Teen decapitated by roller coaster

[99cougMD]

ABC News: Teen Decapitated by Batman Roller Coaster (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5269544) :eek:

[skater]

[The teen] scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both off-limits and dangerous to visitors.

Well, there you have it...

[20cougar01]

you think he would have asked one of the operators to get the hat for him.

[99cougMD]

I wonder if the family will try to sue. Obviously the kid was not allowed to sale those 2 walls. I can see the family trying to say it shouldn't have been possible for him to get where he got.

[Flyboy]

i heard about this yesterday, its so sad, i couldnt imagine going somewhere with a friend to have fun and then they end up getting decapitated....or getting killed at all....best wishes to the family and the church on their recovery from their loss

[GR02XR]

Maybe they should change it from the Batman ride to the Highlander coaster. I have no sympathy for anyone hurt/killed by intentionally bypassing barriers put there for safety reasons. You don't take the safety off a gun and then look down the barrel.

[marinofan]

You don't take the safety off a gun and then look down the barrel.

Why nBOOM

[deliveryguy]

:facepalm:

[kustomcougar]

his family is going to be loaded with cash after this, even if it was the kids fault

[branchedout]

Why nBOOM

ROFL!

[20cougar01]

yea the family will probably sue and win because this is America after all.

[Marius]

I wonder if he'll get a Darwin Award. :facepalm:

[ND4SPD]

my first thought went right to the Final Destination movie... heh!

unfortunately, it was dumb kid doing a dumb thing... so sad, all over a stupid hat :(

[wadespencer99]

I wonder if he'll get a Darwin Award. :facepalm:

I was just going to say score one for Darwin!!

[Comando489]

i wish that more stupid people would take this guys lead.

:cover:

[bgred619]

did he get the hat?

[Kara7741]

I feel bad for the family, but they always post signs telling you to either not take hats, glasses.... with you or to hold on to them tight due to not being able to retrieve them if they fall off while on the ride, it's too bad something that terrible had to happen over a stupid hat.

[ice992]

My condolences to the family and his loved ones, but honestly, you can't fix stupid... if 2 6ft fences, signs saying stay out and the "wurr" of a roller coaster flying around a track right above you @ 50mph isn't enough to deter you... then stupid is as stupid does...

[sonza68]

I was just going to say score one for Darwin!!

I like to think of Darwin as the Angel of Death for the stupid.

[PREDATOR]

**** Happens

[work_in_progress]

Ouchies... yeah this is America and someone will find some loophole and take it to court.

Funny story, my friend slapped the glasses off my face at a 6Flags in Chicago and they landed in the "no-go zone." But we waited till the park was closing to get them back. That happened in the middle of the day. he musta wanted that hat bad.

[Frosty]

Dang, that's sad nonetheless. At first I was thinking it was the Six Flags across the street from me but I would've found out sooner if that were so.

[thousandlegs]

I read several articles about this giving different stories...some said he was trying to get a hat, some said that he and another kid had left the park for lunch and were taking a shortcut back in and yet another said that he wanted to touch the people on the coaster. Whichever is true, I don't know but I do know that this kid's family has to suffer now because he was stupid.

NOW, if his family does sue Six Flags I'm going to be pi$$ed off big time. I don't see, with the info that I have, how anyone could say that the park is at fault. Americans have had so many things ruined because we can't be bothered by the little things like following safety procedures so companies have to build in several back up safeties.

Sue because the fences weren't high enough.
Sue because there was no razor wire.
Sue because the signs weren't written in eight languages.
Sue because Americans are litigious.
Lose because it was your kid's fault.

*slides soap box under chair*

[Cougargrrl99]

Oye. I heard about this on the radio this morning. Stupid move on the kid's part. I didn't read the article, but they said on the radio that he was either going after the hat or trying to touch the ride? :confused: Regardless, stupid move!!

It would just be easier to pay the family off (if) they sue, which we all know won't happen....:crazy::goofy::rofl: .....to avoid that much more public attention.

FYI if you do lose your hat/glasses/shoes/etc. They DON'T retrieve them. You're SOL. ;)

[Rhino]

I just want to know.........what kind of Hat was it?? No hat I have is worth climbing 2 fences into a posted no entry zone:banghead:

[GR02XR]

It was his lucky hat.

[Comando489]

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/11273.jpg

probably one of them sweet cat in the hat-hats that you can win at the carnival games :rofl:

[DanoftheDead]

Sounds like fail to me. Its sad but damn thats just stupid. Not to mention who the **** wears a hat on a rollercoaster?

[Rhino]

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/11273.jpg

probably one of them sweet cat in the hat-hats that you can win at the carnival games :rofl:

Well...that's a whole other story, I sure as hell am jumping a couple fences to get one of those back.

Maybe he was too short for the ride so he wore that to fool them:cool:

[skater]

I don't think they'd win if they sued. Two 6-foot fences and warning signs, plus common sense, are more than reasonable warnings to just about anyone that would be serving on a jury. 6 Flags might settle with them just to save the hassle, which is unfortunate, but it's not quite the same thing.

[frenchblueC2]

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/11273.jpg

probably one of them sweet cat in the hat-hats that you can win at the carnival games :rofl:

I was thinking more like one of these hats
http://blog.syracuse.com/axeman/2007/07/medium_duncecap.jpg

[thousandlegs]

pretty sure he doesn't need a hat now. would look funny sitting on his shoulders.

too soon?

[marinofan]

pretty sure he doesn't need a hat now. would look funny sitting on his shoulders.

too soon?

:rofl: not at all

[kustomcougar]

i was at cedar point and lost a new pair of shoes on the raptor and i had to wear a damn pair of sandles i bought at the gift shop

[branchedout]

i was at cedar point and lost a new pair of shoes on the raptor and i had to wear a damn pair of sandles i bought at the gift shop

did you not tie your shoes on properly??? :rofl:

[kustomcougar]

i havn't tied my shoes since middle school, i lace the shoes the i put a knot in the top lace hole so i can slide them on and off

[branchedout]

i havn't tied my shoes since middle school, i lace the shoes the i put a knot in the top lace hole so i can slide them on and off

so then what part of you exactly thought riding on a roller coaster with a brand new set of shoes was a particularly good idea? :rofl:

[kustomcougar]

so then what part of you exactly thought riding on a roller coaster with a brand new set of shoes was a particularly good idea? :rofl:

i didnt think the rollercoaster was that bad :rofl: then around a twisty woossshh both shoes flew off. i wonder if they hit someone

[branchedout]

they probably ended up on ebay, lol

[kustomcougar]

hey mike, i found a video of where at on the roller coater i lost my shoes, at exactly 1:04 they flew off
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OcYj8d8d35w

[branchedout]

now i wanna puke, lol.

[sonza68]

Wuss.

[Naturaltal3nt]

the best part is that not only one kid went but his buddy did too....seriously wtf they both should've tried to slow the roller coaster with their heads....morons....complete fail :crazy: