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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Child dies at Schlitterbahn in KCK
This is horrifying. Supposed to be a press conference soon with more details. Rumors seem to indicate it happened on the Verrukt, the world's tallest waterslide.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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You should read every page of this indictment:
http://www.kansascity.com/latest-new...eadmore_inline The negligence is beyond belief. I can't imagine how they're gonna defend this. These guys should go to prison for a long, long time. |
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Just looking at the stupid ride, why would anyone get on? I mean, one doesn't have to understand too much physics to see how unsafe it was.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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![]() ![]() And you're not kidding. It's terrifying that these guys were even allowed to construct something like this in the first place let alone run it for a couple years. |
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#412 |
Mahomes or GTFO
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: KC
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I'm kind of torn on this.
This guy didn't wake up in the morning thinking to himself, "I think I'll kill a kid on the water slide today." But the negligence seems to be there. But then again, put yourself in this guy's shoes for a second. You're a young guy, trying to make a career for yourself, and you've done pretty ****ing good thus far – by all accounts. You're the D.O. for a HUGE waterpark and a multi billion dollar company. These guys see something in you, and they trust you. They've also just made a historic investment by building one of the world's largest water slides. THE largest, actually. And now they're expecting you to keep the ride, and the park, busy. You've gotta help the stakeholders pay for that ride, y'know? That's a lot of pressure for a 20-something year-old guy. You can either shut the ride down because people are getting hurt, or you can keep things rolling along as the brass would want. I don't know what I would do in this situation, honestly. Seems to me this kid's become the fall-guy for someone else's faulty design – and I don't feel like that's right. |
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Shaken. Not stirred.
Join Date: Sep 2002
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I'm a little shocked that this hasn't caused the park to be closed permanently to be honest.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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I do admit that I'm not sure why he's singled out while all of the other charges are just against Schlitterbahn as an entity. |
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Mahomes or GTFO
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: KC
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Again. A lot of pressure on the guy from folks up top, I'm sure. Either way, this is a horrible situation for all involved, and it seems to have been handled terribly on the part of Schlitterbahn. |
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#418 |
The Beast Inside Your Head
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Yeah.. the top guys need to do some time as well. I wonder what kind of money this guy was making there.
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#419 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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The allegations in that indictment are appalling. I can't even wrap my mind around the notion that the pricks that designed the ride had no engineering backgrounds. I mean, that's like a bunch of drunk rednecks yelling "Hey y'all, watch this!" only with somebody else's life on the line. These guys make the mayor from Jaws look responsible.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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