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Man Sues Over Daughter's Roller Coaster Death (Stupid Alert!)
The Indy Channel ^ | May 4, 2005 | A.P.

Posted on 05/04/2005 1:57:52 PM PDT by Abathar

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To: Dogrobber

Successfully navigated the plans for Hell through the environmental impact report process, no doubt.


21 posted on 05/04/2005 2:12:51 PM PDT by Kenny Bunkport
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To: Abathar

32 year old Tamar Fellmer discovers that not only is there a Santa Claus in Indiana. There is also "Gravity". Can the amusement company sue the Fellners for just being stupid?
I suppose the only good thing to come of this is Ms Fellner landed on a guy from Wendy's who was missing a part of his finger.


22 posted on 05/04/2005 2:15:27 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: Abathar
Yeah, until you actually need one. Does anyone ever wondered how to protect themselves from a scumbag attorney? You need not respond.
23 posted on 05/04/2005 2:15:41 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Abathar

If I were the amusement park owner, I would have filed suit against her estate three days after the funeral. I mean it. I have thought about this kind of crap for a long time. That dumb 32 year old adult woman endangered everyone when she decided to become a projectile.


24 posted on 05/04/2005 2:16:04 PM PDT by whereasandsoforth (Stamp out liberals with the big boot of truth)
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To: beezdotcom

Like gays, they probably recruit. Maybe they offer discounts or something to the borderline stupid.


25 posted on 05/04/2005 2:16:08 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Get back into your closets, you pinkos! We're setting the way-back machine for the fabulous fifties!)
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To: Alouette

Suppose this is a nomination for a Darwin Award?


26 posted on 05/04/2005 2:18:06 PM PDT by airforceF4
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To: 1rudeboy

""Yeah, until you actually need one. Does anyone ever wondered how to protect themselves from a scumbag attorney? You need not respond.""

Thats the catch-22 isn't it


27 posted on 05/04/2005 2:24:31 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for not reading the whole article since 1999)
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To: Abathar
Tamar Fellner

...and father suedner

28 posted on 05/04/2005 2:26:21 PM PDT by Kenny Bunkport
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To: Abathar

In Washington state, a man sued a lawn mower manufacturer for not warning him about the danger of reaching under it when it was running. Fortunately, he lost.


29 posted on 05/04/2005 2:26:33 PM PDT by Spok
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To: Americanexpat
"Wonder what was going through her mind as she was sailing through the air?"

I think your question is completely fine and appropriate. I wonder how clever and smart an idiot like her feels during their final three or four seconds of life

30 posted on 05/04/2005 2:29:31 PM PDT by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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To: Abathar
But the lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of Fellner's father, Rabbi Azriel Fellner, alleges the amusement park failed to ensure the woman was properly restrained and that the manufacturer could have used a safer design.

Sorry, rabbi, but padlocking everyone in their seat becasuse some people are stupid (genetically or otherwise) is not an option.

31 posted on 05/04/2005 2:30:36 PM PDT by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
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To: Abathar

About the time parents were allowed to sue when adult children, who have no financial tie to the parent, die.

Honestly, what are this man's tangible losses? If we are going to allow emotional distress than we will all be able to sue American Airlines for "allowing" their planes to be used in terrorist attacks. After all, we were all traumatized, and surely they could have done something, like welding the cabin doors shut or something.


32 posted on 05/04/2005 2:30:48 PM PDT by sharktrager (The masses will trade liberty for a more quiet life.)
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To: Spok

The park needs to sue this man for failing to properly raise his daughter and teach her not to do such stupid acts.


33 posted on 05/04/2005 2:31:08 PM PDT by umgud (FR, NASCAR, NRA, GOP)
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To: Abathar

They need a sign out front that reads "If your IQ doesn't reach this line, then you're too stupid to ride on this roller coaster."


34 posted on 05/04/2005 2:31:21 PM PDT by Redcloak (But what do I know? I'm just a right-wing nut in his PJs whackin' on a keyboard..)
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But the lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of Fellner's father, Rabbi Azriel Fellner, alleges the amusement park failed to ensure the woman was properly restrained and that the manufacturer could have used a safer design.

Obviously, the design should have included handcuffs and ankle bracelets chained directly to the frame attached under the seat. All parks should install these features into their rides as soon as possible. This is current technology,...to not install them is completely negligent.</sarcasm>

35 posted on 05/04/2005 2:32:00 PM PDT by D Rider
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To: D Rider

In all seriousness, that is the only thing that would prevent people like this from killing themselves.

Course no one would ever pay the price of admission for such a ride...


36 posted on 05/04/2005 2:36:55 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ("We, the people, are the...masters of...the courts...to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution.")
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To: Abathar
Vonderahe said the fall was an accident, but a preventable one.

You can't stop people from being stupid, Mr Vonderahe. I don't think I have ever, EVER thought of unbuckling a seatbelt and standing up on a roller coaster.

It was preventable; the father could have kept his kid off the ride.

Sheesh

37 posted on 05/04/2005 2:39:49 PM PDT by hattend (Alaska....in a time warp all it's own!)
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To: JustRight

Yep. "Loser Pays" lawsuits would stop this crap.


38 posted on 05/04/2005 2:42:35 PM PDT by HeadOn (Pay no attention to the tagline behind the curtain.)
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To: hattend

It was preventable, all right. The Rabbi should have had a vasectomy 33 years ago.


39 posted on 05/04/2005 2:44:36 PM PDT by HeadOn (Pay no attention to the tagline behind the curtain.)
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To: beezdotcom

We are witnessing the second law of thermodynamics here.
In essence, entropy increases. Things such as buildings, or organizations or even countries go from order to disorders.
So in the old days, common sense reigned and the father would not have even considered suing because it's obvious whose fault it was. Now these days, there is less sense.


40 posted on 05/04/2005 2:44:42 PM PDT by Redcitizen (One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter)
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