Not to sound to offensive, but you seem to be just waving your arms in the air screaming about how dangerous diving is because you once read a list that said someone died when diving. People who partake in diving need to weight the risks for the type of diving THEY will be doing. If they are not interested in pursuing cave or extended range diving due to the fact that they believe that the risks outweighs the benefits, that is up to them.
HOWEVER, screaming at new divers that all diving will lead to them being trapped under some structure while every piece of equipment they're using simultaneously fails is just silly and unwarranted. It's akin to telling someone they shouldn't swim in pool because someone one got attacked by a rampant turtle while swimming. Is it possible that this has happened at some point in history? Entirely (I actually know someone attacked by a sea turtle). Is it probably that it will happen to someone in a pool, a totally different swimming environment? Not in the least! (Unless you bring your own turtle, of course) (I do like the rock climbing vs hiker example as well)
HOWEVER, screaming at new divers that all diving will lead to them being trapped under some structure while every piece of equipment they're using simultaneously fails is just silly and unwarranted. It's akin to telling someone they shouldn't swim in pool because someone one got attacked by a rampant turtle while swimming. Is it possible that this has happened at some point in history? Entirely (I actually know someone attacked by a sea turtle). Is it probably that it will happen to someone in a pool, a totally different swimming environment? Not in the least! (Unless you bring your own turtle, of course) (I do like the rock climbing vs hiker example as well)