[jurialmunkey]

if you know it is possible to get an error retrieving from the database then wouldn't it be pertinent to put in a "try" to handle any possible errors

just 1 opinion

No. The error should be raised because it indicates an problem. There should not be an incorrect DBID added.

i see, you prefer it to raise where i prefer to quietly log and fail to prevent user interruption

i will keep my opinions to myself

It is not an either/or type of thing.
Many errors I catch in a try block and simply log. Other errors should be raised because they are more significant.