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To: Aliska

What the hell is a "developmentally disabled man" doing on a ferris wheel?

Do we need posters that not only say you must be "this" tall, but also "this" bright?


3 posted on 08/04/2005 7:20:47 PM PDT by bikepacker67
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To: bikepacker67

Wasn't there something a few years ago at Elitch Gardens in Denver about a "developmentally disabled person" who stood up on a ride and subsequently fell off?

Why are they knowingly putting people into situation that they are not able to handle.


5 posted on 08/04/2005 7:24:09 PM PDT by thompsonsjkc
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To: bikepacker67
What the hell is a "developmentally disabled man" doing on a ferris wheel?

Probably what we use to call a "Spaz".

6 posted on 08/04/2005 7:25:39 PM PDT by eddie willers
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He was about 31 or so years old and was on an outing from the Handicapped Development Center. A female caretaker was on the ride with him. When the wheel stopped to pick up some more riders, he got frightened and slipped or jumped under the bar. The caretaker held him by the shirt as long as she could, made more difficult by the fact that he was slippery from sun screen.

She performed heroically, because it bought enought time for the carnival worker to jump into action. The man finally slipped away from the woman's grasp, fell and temporarily lodged on another chair, then fell again and landed on one of the spokes precariously. By then the carnival worker had climbed up and grabbed ahold of him long enough before others got up there to help get him down.

I don't blame the center for taking the people out to the fair, but they'll probably reconsider which rides the people can go on. It really dampened the spirit for the rest of the afternoon. Kids especially were afraid to go on. People were screaming in shock and horror as the drama unfolded.

7 posted on 08/04/2005 7:27:49 PM PDT by Aliska
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To: bikepacker67
What the hell is a "developmentally disabled man" doing on a ferris wheel?

His do-good liberal handlers were giving him the opportunity to be scared to death.

8 posted on 08/04/2005 7:27:49 PM PDT by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
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To: bikepacker67
Do we need posters that not only say you must be "this" tall, but also "this" bright?

ROTFLAMO

10 posted on 08/04/2005 7:29:58 PM PDT by konaice
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have you ever had the pleasure of getting to know someone with a disability? by your comment, i would guess not. and by your comment i would guess that you are a very ignorant person


28 posted on 08/09/2005 4:40:26 PM PDT by excuseyou
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