“When I was 17, or any age before or after for that matter, I never made a decision that caused my head to be removed from my body.”
You probably don’t have that good of a memory.
“Whether that makes me smarter, luckier, more cautious or blessed, I will take it.”
Probably a combination of lucky and blessed.
You have sociopathic tendencies.
Why are accidents in amusement parks treated more special? With all that heavy machinery putting your body through unnatural motions, it's a wonder that accidents don't happen more often - even without people doing things that are stupid.
Over 40,000 people a year die in automobile accidents. Now that is tragedy. Scaling two fences with danger signs and getting your head taken off by a roller coaster is just plain stupid.
Of course, we will get the kneejerk overreaction and the ride will be closed for months pending an "investigation" and may never reopen unless the fences around it are made higher than the ride itself, electrified, with barbed wire on top and at least 50 security guards posted all around the perimeter to make sure no dumb kids try to scale them or tunnel under them.
I hate amusement parks anyway. Overcrowded, too expensive, and I hate heights. Last time I was dragged to one, I just hung out at the water park section with a John Grisham book and $40 to buy margaritas (which still didn't go all that far). Didn't go on a single ride because I hate them. Just told the kids to have fun and meet me at the water park after they were done waiting in line all day for 90-second rides.
You probably don’t have that good of a memory.
My memory is accurate on this point.