Boy Decapitated at Six Flags Amusement Park

[DigitalE]

The other kids with him must have been horrified :(

[jwjw1]

you need more than a fence and a sign.

you mean something like the ability to READ or comprehend what a 'Skull and Crossbones' indicate....the fault is this kids alone..unless the parents want to jump in and show some responibility...I don't think Six Flags should require 15 ft fences with razor wire.

[spenser.d]

You wertainly must be one of them - look at your maths! ;)

In fairness, the blame is his, but it doesn't "serve him right". If an area is THAT dangerous - you need more than a fence and a sign. Best to come of it is that it may serve as a lesson to others and safety will be increased.

As you're in the UK, I'll assume you've never been to a Six Flags Theme Park. Suffice it to say, as I said in an earlier post, they do do everything you'd expect and then some to counteract human stupidity such as just witnessed. There's nothing more really that they could've done. The fences are there for a reason, and when you're in an amusement park with high-speed rollercoasters, it's common sense not to jump those fences. It's pretty much a cardinal rule of being able to be in a Six Flags Park that you stay out of fenced-in areas.

-Spenser

[Dotdot]

Why are so many folk saing it deserves him right etc. Jeese he did something silly and in this case payed the ultimate prize, but come on like no one here did stupid stunts and pushed the boat out a bit when you were a kid.

This is a simple case of bad luck and bad timing. Poor kid, hope his Mum and Dad are okay.

[-T- Member]

It's sad yes, but if the kid went there to grab someones leg, then what on earth did he think was the best possible outcome from that. The fact that to get there he had to climb two 6" fences should remove the park from any real blame. If the other theory is true and he went there to grab a hat that he'd lost, WTF is wrong with kids risking their lives for a stupid hat. I saw this on youtube and it seemed to go along with my question

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

It's an unfortunate event that would not have happened with a slight dose of common sense. However, it's no reason to say the kid deserved it. He was probably trying to spook a friend. Imagine how the family feels right now; better yet, imagine how you would feel if it happened to a friend or brother. There's no point in saying "oh he deserved it" or "he just won the Darwin award". Gosh, people are so shallow these days. :/

Thank you for the positive post Colicab. I too hope his parents are okay.

[Elessar]

Why are so many folk saing it deserves him right etc. Jeese he did something silly and in this case payed the ultimate prize, but come on like no one here did stupid stunts and pushed the boat out a bit when you were a kid.

This is a simple case of bad luck and bad timing. Poor kid, hope his Mum and Dad are okay.

Silly is a little kid spinning around and then getting dizzy to the point of falling down, laughing all the while. This, this is just stupid, the 'kid' was 17, knew better, and deserved what he got.

[Black Flash]

People die every single day and some people die in stupid ways, people do bad things and get forgiven for it. This kid does something dumb but not hurtful in anyway and gets bashed for it? I bet none of you would stand at his funeral and repeat the brainless comments there so why even write it? If it's wrong to disrespect the dead then the same thing applies behind a computer screen.

[gigapixels Veteran]

People die every single day and some people die in stupid ways, people do bad things and get forgiven for it. This kid does something dumb but not hurtful in anyway and gets bashed for it? I bet none of you would stand at his funeral and repeat the brainless comments there so why even write it? If it's wrong to disrespect the dead then the same thing applies behind a computer screen.

If, as the original report said, he was trying to grab somebody's foot as they passed on the coaster, he would have been doing something that could be extremely dangerous not only to himself but whoever he might have grabbed at.

He did something stupid. It's a shame that he died, but no sympathy is warranted if it's his own fault, especially after neglecting multiple warning signs and regular ol' common sense.

[Black Flash]

I understand if people have no sympathy for him but atleast show some respect to his grieving family instead cracking jokes and puns. I don't know what all your families taught you but usually it's common courtesy not to talk that way about people who passed away.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Common courtesy? What does it matter? We're not saying it to the guy's family or friends. We're simply discussing with blatant honesty what we think about what happened. Maybe it depends on what you believe, but since I don't believe in any sort of afterlife, I know I won't be around in any form to care what people think of me or how I died.

[Black Flash]

Yeah I guess that just means we all differ in our opinion but I'll leave it at that before this discussion breaks out into an afterlife or no afterlife debate :p

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

As you're in the UK, I'll assume you've never been to a Six Flags Theme Park. Suffice it to say, as I said in an earlier post, they do do everything you'd expect and then some to counteract human stupidity such as just witnessed. There's nothing more really that they could've done. The fences are there for a reason, and when you're in an amusement park with high-speed rollercoasters, it's common sense not to jump those fences. It's pretty much a cardinal rule of being able to be in a Six Flags Park that you stay out of fenced-in areas.

I personally 100% agree with you. If I see a sign telling me not to go somewhere due to risk of life, and a big fence, I know to stay the hell away.

I also know that even if I did do this, not only would I 100% expect to injure myself, I'd 100% expect to injure the leg I was grabbing.

However, we live in a nanny culture. We have to protect the idiots, it seems. And if this is true, then maybe more protection is needed?

I personally hate it, I think it's pathetic. My usual rant is that all batteries say not to eat them. Screw that, if someone wants to eat them, let them eat the batteries. See how it works out.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Why should I feel sorry for somebody who ended their life (and endangered others) through amazingly stupid actions?

I feel sorry for the family, sure, but why should I have to feel sorry for him?

When somebody climbs over fences and into a lion enclosure, I don't feel sorry when an arm (or more) gets eaten.

[ZakO]

I'd just say it's lucky his stupidity didn't get the person whose feet he was trying to grab hurt. Whatever happened to him was his own fault.

[Mosqutus]

thinning of the herd, look at it like that

[Martyn]

They should use electric fences, there would be less mess.

[Coldgunner]

if there is a lawsuit, which I suspect there will be, it should be thrown out as 6 flags obviously took adequate precautions.

[remix17]

If it's wrong to disrespect the dead then the same thing applies behind a computer screen.

It's not wrong to disrespect the dead because the dead can't hear you.

[Coldgunner]

It's not wrong to disrespect the dead because the dead can't hear you.

Its more disrespectful, the dead can't defend themselves.

[remix17]

Its more disrespectful, the dead can't defend themselves.

... except they also don't care... because they are .. you know DEAD.. gone... hence they can't even hear you.

[Malechai1]

100,000 morons - 1 = 99,000 morons.

lol!!

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

100,000 morons - 1 = 99,000 morons.

We've still got a way to go.

Never mind, add +1 back onto that.

>.<

Edit: Wow, I fail twice in one night, This post was making fun of the maths (100,000 - 1 = 99,999), then I corrected it saying I screwed up, just to have it pointed out to me I screwed up with the edit.

Edited June 30, 2008 by The_Decryptor

[Glowstick]

Good riddance. If you can't figure out why an area is fenced off and plastered with warning signs, ignoring the fact that there's a high velocity object whizzing around in said area, you deserve to go out in hilarious ways.

[Kudos Veteran]

100,000 morons - 1 = 99,000 morons.

We've still got a way to go.

What happened the other 999 morons? Did that 1 moron manage to take them out with him?