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62. That netting looks like something one would have in their garden to hold up vines.

Tue Aug 9, 2016, 10:35 PM

Aug 2016

Not something I would want to encounter while traveling 70mph.

What's the best case scenario? You are traveling 70mph, go airborne and what? Get tangled up in some crappy net? Cut up? Jerked to a stop? Clotheslined?

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What We Know About the Young Boy Decapitated on the World�s Tallest Water Slide [View all] pnwmom Aug 2016 OP

the gruesome details only add to the horror. hlthe2b Aug 2016 #1

This is the first I've read he was decapitated. n/t left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #2

Even now most reports refer to a "fatal neck injury." But there were eye-witnesses, pnwmom Aug 2016 #3

It was probably internal decapitation where his skull became separated from his neck but cstanleytech Aug 2016 #19

That is what I was thinking nt qnr Aug 2016 #24

There was another report of a man riding the slide, and his safety straps snapped off. Siwsan Aug 2016 #4

Ok that guys a dick for not reporting it earlier imo. nt cstanleytech Aug 2016 #20

Absolutely agree. Siwsan Aug 2016 #21

Blaming the victim? scscholar Aug 2016 #26

No, the victim in this isnt the one at fault the ride owners are the guy is simply cstanleytech Aug 2016 #38

I read ALL other newspaper reports on this tragdey benld74 Aug 2016 #32

It was at a different time Lulu KC Aug 2016 #56

Gov Brownback outinleftfield2 Aug 2016 #5

Agreed! vkkv Aug 2016 #7

It's spelled "Brownhole" FoxNewsSucks Aug 2016 #64

Until we know the why and wherefore, Igel Aug 2016 #70

Too many government regulations took this boy's life.. NOT. vkkv Aug 2016 #6

Please don't blame the victims here. That is really heartless. pnwmom Aug 2016 #8

The father is a RWNJ teabagger politician. He and his family HATE government regulations. kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #9

No, they wouldn't gladly subject everyone's kids to decapitation. I'm sure they never dreamed pnwmom Aug 2016 #13

News Flash, Rightwingers who hate Govt Regulations HAVE subjected all of us to harm KittyWampus Aug 2016 #57

News flash: their child was decapitated on this ride. Obviously, they never dreamed pnwmom Aug 2016 #59

They willingly reject government regulations as a PRINCIPLE KittyWampus Aug 2016 #60

Right wing teabaggers are still human beings. Chemisse Aug 2016 #18

and those human rightwinger and the politicans and their votes harm all of us. KittyWampus Aug 2016 #58

Agreed.. for better fun and profit. vkkv Aug 2016 #23

That is sick. MicaelS Aug 2016 #29

And with this post... GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #39

What a horrible thing to say LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #46

If only everyone we disagree with would die....right? ileus Aug 2016 #52

What did the child do to deserve this? jberryhill Aug 2016 #53

In any Universe, actions have consequences. You throw a ball against a wall KittyWampus Aug 2016 #61

It wasn't the lack of regulation that killed the kid. Igel Aug 2016 #71

Ok, I have to comment in reference to this response, not the original post mdbl Aug 2016 #72

I kind of see what the poster meant though treestar Aug 2016 #80

Nonsense. That slide never should have been operating. yardwork Aug 2016 #81

Boy what a shitbag post after the death of a kid 7962 Aug 2016 #12

My opinion about a third party is my opinion but your comment is a DIRECT and insulting post. vkkv Aug 2016 #22

Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Looks like no one else agrees with you either. 7962 Aug 2016 #43

Religion is the oldest, most profitable marketing scam on the planet. vkkv Aug 2016 #65

If his family can take solace in their religion, more power to them. Chemisse Aug 2016 #15

That's what I suspected. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #10

I'd assumed the 2 women on the ride with the kid were related. maxsolomon Aug 2016 #11

They were not related per earlier reports. NutmegYankee Aug 2016 #25

OSHA regulations only cover employees, not the public. former9thward Aug 2016 #31

its a way to get a foot in the door maybe? maxsolomon Aug 2016 #33

Employees would have to file a complaint. former9thward Aug 2016 #34

I heard that the age limit for this ride was 14 & certain weight. 7962 Aug 2016 #14

They had ended the age limit and there was a height limit -- 54 inches -- that many 10 year olds pnwmom Aug 2016 #16

Thank you, didnt know they had ended the age limit 7962 Aug 2016 #44

More info: Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #17

I can't believe they have Velcro straps for a ride that travels 70 mph. MidwestTransplant Aug 2016 #27

Possibly concerned about MicaelS Aug 2016 #30

I wonder if the staff check the buckles thoroughly too TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #67

I don't think there are any buckles. MicaelS Aug 2016 #68

I should have said "fasteners" TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #69

They were using VELCRO ??? ananda Aug 2016 #28

yeah. velcro does not sound secure. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #37

Yeah that is pretty stupid. alphafemale Aug 2016 #40

[fellow passengers] " both suffered minor cuts and scrapes" 0rganism Aug 2016 #35

That was probably horribly from the body of the child. alphafemale Aug 2016 #42

rong: One woman has a broken jaw and one a broken orbital obamanut2012 Aug 2016 #74

I see how he was killed, no excuse for safety failures. That right looks dangerous as hell. Rex Aug 2016 #36

I think I'm seeing this the same way. yardwork Aug 2016 #41

I feel sorry for his family and the visitors. Rex Aug 2016 #48

Safety harnesses in a ride like this are crucial. yardwork Aug 2016 #49

I wouldn't get on it. Rex Aug 2016 #50

Other accounts say that is what happened -- and he was totally decapitated obamanut2012 Aug 2016 #75

From what I understand the net was a late addition. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #54

That netting looks like something one would have in their garden to hold up vines. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #62

Yeah totally unsafe, I am amazed nobody has been hurt prior til now. Rex Aug 2016 #63

Holy crap! rusty fender Aug 2016 #45

It was built in Kansas because of their lax regulations TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #47

My theory KT2000 Aug 2016 #51

According to the reports the state hadn't inspected the ride since 2012 -- and before it was pnwmom Aug 2016 #55

I also read that occupants had to weigh 400 lbs. kaiden Aug 2016 #76

The child of a Republican state lawmaker has died in a preventable accident. MADem Aug 2016 #66

Every person who is at risk is somebody's child. Jerry442 Aug 2016 #77

You know Stuart, I like you. AngryAmish Aug 2016 #73

Tragic. CentralMass Aug 2016 #78

to increase the thrill you generally have to increase the risk dembotoz Aug 2016 #79

Indeed, but why they thought a 2 point harness TexasBushwhacker Aug 2016 #82