Lethal water slide's designer had no training to design water slides

Colour me jaded, but I think the only reason this is getting a new state law and criminal charges is because the deceased child’s father is a Kansas state representative.

I think the criminal negligence around known injuries and record suppression is pretty valid, but attacking the credentials is a cheap shot. The designer was a hacker that had been designing water park rides since the 60s. He just didn’t have the modern degree in the field he basically invented.