Boy decapitated at Six Flags Over Georgia

[maryszhi]

im sorry it happened,and it is sad, however, what the heck was the kid thinking!!! there is a reason for fences and restricted areas

 

[JML42691]

There was a local tragedy where a HS senior was struck and killed by a train while crossing a trestle. The ends of the trestle have fences, with just enough room for the train to get through, along with large warning/no trespassing signs....

It seems like there is a fatality here in Massachusetts every month where some kid thinks it is safe to jump the fence as a shortcut, and gets hit by a passing train. And the trains here go by residential neighborhoods pushing at what seems like 65mph, and it seems as if there is a commuter rail line everywhere you look. It sucks, but some people just don't get it.

It's too bad that there are lawyers who will go ahead with these suits, rather than telling the families that they need grief counseling to come to terms with their sorrow, anger and feelings of helplessness in an overwhelming situation. It's horrible to accept the fact that your child made a poor decision which cost him his life, there is nothing you can do to undo it, but you can't express (at least, not openly, and not without guilt) your anger towards him, so you try to find a way to "blame" someone else.

And that is the other bad part, but in many cases, it sounds as if the lawyers are just in it for the money and don't care for their clients' well-being. I just don't understand why people feel the need to jump fences with warning signs and no-trespassing signs. If there was only one thing that I remember from 1st-6th grade, it would be the daily classes about safety with all the lessons about how to stay smart by not crossing the tracks.

 

[figmentmom]

There was a local tragedy where a HS senior was struck and killed by a train while crossing a trestle. The ends of the trestle have fences, with just enough room for the train to get through, along with large warning/no trespassing signs.

The family has filed suit against the train company.

So, families will still sue, even if their child was old enough to know better, and ignored warnings.

It's too bad that there are lawyers who will go ahead with these suits, rather than telling the families that they need grief counseling to come to terms with their sorrow, anger and feelings of helplessness in an overwhelming situation. It's horrible to accept the fact that your child made a poor decision which cost him his life, there is nothing you can do to undo it, but you can't express (at least, not openly, and not without guilt) your anger towards him, so you try to find a way to "blame" someone else.

And that's it in a nutshell, isn't it? Kids do dumb things - they make horrible mistakes, never once considering the consequences. When tragedy inevitably strikes, a grieving parent is left with unbearable anger right along with the sorrow.

 

[BuzzVs.Zurg]

That's just horrible, but I have to say, that is the kid's fault, not the ride. As said before, those area's are restricted for a reason.