge facial injury screwing up your airway and proving fatal. There's an argument to say that your own death will affect others, be they close friends and family, little 'uns growing up without a parent will massively affect their life. Or just the 3rd party racked with guilt for years to come (regardless of blame).


We shouldn't down play or underestimate the psychological affects a disfiguring or fatal injury can have on yourself and those near to you.


So, yes, it may well be your choice to wing it and skimp on safety gear, but it would be wrong to think the consequences wouldn't affect anyone else.