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Kansas Amusement Park Co-Owner Arrested in Water Slide Death of 10-Year-Old Boy
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| March 27, 2018
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Posted on 03/27/2018 10:45:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
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posted on
03/27/2018 10:49:34 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Red Badger
I would never put my beloved child on this thing or countless others found at amusement parks!
Why wasnt his dad riding with him??
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posted on
03/27/2018 10:49:40 AM PDT
by
Guenevere
(The wrath of God has come upon them at last.....)
To: Red Badger
The owner did not kill the kid.
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posted on
03/27/2018 10:50:02 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ConservativeMind
Politician’s kid dies on ride, so the penalties must be harsh and personal.
To: treetopsandroofs
Politicians kid dies on ride, so the penalties must be harsh and personal.
There you go... it's us vs. them, after all.
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posted on
03/27/2018 10:55:17 AM PDT
by
Sopater
(Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
To: ConservativeMind
The owner did not kill the kid. The owner ignored reports that the ride was inherently unsafe as designed and built. The owner ignored lapses in maintenance that added to the danger. He created the atmosphere in which the kid was killed.
To: Guenevere
I would never put my beloved child on this thing or countless others found at amusement parks! And therein lie the rub....why didn;t the parents say "NO" to this ride.
When I take my kids to these parks I personally ride the thing first, and take stock of whether it's appropriate for a 9-year-old. Many of them are not.
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posted on
03/27/2018 10:57:16 AM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
To: DoodleDawg
Every amusement park has maintenance issues.
People do die at parks. How many owners of parks are arrested for these deaths, and why?
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:00:42 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Red Badger
So.... people are strapped to a raft that is not attached to the slide? Who thought that was safe? Ive seen water slides where you are sliding with your body, or amusement rides with the car attached to the track.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:01:35 AM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: DoodleDawg
And had his wife and family members ride it.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:06:53 AM PDT
by
Skywise
To: DoodleDawg
I read the report. It was unreal. If even half of what is in it is true, the park was in the wrong!
The kid was younger than the recommended age for the ride, but the park had covered the sign with the recommended age with a sign stating a younger age, so how were the parents to know?
I dont think the penalties are harsh because the dad was a state senator. They are harsh because the ride was designed by someone who had no business designing a ride. It wasnt tested or maintained properly. Injuries happened on the ride regularly, and were covered up!
To: Red Badger
The whole idea of “mega” waterslides is a bad idea. Anything that goes that fast and has such a steep, long drop needs to be connected to rails so that it can’t fly up into the air. Waterslides need to be more gentle. I guess this is the tragic end result of making each ride more “extreme” to amp up the thrill.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:08:34 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Yaelle
I think there was a net of some kind.......................
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:08:59 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
To: Red Badger
The circular tubular supports caused the boy's decapitation.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:12:38 AM PDT
by
jonrick46
(Trump continues to have all the right enemies.)
To: Red Badger
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We have faith in the justice system ... --
Courthouses are filled with evil demons. Nobody escapes unscathed.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:15:52 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: jonrick46
Good heavens!.............................
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:19:55 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
To: ConservativeMind
People do die at parks. How many owners of parks are arrested for these deaths, and why? Maybe this is the start of a trend. When your negligence is responsible for the death of a child then why shouldn't a price be paid? Corporations being people and all.
To: DoodleDawg
That is where it doesn't make sense. On one hand he is not licensed to develop a ride, then the article keeps calling the design "his."
The fault lies with the company that accepted the design and built it. He is going to walk unless the lack of maintenance is proven to have contributed to the death.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:23:59 AM PDT
by
Salvavida
(The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
To: DoodleDawg
It wasnt his negligence, but it could have been the maintenance workers on that ride.
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posted on
03/27/2018 11:24:53 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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