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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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You can sue them, but you can’t prosecute them. It boils down to scope of position. A corporation can be held liable if an employee breaks policy or is insufficiently trained. An employee that breaks a company policy can still endanger the company.
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#453 |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2005
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On the local news last night- they interviewed a woman that was seriously injured long before the kid's death. She practically broke her back on that slide.
Fact is they knew there were major design flaws and covered it up. They knew someone would most likely get hurt or killed and covered it up. Several people did, in fact, were seriously hurt and they covered it up. A kid was killed and they tried to cover it up. I think the managers, politicians and owners that knew it was unsafe deserves jail time- and the park should be fine the largest penalty that law can levy. Their actions were criminal and they should be punished for it. |
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Construction Cost + Bribes to Inspectors and Politicians + Advertising for the Worlds Largest / Fastest slide = $ Huge Profits - Payoffs for injuries - legal fees to squash lawsuits = Net Profit $$ They saw that despite the safety risks- and rafts floating off the hill to the concrete below- it would be a huge draw and money maker- and they chose this business plan at all cost. Then a little boy loses his life on the shoddy netting used as a band-aid to fix the major design flaws they previously knew about- now they are exposed for the dirty, lying money grubbing pieces of shit they are. ![]() |
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201
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There are state people (politicians, departments, inspectors) whose heads need to roll (pun not really intended) over this as well. People were inspecting this thing and signing off on it, knowing full well the risk.
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#458 |
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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That's amazing.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Springfield, Mo.
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![]() Reminds me of the Alpine Slide I rode in Stowe, Vt. back in the 80's. The kid at the top of the slide taking tickets had and arm and ankle in casts. He'd wiped out on it the week before. ![]() You could damn sure get moving on it and crash if you weren't careful. |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate
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They need a corporate death penalty. This company should cease to exist.
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