mmm...mamm...maa...ha ha haaa haaa haw haw haw HAW HAW HAW HAW HA!

Blessed are the poor.
For yours is the Kingdom of Heaven!...
Woe to you rich!
You have already received your consolation!
Woe to you that are full!
For you will starve!
Woe to you who are laughing up to now!
For you will mourn and weep!"

- Jesus, the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:4-26)

This is why all such events should have safety procedures and regulations just like a work environment.

safety harnesses on the bar would have prevented just about any injury in the case of a slip or unforeseen medical problem, like a broken bone, or joint.

This injury could have been prevented WITHOUT fancy equipment simply by having the spotters actually do their jobs. Each could and should have stood at one end of bar, watching for just such a problem, and catching the ends of the barbell.

But why not pass a law requiring a safety chain or harness like in any other jobsite working with heavy machinery and potential injuries?

Duh.