Can you imagine the kind of therapy his friend who went with him over the fence is going to have to go through. To see your friend get decapitated right in front of your eyes at a theme park and the guilt associated with being the one who lived while your friend dies. I wish not only the family my thoughts and prayers, but the boy's friend as well. Yes, I agree that they were both stupid for doing this, and yes they should have known better, but they were both young. I'm sure quite a few of us have made some very bad decisions in our lifetime especially at that age, however, we were lucky enough to have learned from them and most importantly live. If for nothing else this will atleast make theme parks raise their security and hopefully scare youths away from trying this type of thing in the future.
I'm pretty sure nothing said here has had any effect whatsoever on the family since they haven't, and never will, read any of it.
Actually there is a huge difference, the 17 year old in question could have prevented his demise. Its only a matter of time if you have cancer.
No I have never jumped 2 fences at a theme park to get my hat. ITs not fair what he did. Imagine his family or friends? He threw his life away for a ****ing hat.
Its just a flat out tragedy. The kid made a mistake kids often make in that he was careless. Im sure at some point in all of our lives we've had close calls doing something wreckless (Ive had my fair share). Its too bad this mistake had to cost him his life.
I try man. I like to think ahead of situations. You know plan ahead. I don't make rash decisions. They have those fences and warning signs for a reason. Now if I lost something on the ride I would talk to park manager or who ever and see about getting it back.
Oh, I guess youve never got drunk and drove, or seen how fast your car can go on a hilly twsity road or anything else that could be dangerous that later you look back and say wow that was stupid. If not you are one amazing teenager. Congrats.
I dont drink either but I know I've done some things that I look back on saying that was a stupid thing to do. A little saying might fit here Let he with no sin cast the first stone.
well thats good man, but the key word is try. That doesn't always mean you do it nor does it mean you always will. What the kid did was dumb, I don't think anyone is disputing that. But that does not mean that people should just write it off as one less dumb kid in the world. Instead I think they should see it for what it is, a stupid mistake made by a kid, who took a gamble and paid the ultimate price. That to me is tragic.
When you put it like that then yes. I admit my response to the topic wasn't very good and it seems it struck a nerve in some people. I apologize for my ignorance.
It is sad but it could have easily been avoided if the kid had used his head, instead doing something so stupid as ignoring the warning signs and trying to grab onto someone's feet or trying to get his hat back.
so as long as the family doesn't know, it is alright to call this kid stupid and say there is one less dumb kid to worry about. his final act was a complete lack of judgment on his part and because of that we are free to let lose with a barrage of name calling and thanks for lowering the number of stupid kids in the world?
Well, I was one of those dumb kids, I guess God didn't want me at that time though. I look back now and just shake my head but I'll say this it wasn't dull around my house. What with reloading ammo and blowing up stuff. I've still got my hands and all my fingers; know some who don't who I grew up with. That being said no one should lose his life that way esp. not when he/she is only 17. What a loss.
Theme park obviously needs to do a better job of keeping kids out of areas like that. Kids are going to try to get into areas like that because they are often littered with wallets, change and other treasures. Count me as one of the ones who feels terrible the kid died. Who of us here didn't do stupid things when we were 17? Hell, I still do stupid things and I'm approaching 30.
But to play devil's advocate, you know this kid is going to end up in that Darwinism list that gets made every year and forwarded to you 500 times, and by that time people will be giggling about it.
True but when you go in a place that you aren't allowed to, you usually deserve whatever happens to you. I feel for his family and friends.
I think you're really misinterpreting what I'm saying. All I'm saying is that no matter what families are going to be hurt from the death of a relative, whether their death was the consequence of their own actions or not.
You're putting this out in a term of extremes. Most people think that his actions were stupid, which they were. I think there's a fine line between sympathy and knowing right from wrong. We can feel bad that his actions caused fatal consequences for him, but you can't tell me that his actions were not stupid. If he had wound up coming back over the fence without a scar on him, I would still say his actions were stupid. Do I think the kid was stupid? Nah.. he made a stupid decision, which everyone does at one point in their life, but he had far worse consequences than most.
obviously the action is stupid and unfortunately this kid will only be remembered for this one act, his final act, even if the kid had been a "follow the straight and narrow kid". i was coming at this as a parent and as the action this kid took deserves to be placed in the hall of ignorance, this kid payed with his life and will never have the opportunity to over come it. calling this kid stupid when we have no idea what he was really like is ignorant. the action was stupid, yes. the kid? as a parent, i would be furious to hear people bash my child after such a tragedy.
2 Fences and warning signs not enough at a family friendly environment? I guess electric fences are in order.
