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JDubya
08-12-2016, 11:35 AM
Three children have been injured in amusement park accidents in the past four days.

The latest incident has happened in Pennsylvania, where a three year old boy has fallen off another roller coaster. (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/08/11/child-falls-pennsylvania-roller-coaster/88569666/)

The states where theses accidents have occurred, Kansas, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, all have one thing in common. All are controlled at the state level, by Republicans. While Pennsylvania has a Democrat Governor, their state legislature is controlled by Republicans in both houses. Kansas and Tennessee are totally under Republican control.

Why might this matter? Because as we all know, Republicans hate regulations on business and when in charge, do everything in their power to weaken or eliminate them.

Now, it looks like we are seeing that the proof is in the pudding regarding irresponsible conservative government. Our public safety is being put at risk for the sake of profits.

How unfortunate for the innocent child of one Kansas Republican lawmaker who had to be the one to become an example of the Republicans' failure to put the welfare of the people ahead of profits for big business.

I wonder if the one unfortunate lad's wing-nut Kansas Representative father will now suddenly join the call to tighten and increase Federal safety regulations on amusement park rides.

Because, that's usually the way it works. Republicans always change their tune on such issues when they themselves or a member of their own family become victims of their own party's irresponsible policy making.

Cletus
08-12-2016, 11:36 AM
:grin:

Cigar
08-12-2016, 11:40 AM
I say we Deregulate All The Parks ... and send All The Republicans for a Free Ride :laugh:

Private Pickle
08-12-2016, 11:46 AM
lol You just can't make this stuff up...

Bo-4
08-12-2016, 11:51 AM
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/00/a6/66/00a6663dc726cdc7ed2069d5f7029e2e.jpg

nathanbforrest45
08-12-2016, 12:04 PM
Damn Republicans. Asked the parents of these chilrun who they were voting for and when they said Hillroid they struck out at the chilrun and flung them off the carnival rides.

Oboe
08-12-2016, 12:07 PM
You idiots want more regulation? Why not just make the idiot that put a three year old on a roller coaster responsible? You people are thick.

nathanbforrest45
08-12-2016, 12:26 PM
You idiots want more regulation? Why not just make the idiot that put a three year old on a roller coaster responsible? You people are thick.


My first thought as well. What the hell was a 3 year old doing on roller coaster ride? Also the Greeneville TN accident is speculated to have been caused by the older of the three kids rocking the chair back and forth to scare her younger siblings and it just went over. Of course, the answer to everything for these nitwits is more government intrusion and less personal responsibility

Common
08-12-2016, 01:38 PM
This is a shame, theres been alot of them lately, but who the HELL would put a 3 yr old on a roller coaster, a 3 yr old is way under the min height requirement

Bo-4
08-12-2016, 02:13 PM
You idiots want more regulation? Why not just make the idiot that put a three year old on a roller coaster responsible? You people are thick.

Irwin Mainway - your kind of guy.


http://www.hulu.com/watch/115713

exotix
08-12-2016, 02:22 PM
Ban everything except guns.

Don
08-12-2016, 02:55 PM
Lawsuits and terminations might help. Some attendant allowed the child to go on the ride. Also if a ride can be tipped over by kids then it wasn't a safe ride. They should expect kids (and drunks and stupid people) to try to push the ride past its limits. Poor testing, back to the drawing board.

Standing Wolf
08-12-2016, 02:55 PM
Something like 4,000 children are injured in amusement park accidents every year. The only reason the national media is doing such extensive reporting - or any reporting at all - on any such incidents right now is that they are in a feeding frenzy on the subject...the same way that any incident involving a gun, for instance, that happens within three blocks of any school goes to the top of the news report for weeks or months following an actual school shooting. It is a "media created" epidemic.

