He was decapitated when he was hit by the ride. Eww.
Must have been a horrible shock to everyone who saw it happen.

Climbed over two fences with signs saying danger and to keep out... but I'll bet this family still sues for millions... and probably gets it too.

This is truly Darwin at work. I live near Six Flag over GA and go there all the time. They aren't kidding about the fences and signs. Everywhere along that fence is covered in signs only an idiot would miss. Not only that, but Batman is the LOUDEST ride in the park. If you are in the parking lot you can barely hear someone talking over that ride. There is no way this kid did not know the ride was going. The ONLY thing that I figure is that he thought that the ride went on top of the rails, not underneath. It is a terrible shame that he died, but no one is responsible but him. If you jump down and grab the third rail on the subway no one gets to sue transit company.

Yes the family can sue, but I would hope that a responsible jury would look at the irresponsibility of the victim and say "sorry, no dice" there are warning signs, they climbed the fences anyway (for what purpose by the way?) the only way a lawsuit would do any good in this case would be to prove that the kids were illiterate and couldn't read the signs, in which case one would hope that the jury would say "and what the fuck kind of parents were you to raise illiterate kids?"

These Six Flags deaths are becoming a summer ritual.

Common - actually no they are not. One, perhaps two in the past several years. Lets compare that to deaths on the highway shall we, or perhaps we don't cause it completely fucks up your "shark attack" version of reality.

"Climbed over two fences with signs saying danger and to keep out... but I'll bet this family still sues for millions... and probably gets it too."
...stupid asshole

I doubt it. "Two fences" Sounds like the amusement park took special precautions to prevent such an event.

Yeah, you are in a lot more danger driving to Six Flags than you ever will be in the park. Considering the number of visitors to amusement parks each year the death rate is extremly low.

BOORTZPAL

live near Six Flag over GA and go there all the time.

Other than the fact you probably have family there, is Georgia a pretty nice state
in which to live? Decent priced homes, nice scenery, towns with all the conveniences, low cost of living and all? Just wondering.

I was working at Magic Mountain in Valencia the year a gardener was decapitated by the Revolution ride doing safety runs, they being a common occurrence just before the park opens for business. He was working alone and they can't figure out why he didn't heed the warning announcement and claxon. The story goes that his head bounced off a couple of t-shirt kiosks and wound up coming to a stop right in the middle of the entrance way plaza, 30 or so feet from the front gate. There was also a persistent rumor circulating that about 15-20 people who were lined up early to get in the park were generously "compensated" for witnessing this gruesome scene. The park was sold to Six Flags a scant two years later.
But everyone knew about the poor diminutive zoftig woman that found the hole in the Colossus safety restraint protocols. She put her hands up at a segment of the ride designed with significant negative Gs, and floated right out of the car--resulting in pretty much being literally eviscerated tumbling through the dense wooden framework.
But the best Magic Mountain yarn I ever heard was the one about the newlyweds that took a scenic aerial bucket ride designed to slowly take patrons up to the top of the mountain. They decided that, as the ride was taking forever, they'd have plenty of time to consummate their union with a little naughty jungle sex. The rhythmic motion caused a structural failure in a locking bar that hooked the car to the cable, resulting in the bucket hopping off and plummeting 60-70 feet--instantly killing the bride and breaking the neck of the groom. In flagrante delicto, in case you wondered.

Every park has ghost stories. There are some real gristly occurrences in the past history of Disneyland, but as those buckaroos are aggressively serious about their image, I'll save 'em for a less public forum.

The kid was still a few croutons short of a salad for even being around there, as are most of the New Oblivious Generation. Probably would have voted Obama, too, if he had made it to 18. Shame. Us older folks all learned from Adam West that you just don't fuck with Batman.

Kersplatman Roller Coaster

Yeah Cook, we all watched Batman and LEARNED. If you think that TV show was educational.....sheesh.

And it's good to know your psychic powers enable you to ascertain how people will choose to vote, even if they die young. Must be a nice feeling.

How in the heck did Obama get in the thread?

Obama is Black Batman wore a Black cape. It fits.

Larry Mohr

I also live near the Six Flags in Georgia (about 15 minutes away). Boortzpal is correct, there is no way he could have thought the ride wasn't running, and yes, there are lots of fences and plenty of warning signs. My heart goes out to the kid's family.... but he was an idiot.

Chris, Georgia is a nice place to live as far as cost of living, wages, etc. The scenery is beautiful too. Too bad I am going to be out on the road in the truck for July 4th.... Stone Mountain Park has the most fantastic fireworks display I have ever seen.

CHRIS

For years I have been uncommonly fond of Perry, GA., about an hour and a half south of Atlanta.

MOOMAN can probably tell you more about cost of living, etc. because I don't know anything except it's been there since the days of stagecoaches.

