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Boy decapitated by roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/28/six_flags_death.html ^

Posted on 06/28/2008 7:33:17 PM PDT by kcvl

A 17-year-old South Carolina boy on an church outing was killed Saturday when he was struck by the popular "Batman the Ride" at Six Flags Over Georgia. It was the second Batman ride-related death at the Cobb County park.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: accident; danger; darwinaward; fencejumper; getoutoftheredummy; prayerneeded; rollercoaster; shortcutofdeath; sixflags; stop; themepark; tragedy; youmightbekilled
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To: ConservaTexan

No one is saying he wasn’t responsible for his death. People are expressing disdain for your, and others, boorish comments about the death of a young man and the devastation it brings to his family and friends.

Decency is sorely lacking in today’s society. Your zeal to prove your hindsight does nothing but take away from said decency.


101 posted on 06/29/2008 12:48:29 AM PDT by kenth (Just think, .000001783% of the population is screwing it all up for the rest of us.)
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To: kcvl
Caught dumb in a no dumb zone....must have been drunk or stoned...

I am sure the 100 million dollar law suit will 'help' the grieving parents get thru this..
102 posted on 06/29/2008 1:05:42 AM PDT by Fred (The Democrat Party is the Nadir of Nilhilism)
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To: mirkwood

“It is a hell of a long walk from that park to get a bite to eat.”

Yeah, I wondered about that too. I’ve never been to this park, but at the 6 Flags in NJ you’d die of starvation before you got out of the parking lot. It is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, although there is a Wawa or a 7-11 or something where we’d stop to buy sodas to get the entrance discount. But there is certainly nothing within walking distance.


103 posted on 06/29/2008 1:17:30 AM PDT by jocon307 (The Silent Majority - now completely confused)
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To: BigCinBigD
He was trespassing in a restricted area. No sympathy here.

What is wrong with folks like you in your little world?

Someone screws up and they deserve to die?

What a dick.

104 posted on 06/29/2008 1:22:11 AM PDT by wardaddy (if I could slap Obama will he fight back like a black man or bitch up like a metero white boy?)
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To: LADYAK

I’m very sorry ma’am.


105 posted on 06/29/2008 1:22:55 AM PDT by wardaddy (if I could slap Obama will he fight back like a black man or bitch up like a metero white boy?)
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To: badbass

nice post...more cogent then mine.


106 posted on 06/29/2008 1:23:33 AM PDT by wardaddy (if I could slap Obama will he fight back like a black man or bitch up like a metero white boy?)
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To: ConservaTexan; eyedigress

so far two asshats here and they are both in Texas.

what are you tuff guys eating out there in the land of mean men and nervous sheep that makes y’all so scary..lol

heartless prigs

got kids?

don’t lie now


107 posted on 06/29/2008 1:26:28 AM PDT by wardaddy (if I could slap Obama will he fight back like a black man or bitch up like a metero white boy?)
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To: Sir_Ed; dixiechick2000
It amazes me the cold, heartless dispassion I see here so often.

there are a lot of really nasty mean folks here....and they flock to threads just like this

real bastards boy, always been this way.

JR and his mods should purge these pricks, they make us look worse than conservalites

108 posted on 06/29/2008 1:30:19 AM PDT by wardaddy (if I could slap Obama will he fight back like a black man or bitch up like a metero white boy?)
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To: wardaddy

I’m still up and don’t want to re-visit the stupid statements made by some here. I couldn’t imagine hearing your son got decapitated on a church trip to six-flags. Some don’t care.


109 posted on 06/29/2008 1:31:10 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: LADYAK

I’m so sad to hear that. My prayers go out for you and your son.


110 posted on 06/29/2008 1:32:05 AM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: Arkansas Toothpick

Amen.


111 posted on 06/29/2008 1:35:38 AM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: eyedigress

I’m 50 and have lived a pretty tough risky life at times and consider myself lucky to be here.

lack of compassion over death is fortunately an uncommon reaction amongst most people worldwide

it usually elicits sympathy from almost anyone except jerks

whether they broke the rules or not

i think the first time i saw this here was back in 2001 when some where gloating over a cop shooting a joyriding kid...the cop cried...some freepers thought it was great

impossible to weed out folks with serious issues here

I used to think it was just young folks mouthing off without thinking....but I was wrong...it’s a mindset......


112 posted on 06/29/2008 1:40:24 AM PDT by wardaddy (if I could slap Obama will he fight back like a black man or bitch up like a metero white boy?)
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To: wardaddy

Your not much older than me and I know my generation. This is a stupid tragedy. Happened quite often in different ways across the spectrum. Never did we say he deserved it. Punks.


113 posted on 06/29/2008 1:46:40 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: BigCinBigD

I have plenty of sympathy for the family. Young men often do idiotic things, but usually survive them. I know I’m probably lucky to be alive. This is a tragedy. Of course, my sympathy for the family is subject to change if they decide to employ some scumbag lawyer in the hopes of securing “jackpot justice” for their loss.


114 posted on 06/29/2008 1:47:39 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: wardaddy


Someone is getting cranky, time for a little shuteye, we can all sing kumbaya later....
115 posted on 06/29/2008 1:52:56 AM PDT by Fred (The Democrat Party is the Nadir of Nilhilism)
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To: kcvl
I saw this on the news last night and it was stated the name of the South Carolina youth will be released after an autopsy is completed to determine cause of death. huh?

Prayers to the family and to LADYAK's family also.
116 posted on 06/29/2008 2:02:02 AM PDT by SouthDixie (We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly.)
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To: Fred

A picture of a decapitated teenager would be more aprapo.


117 posted on 06/29/2008 2:04:00 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: Marie2
I challenge "There but for the grace of God go I" comments whenever I hear them.

Let me illustrate.

Our thirteen-year-old son died as a result of a driving mistake made by his older sister, our daughter.

Did my son have no "Grace of God?"

Stop blaming God for the accidental deaths of people. God does not selectively choose people to murder as a gesture of his power to give or not give "Grace."

Who would worship such a cruel God?

If you have a thirteen-year-old son who is not killed in an accident, does he have "God's Grace" withheld from my son?

The world in which we live is flawed. It is full of accidents and illnesses that take lives. Our world is governed by laws of physics. For example, people can fall from heights and die because of the laws of gravity.

I do not believe God surveys the world every day and picks people to snuff just because He can.

He allows us to live with free choice in a flawed world. We suffer from both our own wrong choices and from the dangers of illnesses that can destroy us.

118 posted on 06/29/2008 2:39:47 AM PDT by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: LADYAK

" My son was just swept out to sea in Australia and still MIA...my heart just aches...and I am sure there is just aching....blessings and love to these folks!"

What, your son lost at sea? My heavens,that's terrible! I'm so sorry, LADYAK. My dear, I'm adding you to my prayer list and may God hold you close and give you comfort. I only wish I was with you so that I could give you a hug. If you can, please keep us informed. God bless you.

120 posted on 06/29/2008 3:20:14 AM PDT by Mila
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