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tenniels · 06-26-2007, 08:17 PM

People are stupid. Common sense should say that plastic bags are dangerous for children, no warning needed. People who sue over these things should be slapped around by me. I realize children think everything and anything are toys, but that is where the parents come in. And even then, kids find ways to get their little hands on things, it's just life. If anything were to happen it would be an accident. People seem to not like that word anymore, accident. Someone always has to be to blame, and it's never usually the person the incident happened to. So frustrating sometimes.

In no way does the OP have anything to do with what I said above, the girl did nothing wrong, and unfortunately a terrible accident happened. I do believe she does deserve some compensation too. I didn't want to come across as overly insensitive.

surferlove007 · 07-10-2007, 10:04 AM

CNN) -- A girl's feet were cut off Thursday when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville, Kentucky, police said.

A cord wrapped around the 16-year-old's feet and severed them at her ankles while she was on the "Superman Tower of Power," a police dispatcher said. The girl was taken to a local hospital.

An unidentified witness told CNN affiliate WLKY she saw a cable on the ride snap.

"The people on the ride just came and hit the ground," she said. "When I got up there, the lady she was just sitting there, and she didn't have no legs. ... And she was just there, calm, probably in shock from everything."

"That could have been all of us -- riding that ride," witness Whitney Sandfer told CNN affiliate WDRB/WMYO.

The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. ET, according to Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg. The park remained open, but the ride in question was shut down and will remain so until the full investigation is complete, Goldberg said.

During the ride, passengers are lifted to 177 feet, suspended momentarily and then dropped, according to the park's Web site.

Passengers drop 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping "just 20 terrifying feet above the pavement," it adds.

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

"The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," Stinnett said.

The ride was introduced in 1995.

Man...I don't think I'll be riding the Superman anymore...apparently they were able to reattach one of the feet...but not the other..

06-26-2007, 08:17 PM	#41 (permalink)
tenniels Insane Location: Oh Canada!!	People are stupid. Common sense should say that plastic bags are dangerous for children, no warning needed. People who sue over these things should be slapped around by me. I realize children think everything and anything are toys, but that is where the parents come in. And even then, kids find ways to get their little hands on things, it's just life. If anything were to happen it would be an accident. People seem to not like that word anymore, accident. Someone always has to be to blame, and it's never usually the person the incident happened to. So frustrating sometimes. In no way does the OP have anything to do with what I said above, the girl did nothing wrong, and unfortunately a terrible accident happened. I do believe she does deserve some compensation too. I didn't want to come across as overly insensitive. __________________ I like things. And stuff. But I prefer to have things over stuff. Last edited by tenniels; 06-26-2007 at 08:20 PM.. Reason: Forgot something.

07-10-2007, 10:04 AM	#42 (permalink)
surferlove007 Junkie	Girl Loses Feet on Six Flags Ride: Superman in Kentucky CNN) -- A girl's feet were cut off Thursday when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville, Kentucky, police said. A cord wrapped around the 16-year-old's feet and severed them at her ankles while she was on the "Superman Tower of Power," a police dispatcher said. The girl was taken to a local hospital. An unidentified witness told CNN affiliate WLKY she saw a cable on the ride snap. "The people on the ride just came and hit the ground," she said. "When I got up there, the lady she was just sitting there, and she didn't have no legs. ... And she was just there, calm, probably in shock from everything." "That could have been all of us -- riding that ride," witness Whitney Sandfer told CNN affiliate WDRB/WMYO. The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. ET, according to Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg. The park remained open, but the ride in question was shut down and will remain so until the full investigation is complete, Goldberg said. During the ride, passengers are lifted to 177 feet, suspended momentarily and then dropped, according to the park's Web site. Passengers drop 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping "just 20 terrifying feet above the pavement," it adds. "I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO. "The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," Stinnett said. The ride was introduced in 1995. Man...I don't think I'll be riding the Superman anymore...apparently they were able to reattach one of the feet...but not the other..