Who thought that this was a good idea?

So I was perusing the paper this morning when I was thunderstruck by, potentially, the WORST IDEA EVER. Hair metal, New Coke, invading Russia during the winter - they pale in comparison. It seems that some genius at the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, inspired by God only knows what, organized a skating event for the blind. The opening line from the Pilot had me laughing my ass off:

Perhaps it was a bad idea to strap skates on a blind woman and send her off unescorted around a roller rink. Perhaps not.

Perhaps not. WTF? How about hell no, are you insane? I get the need to be objective and all but give me a break. This is an idea that would more probably come from someone that hated the blind.

Predictably, a woman fell, broke her wrists and hurt her shoulders, and is now suing the Department. We ll knock me over with a feather. What's next? Taking four year olds to the shooting range. How about bungee-jumping for heart patients?