Bo-4
08-12-2016, 03:01 PM
Something like 4,000 children are injured in amusement park accidents every year. The only reason the national media is doing such extensive reporting - or any reporting at all - on any such incidents right now is that they are in a feeding frenzy on the subject...the same way that any incident involving a gun, for instance, that happens within three blocks of any school goes to the top of the news report for weeks or months following an actual school shooting. It is a "media created" epidemic.

The old media rule .. if it bleeds it leads has kind of of always been the case.

Especially when a 10 year old gets decapitated.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3733792/I-saw-slide-saw-blood-Teenage-girls-watched-horror-10-year-old-boy-decapitated-world-s-tallest-water-slide.html

Private Pickle
08-12-2016, 03:07 PM
Conservative States only huh?


Measles outbreaks[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=2)]

In 2014, at least 40 visitors of Disneyland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland) contracted measles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles) at the park between December 17–20, 2014, triggering an outbreak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak).[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-CDC-unvaxed-3)[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-Wired52-4)[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-Guardian-5)[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-6) The likely patient zero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_case) was speculated to be an international visitor to the park.[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-CNN-7) Over 127 cases of measles have been traced to the Disneyland outbreak, spanning 8 states and 2 additional countries (Mexico and Canada). Prior to the 2014 outbreak, two other outbreaks of measles have been linked to Disneyland, both of them much smaller in scale. In 1982 an outbreak resulted in 14 cases, while an outbreak in 2001 had only 5 cases reported.[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-8) The outbreak is credited with inspiring California Senate Bill 277 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Senate_Bill_277), which removes personal belief exemptions from school vaccination requirements.[9] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-9)




Hyperion Theater[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=4)]

On April 22, 2003, a 36-year-old stage technician fell 60 feet from a catwalk in the Hyperion Theater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Theater), prompting an investigation by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administ ration) (Cal/OSHA). The victim did not regain consciousness following the incident and died on May 18, 2003.[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-10) In October 2003, Cal/OSHA fined the Disneyland Resort $18,350 for safety violations related to the technician's death.[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-11)
On September 25, 2011; the flying carpet prop used during "A Whole New World" in Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular malfunctioned while flying throughout the theater, causing the carpet to flip over and suspend the actors playing Aladdin and Jasmine upside-down. The performance was immediately stopped and the theater evacuated. No injuries or deaths were reported




California Screamin'[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=5)]Main article: California Screamin' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Screamin%27)


On July 29, 2005, 25 guests were injured when one train rear-ended another and 15 guests were transported to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-13) An investigation determined that the faulty brake valve which caused the collision, though it was installed and tested shortly before the accident, was of a less reliable make than the valve it replaced.[14] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-14)
On July 22, 2011, 23 people were rescued from California Screamin' by firefighters when a person's backpack fell out of one of the trains and landed on the track, causing the orange train to stop just after the loop but before the next block brake. It re-opened two days later after the train was winched up the next hill, had its damaged wheels replaced and allowed to complete the circuit.[15] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-15)[16] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-16)
On May 2, 2016, another passenger using a selfie stick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie_stick) caused park officials to shut down and evacuate the attraction for over an hour.[17] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-17) Selfie sticks have been banned at Disney parks since the same ride was shut down due to one in June 2015.[18] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-18)




On July 8, 1974, an 18-year-old employee was crushed to death between a revolving wall and a stationary platform inside the America Sings attraction. She was in the wrong place during a ride intermission; it was unclear whether this was due to inadequate training or a misstep as the ride had been open for only two weeks by this time. The ride closed for two days, and was subsequently refitted with breakaway walls.[23] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-23)


Big Thunder Mountain Railroad[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=10)]Main article: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thunder_Mountain_Railroad)


