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Ken Shackleton
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Darwin Award winner |
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On Jun 28, 11:22 pm, Ferrous Patella <FerrousPate...@comcast.net>
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However...really, really, stupid behaviour. |
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KlausH
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Darwin Award winner |
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Mike Dworetsky wrote:
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"KlausH" <badgerbadgerbadger@badger.net> wrote in message
news:pRN9k.15796$Ri.1317@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com...
Desertphile wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:22:21 -0500, Ferrous Patella
FerrousPatella@comcast.net> wrote:
Two six-foot fences with signs pointing out that it is a bad idea to be
inside the fences were not enough to keep this lad in the gene pool.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icJKWwVpBMEbT5HEKFrs_UBNUgWQD91JFJS00
Warning: A bit gruesome and not a bit funny.
"Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said
the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while
riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt.
Dana Pierce."
No, he lost his hat and then he lost his head. Talk about "Going
from bad to worse....."
Of course, the idiot's bible thumping parents are suing the amusement
park.
Maybe. The story mentioned that the family of another teen injured in a
separate accident elsewhere ARE suing, but that one involved a serious
equipment defect that caused serious injury.
It didn't say anything about the boy's parents suing anyone. Given the
circumstances they might not be successful if they tried, unless the fence
was in some way defective.
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You are right. The article mention 3 different amusement park accident;
it is hard to keep keep them straight. |
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Geoff
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Re: Darwin Award winner |
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Ymir wrote:
Unintentionally suicidal...he should get a nomination. He was going to get
his hat which fell off when he was on the ride. |
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John Wilkins
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Darwin Award winner |
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Desertphile <desertphile@invalid-address.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:08:25 -0700 (PDT), Ron O <rokimoto@cox.net
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On Jun 29, 9:58 am, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net
wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:22:21 -0500, Ferrous Patella
FerrousPate...@comcast.net> wrote:
Two six-foot fences with signs pointing out that it is a bad idea to be
inside the fences were not enough to keep this lad in the gene pool.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icJKWwVpBMEbT5HEKFrs_UBNUgWQD91JFJS00
Warning: A bit gruesome and not a bit funny.
"Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said
the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while
riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt.
Dana Pierce."
No, he lost his hat and then he lost his head. Talk about "Going
from bad to worse....."
It sounds like a grounds keeper was killed under the ride before.
Probably, why there are two fences. Now they will probably have to
put razor wire on at least the second fence.
Attack dogs and foot patrols will probably be demanded by the
park's insurance carrier. Perhaps a moat with alligators, too.
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Methinks the alligators might be more of a hazard than the ride itself.
--
John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Philosophy
University of Queensland - Blog: scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts
"He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor,
bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious." |
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John Wilkins
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Darwin Award winner |
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Mark Isaak <eciton@earthlink.net> wrote:
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:41:02 -0600, Desertphile wrote:
Six Flags ought to counter-sue the parents for the emotional trama
the dead teenager caused.
There was a similar case here a number of years ago -- A train conductor
sued, for emotional damages, the estate of someone the train hit. All he
got was lawyer bills and more emotional damages. I don't remember the
case very well, but I remember being dissatisfied with the outcome.
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If the dead guy was a suicide, then I think the estate ought to have
paid up. I nearly committed suicide as a teenager by standing in front
of a train. It was the look of horror on the driver's face that made me
leap aside. I couldn't do it to that guy.
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John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Philosophy
University of Queensland - Blog: scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts
"He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor,
bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious." |
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J.J. O'Shea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Darwin Award winner |
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:08:25 -0400, Ron O wrote
(in article
<9e4ed4f2-fa64-4a3f-a5bc-752e9cf65a44@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>):
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On Jun 29, 9:58 am, Desertphile <desertph...@invalid-address.net
wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:22:21 -0500, Ferrous Patella
FerrousPate...@comcast.net> wrote:
Two six-foot fences with signs pointing out that it is a bad idea to be
inside the fences were not enough to keep this lad in the gene pool.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icJKWwVpBMEbT5HEKFrs_UBNUgWQD91JFJS00
Warning: A bit gruesome and not a bit funny.
"Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said
the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while
riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt.
Dana Pierce."
No, he lost his hat and then he lost his head. Talk about "Going
from bad to worse....."
--http://desertphile.org
Desertphile's Desert Soliloquy. WARNING: view with plenty of water
"Why aren't resurrections from the dead noteworthy?" -- Jim Rutz
It sounds like a grounds keeper was killed under the ride before.
Probably, why there are two fences. Now they will probably have to
put razor wire on at least the second fence.
Ron Okimoto
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That won't help. I remember reading about an incident in Indiana in the
1980s. This gentleman had a half-wolf/half husky, and was going out of town,
so he had a friend of his, who owned an attack dog training school, board
said half-wolf/half-husky. The friend took one look at the animal and decided
to take no chances. The animal was chained down inside a kennel, in the
secure area, which had a 9-foot fence topped with razor wire and signs
telling all outside to stay out, dangerous dogs inside. The secure area was
itself inside the main area of the school, which was surrounded by a six-foot
fence topped with razor wire and multiple signs warning all outside to stay
out, dangerous dogs inside. (That's _two_ fences with razor wire, lots of
signs...) The neighborhood boys elect to play a baseball game, and the ball
goes over the outer fence, over the inner fence, and rolls into the kennel
with the half-wolf/half-husky. Neighborhood boys climb the fences, and decide
to play with the nice doggie. Nice doggie doesn't feel like playing. Oops.
Parents sue. Win.
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email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com. |
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