Spyderman says:
Sun, 29th Jun 200811:13 am 

Somewhere there is a lawyer trying to spin this so they can represent the parents and sue Six Flags. Count on it. If he had been Spanish, sue because the warning signs were not in Spanish. That idea seems to have fallen through, judging by his name. Maybe sue his teacher and the school system, because he could not read well? And sue Six Flags, because there were not signs posted of people being decapitated? Somewhere, the wheels are turning.

Wham says:
Sun, 29th Jun 200812:21 pm 

This isn't exactly the rides fault.

Anyone who's intelligent enough to hear, see, and feel (the wind rushing around) would be smart enough to at least move out of the way OR duck.

Climbing over two fences that have warning signs posted on them and then standing infront of a moving rollercoaster pretty much constitutes death.

I feel bad for the kid for whatever reason he was standing under there, but you've got to wonder what they were thinking, it's not like standing infront of a flying pillow obviously. I've ridden that ride multiple times, though it's been a while I don't quite remember it going wuite low enough to hit someone on the ground, but oh well.

This is obviously a parent or learning problem, it's kind of like don't run out into a road period, especially with cars going 50-60 mph speeding around.

Or maybe look both ways kids.

17 is much more than enough life experience to know better, actually any age is.

I know next time I go to six flags I'll be riding that ride, hopefully this can be a warning to all the other teenagers out there that are planning to play underneath the rollercoasters.

Cath says:
Sun, 29th Jun 20083:46 pm 

I get why roller coasters can be scary…but that story doesn’t really support your fear. Neither of those people were hurt while riding the ride (I realize people have been hurt that way though). There is a reason they have those “do not enter” signs.

brooklynbaby347 says:
Sun, 29th Jun 20082:59 pm 

Anyone should be smart enough not to enter a DO NOT ENTER sign MULTIPLE times. Warning colors aside, I wouldn't care if the damn kid could read or not. People were waiting on the line for a reason, stop being a rushing greedy ass and wait like everyone else. Sounds harsh, I know, but geez. Just…no. I want to say "good for him," but…you shouldn't have done that.

Beth says:
Sun, 29th Jun 20083:31 pm 

hmmm… I've been debating whether or not to post this comment and risk sounding like a totally insensitive bitch… but judging by the other comments I'm gonna go ahead and do it…

This is just a perfect example of "survival of the fittest" one less idiot in the world to breed and contaminate the gene pool…

Don't get me wrong, I feel absolutely HORRIBLE for the family and friends of this kid, and sickened for the people unfortunate enough to see this go down, It's a horrible tragedy but come ON… Darwin would be proud… They have MULTIPLE signs on that ride, and MULTIPLE fences to protect the public from incidents such as this! This is a perfect example of the "me first" mentality that is running rampant in our nation's youth… Had he not been so eager to get on the ride, or make it into the park before the crowd, or even trying to get his hat like some other articles suggested, this NEVER would have happened…

Is a 30 dollar hat, or half an hour saved truly worth a human life??? I think not… Let this be a lesson to everyone else.

laura says:
Sun, 29th Jun 20086:11 pm 

The only thing that really pissed me off about this article was the grandmother who died while strapping her 4 year old grandson into the seat of a ride. The ride started before she was out of the way and struck her in the head.

That wasn't her fault. Six Flags should be more careful. This death trend isn't becoming to them.

Sarah says:
Mon, 30th Jun 200812:27 am 

Wasn't this the same theme park that cut a 14 year old girls legs off by accident on a ride?

asshole says:
Mon, 30th Jun 20086:05 am 

Darwin at work.

Casey says:
Mon, 30th Jun 20087:11 pm 

beth i totally agree with you. It's unfortunate, but the kid shouldn't have been such a greedy little asshole. If you want to ignore signs and jump fences and be where you KNOW you shouldn't be then sorry, you get what you deserve.

Suzie - George Washi says:
Tue, 1st Jul 20085:40 pm 

Since when does ignoring a sign and jumping a few fences warrant decapitation?

Anne says:
Wed, 30th Jul 20081:57 pm 

It does not make me scared of roller coasters since the kid wasn't actually on the ride but instead ignored warning signs not to enter. It is a VERY sad and unfortunate situation but the kid should have had enough common sense to realize he was too close to the coaster and that something bad could happen. SUZIE-GEOREGE WASHINGTON, ignoring a sign and jumping fences does not warrant decapitation however anyone with common sense would know better that getting that close to the coaster could in fact have a very high risk factor.

JFred says:
Mon, 18th Aug 200811:07 am 

It is possible the kid was retarded or had vision problems. Safety has to take account for the handicapped. This would also make things safer for the drunk and the stoned.

And let's admit it, some people at amusement parks are drunk or stoned. And bringing your developmentally disabled kid, or kid brother, to the park shouldn't kill him.