On March 10, 1998, a 5-year-old boy was seriously injured when his foot became wedged between the passenger car's running board and the edge of the platform after the train temporarily paused before pulling into the unloading area. All of the toes on his left foot required amputation. This led to Disneyland making improvements to the ride, although the family claims the park would not acknowledge this injury as the reason.[24] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-24)
On September 5, 2003, a 22-year-old man died after suffering severe blunt force trauma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunt_force_trauma) and extensive internal bleeding (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_bleeding) in a derailment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derailment) of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster that also injured 10 other riders.[25] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-kabc-25) The cause of the accident was determined to be improper maintenance.[26] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-26) Investigation reports and discovery by the victim's attorney confirmed the fatal injuries occurred when the first passenger car collided with the underside of the locomotive. The derailment was the result of a mechanical failure which occurred due to omissions during a maintenance procedure. Fasteners on the left side upstop/guide wheel on the floating axle of the locomotive were not tightened and safetied (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_wire) in accordance with specifications. As the train entered a tunnel the axle came loose and jammed against a brake section, causing the locomotive to become airborne and hit the ceiling of the tunnel. The locomotive then fell on top of the first passenger car, crushing the victim.[27] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-27) Some people blamed the new cost-conscious maintenance culture brought in by Paul Pressler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pressler) and consultants McKinsey & Company (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinsey_%26_Company) in 1997, which included Reliability-centered maintenance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability-centered_maintenance).[28] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-28)




Columbia[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=11)]Main article: Sailing Ship Columbia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_Ship_Columbia)


On December 24, 1998, a heavy metal cleat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleat_(nautical)) fastened to the hull of the Sailing Ship Columbia tore loose, striking one employee and two park guests. One of the guests, a 33-year-old man, died of a head injury. The normal tie line, an inelastic hemp rope designed to break easily, was improperly replaced for financial reasons by an elastic nylon rope which stretched and tore the cleat from the ship's wooden hull. Disney received much criticism for this incident due to its alleged policy of restricting outside medical personnel in the park to avoid frightening visitors, as well as for the fact that the employee in charge of the ship at the time had not been trained in its operation.[29] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-29) After this incident, Disney reinstated lead foremen on most rides and the Anaheim police department placed officers in the park to speed response.[30] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-Dis911-30) This accident resulted in the first guest death in Disneyland's history that was not attributable to any negligence on the part of the guest. California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigated the incident and found fault with the training of the park employee who placed the docking line on the cleat. The cleat was not designed to help brake the ship and the employee should have been trained to recognize when the ship was approaching too fast. Ride procedures called for the ship's captain to reverse the ship if it overshot the dock and re-approach the dock at the correct speed. Disney was fined US$12,500 by Cal/OSHA and settled a lawsuit brought by the victim's survivors for an estimated US$25,000,000.[31] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-Aitken-31)




Frontierland[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=12)]Main article: Frontierland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontierland)


On May 6, 2001, 27 guests and 2 employees suffered minor injuries when a tree in Frontierland fell over. The tree was over 40 years old, one of the park's original plantings.[32] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-32)




Indiana Jones Adventure[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort&action=edit&section=13)]Main article: Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_Adventure:_Temple_of_the_Forbidden_E ye)


On June 25, 2000, a 23-year-old woman from Spain exited the Indiana Jones ride complaining of a severe headache. She was hospitalized later that day where it was discovered that she had a brain hemorrhage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage). She died on September 1, 2000 of a cerebral aneurysm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_aneurysm).[33] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-33) Her family's subsequent wrongful death lawsuit against Disney stated that the victim died due to "violent shaking and stresses imposed by the ride." In an interlocutory appeal (an appeal of a legal issue within the case prior to a decision on the case's merits), the California Supreme Court (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Supreme_Court) held that amusement parks are considered "common carriers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carriers)" similar to commercially operated planes, trains, elevators and ski lifts. This ruling imposed a heightened duty of care on amusement parks and requires them to provide the same degree of care and safety as other common carriers.[34] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-34)[35] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-35) Disney settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum after the interlocutory appeal but before a decision was rendered on the case's merits. The victim's medical costs were estimated at more than US$1.3 million.[36] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort#cite_note-36)




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort

Plenty more... So since when has California been Conservative?

sachem
08-12-2016, 03:13 PM
Absurd to make this about partisan politics.