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On risk III

See On risk I and On risk II.

So far I've discussed 4 different parts/characters of risk:
  • The resulting condition/situation causing risk.
  • The risky "stuff" itself, that is danger or harm.
  • The initiator(s) that causes the condition/situation (aka the risk initiator).
  • The other constituents affected by the risky condition.

The responsibility of the other constituents dealing with the risk rests on the initiator. 

Risk entails an awareness of causing danger or harm. You cannot cause risk without knowing what kind of danger or harm is involved because in that case you would not call it a risk, but something else. To call something "risk" is to be aware of what danger or harm it brings. 

Now, what happens in a situation where the risk initiator is now aware - but the constituents are - of the danger or harm at hand?
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