Comments on: Reason #4873 to be Afraid of Roller Coasters

By: JFred

JFred — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:07:52 +0000

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.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:57:12 +0000

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.

By: Suzie - George Washi

Suzie - George Washi — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:40:26 +0000

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

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:11:50 +0000

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.

By: asshole

asshole — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:05:59 +0000

Darwin at work.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:27:40 +0000

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

By: laura

laura — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:11:01 +0000

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.

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:31:58 +0000

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.

By: brooklynbaby347

brooklynbaby347 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:59:03 +0000

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.

By: Cath

Cath — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:46:08 +0000

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.