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Teenager decapitated by Six Flags roller coaster
2008-06-30
Posted by:anonymous5089

#14  If only they could have headed that off......
Posted by: no mo uro   2008-06-30 21:28  

#13  No place to put it.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-06-30 21:19  

#12  and he sure doesn't need that hat now..
Posted by: Frank G   2008-06-30 20:11  

#11  My son thought no hat was that nice.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-06-30 19:24  

#10  Musta been a really nice hat...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-06-30 19:00  

#9  My son said the same thing happened last year at Great America. So if it convinces one kid not to chase a hat, it's worth it.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-06-30 18:55  

#8  Mom was right. It is all fun and games until someone gets decapitated.
Posted by: SteveS   2008-06-30 18:39  

#7  He supposedly went after a hat. Why on earth they didn't ask an operator to go in during a stop in the ride and get it is a mystery. Common sense is lacking in supply these days.

Another kid was also with him. He didn't get decapitated, but the mental trauma of seeing his freind get up cut in two will haunt him for the rest of his life I'm sure.
Posted by: Charles   2008-06-30 15:14  

#6  The headlines are scare tactics to make it sound like the park is unsafe. The kid climbed two fences in order to get killed. He had to work at it and It's tragic for his family but if he doesn't understand the dangers it was just a matter of time.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-06-30 13:48  

#5  I don't understand why this one gets the big headline.

Me too.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2008-06-30 12:39  

#4  While this is indeed an unfortunate occurance, many many many people have died in the US and elsewhere today, and I don't understand why this one gets the big headline.
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman   2008-06-30 12:36  

#3  Not from actually RIDING the thing, though.
Posted by: Grenter Protector of the Geats4975   2008-06-30 12:31  

#2  "Teen dies of gross stupidity, parents sterilized."
Posted by: mojo   2008-06-30 12:22  

#1  Argh! Wrong category! I hate it when that happens. Bummer. I think I'll go to a pr0n website to cheer me up, now.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2008-06-30 12:06  

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