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Old 07-20-2013, 10:42 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Not long after a chemical factory exploded, a woman has apparently flown out of a roller coaster in Texas and died:

Police: No foul play seen in Texas roller coaster death - CNN.com

It appears the land of enchantment, where businesses can run free with zero government oversight, is having a negative effect on the people who live there.

 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:44 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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The roller coaster had been inspected and met safety standards.

It is too early to draw conclusions, but it appears that operator error may have played a part.

Liberals - always politicizing tragedies. Shame on you.

This thread = MASSIVE FAIL.
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:48 PM
 
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Can you please make any type of argument as to how government oversight would have prevented this deatn?
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:50 PM
 
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Originally Posted by MJJersey View Post
Not long after a chemical factory exploded, a woman has apparently flown out of a roller coaster in Texas and died:

Police: No foul play seen in Texas roller coaster death - CNN.com

It appears the land of enchantment, where businesses can run free with zero government oversight, is having a negative effect on the people who live there.


Ya got nuthin'

Last edited by CaseyB; 07-21-2013 at 09:36 AM.. Reason: Rude
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:52 PM
 
Location: DFW
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And someone was killed in a car wreck today also.
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:54 PM
 
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Maybe the death would have been prevented if the government mandated that they buy newly assembled coasters every year. Which guarantees nothing.

Or...maybe they could have mandated signs in front of all coasters saying "WARNING...there are inherent risks with coasters and there is a better chance of you dying by getting on this ride as opposed to keeping both of your feet on the ground"

Both scenarios do not do much except help a park go out of business.
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:56 PM
 
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I'm surprised the conservatives on here aren't blaming the woman for her own death---well, she should have held onto the bar more tightly, or she was probably too fat, ---obviously she made some bad choices.
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:58 PM
 
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I'm surprised the conservatives on here aren't blaming the woman for her own death---well, she should have held onto the bar more tightly, or she was probably too fat, ---obviously she made some bad choices.
Why are roller coasters fun?
 
Old 07-20-2013, 10:58 PM
 
Location: 53179
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And someone was killed in a car wreck today also.
Falling out off roller coasters it's not a normal occurrence. She was telling the operator that her lap safety bar or whatever it's called seemed loose and she was told that that was the way out was suppose to be. I hope her family sue and win.

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Old 07-20-2013, 10:59 PM
 
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Woman Flies out of Roller Coaster in TX


She had just seen the new Superman movie at the theater.
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