I stop there for as long as I can when I'm traveling back and forth to WV. I suppose it has all the problems that any other town has but there's something about the place that makes me feel like the weight of the world has just been taken off my shoulders. I always leave wishing I could stay longer.

If you like Georgia, (not too hot, not too cold, a little bit of snow) you might want to take a look at Perry.

A tragedy.
But I bet the family still sues Six Flags.

Probably would have voted Obama, too, if he had made it to 18. Shame. Us older folks all learned from Adam West that you just don't fuck with Batman.

Posted by cookfish

Be serious. A dumbass from Georgia? It what the repubs call "their base".

Chris,

The south is about the most beautiful place in the U.S. No wonder Charlotte grew in terms of real estate and almost everywhere else is losing in prices. N.C. especially is getting too big for my tastes. Because most southern's will only pay a certain amount for Real Estate, prices have remained relatively low. We havent had the rediculous runup in prices you have seen in Cali. It is starting to get crowded like the rest of liberal mecca's on the coasts. But most people are buying land to insulate the small towns from getting overrun.

"Chris,

The south is about the most beautiful place in the U.S. No wonder Charlotte grew in terms of real estate and almost everywhere else is losing in prices. N.C."

Chris...You DO NOT want to relocate to East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. This state is so damn backwards that they don't even have an income tax here. Where I live on the side of a mountain with only two neighbors..pretty distant.. there are all kinds of animals and stuff. Hell, I'm surrounded by 150 acres of forest. All the different birds keep me broke buying bird food. The raccoons keep eating my cantalope. It's too damn quiet too. I have to fall asleep listening to tree frogs and owls every night. You will certainly miss the sounds of traffic, planes and the other pleasant city noises here too. The only car I ever get to see and hear is my one neighbors truck every once in a while. The nearest big city is Knoxville, fifty miles from where I live. Property values suck here also. They are so low that you can buy a brand new 2000 square foot home for two hundred thousand or less. Lots of little vacation cabins in the mountains too. The low prices are ridulous and the property taxes...I have to pay $800 every year. You're probably a lot more comfortable with property values and the taxes in California.
Charlotte would be good, Chris....or Atlanta. Big cities, lots of cars, millions of people. This whole county where I live only has a population of 80,000 total. You might get lonely.
No, Chris, spread the word...stay away from East Tennessee.

"This whole county where I live only has a population of 80,000 total."

Damn, that's crowded.

Property values suck here also. They are so low that you can buy a brand new 2000 square foot home for two hundred thousand or less.

Well that is a good thing isn't it??

Methinks Jestgettingalong doth protest too much.

"Well that is a good thing isn't it??"

Not if you're the guy trying to sell it for a million bucks. It's bad here....terrible, don't move here.

"Methinks Jestgettingalong doth protest too much."

Just tryin' to do Chris and the rest of you a favor...don't come to East Tennessee. Besides, it's much too conservative for you, Jomama...try Boston or San Francisco instead. EVERYBODY here has guns.

"EVERYBODY here has guns."

Same here.
My neighbors are playing with their 50 cals as I type.

"My neighbors are playing with their 50 cals as I type."

In Austin??? Ain't you in Austin? Damn, maybe there's hope for them folks after all. I always thought Austin was San Francisco West.

"Ain't you in Austin?"

no

"I always thought Austin was San Francisco West."

San Francisco is a bit west of Austin.

"San Francisco is a bit west of Austin."

Isn't that what I said? Lemme see...I meant to say, " Austin is like San Francisco TO THE West," right?

Oh, well, you caught me.

Anyway, back to the thread:

DARWIN AWARD!!

He was decapitated when he was hit by the ride. Eww.

Posted by CalifChris

Makes him qualified to vote republican.

Us older folks all learned from Adam West that you just don't fuck with Batman.

Posted by cookfish

Adam West? Are you serious?

Now if you said Christian Bale I might have beleived you.

How in the heck did Obama get in the thread?

Posted by dxlingr at 2008-06-29 12:19 AM

oh, that's an easy one: Cookfishithead got in the thread!

Like I said * dumb ass kid* lawsuit? No way. Unless the jury has the IQ of a potted plant.

A jury aquitted OJ Simpson LBD. ANYTHING's possible.

Larry Mohr

The story now is he was trying to retrieve his hat that fell off during the ride.

I have a bunch of servers at an AT&T colo facility right by Six Flags over GA.

I took this pictures back in 2001, but this is the area I assume the boy was killed... reading the decsription from the article anyway:

This is certainly a horrible accident. The fences were present to prevent such a disaster. However, if I'm not mistaken, when you purchase your ticket it comes with a disclaimer. I don't think Six Flags will be found liable.

Did he at least get his hat back?