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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.
It appears the land of whatever, where businesses can run with full nanny state government oversight, is having a negative effect on the people who live there. http://usalawsuitloans.com/amusement-park-injury/
• The highest rate of amusement park injuries in the United States is in New Jersey, which accounts for 37% of US amusement park accidents.
Well, the OP really ought to do some basic research before starting threads based on false and inane premises, especially when the thread politicizes a tragedy.
The OP claims that the amusement park ride was not regulated for safety because it was in Texas.
Absolutely NOT TRUE.
Below is the document describing the inspection process by the Texas Department of Insurance for all amusement park rides in the state of Texas.
Note that a sticker that verifies that a safety inspection was conducted and that the ride passed is placed prominently on each ride.
Because Harrier is so awesome(and he knows that the liberals will likely not verify the information, hoping that if they don't see it that they won't be so thoroughly proved wrong), Harrier has gone to the trouble of quoting the current inspection information for the Texas Giant roller coaster.
Well now. It appears that the roller coaster was inspected, deemed safe, and that the current safety inspection sticker expires in February 2014.
So much for the OP's theory. Sorry OP (well - not really).
END OF THREAD.
And the FDA certifies that a lot of drugs, foods and substances are safe; that does not make it so. Government regulatory agencies are amenable to their higher-ups; in this case, the pro-business, no-regulation state government.
And the FDA certifies that a lot of drugs, foods and substances are safe; that does not make it so. Government regulatory agencies are amenable to their higher-ups; in this case, the pro-business, no-regulation state government.
That is an entirely different point.
You are now backtracking from your original position that Texas does not regulate amusement park rides.
Your argument was resoundingly blown entirely out of the water by Harrier and now you are just trying to save face.
Are you calling the inspectors at the Texas Department of Insurance liars?
Are you also calling the FDA under the Obama administration incompetent?
What does population density have to do with amusement park ride safety?
The mods should have mercy on the OP and close the thread before he embarrasses himself any further.
This thread was effectively ended when Harrier submitted post #30.
An argument can be made that it was over after post #2(also submitted by Harrier) but post #30 truly slammed the door on this pitiful thread.
Everything. The highest rate of accidents will be where the most people attend an amusement park per capita in the state, which is related to population density, not safety standards.
Everything. The highest rate of accidents will be where the most people attend an amusement park per capita in the state, which is related to population density, not safety standards.
Do you know what rate means? Chicago has alot of homicide, but their murder rate is a separate number that gives you the rate per 100K people.
Everything. The highest rate of accidents will be where the most people attend an amusement park per capita in the state, which is related to population density, not safety standards.
Do you seriously think that every single person in New Jersey attends its amusement parks?
Lets look at attendance figures for Six Flags parks only with the interest of keeping things manageable and to not go to far off on a tangent.
The overall attendance in 2012 for all 18 Six Flags parks was approximately 25 million, with the highest attendance being at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California with nearly 3 million.
Individual statistics aren't readily available for Six Flags Great Adventure(New Jersey) and Six Flags over Texas - Harrier even perused the corporation's annual report.
Nevertheless - the average attendance per park would work out to somewhere near 1.4 million.
Texas, being a more populous state and a greater tourist magnet, likely would have a greater attendance figure for its Six Flags Park than New Jersey.
Regardless - attendance figures would likely have a negligible effect on the rate of amusement park accidents - even allowing for one park to have a significantly higher attendance figure than the other.
The statistics don't lie - New Jersey has a higher rate of such accidents than does Texas.
Why is an another topic and a discussion of which s a red herring given that the topic of the thread is regulation of amusement parks in Texas, which Harrier has already proved takes place, and that Texas did in fact inspect the ride on which the lady tragically died.
You can't make those facts go away - so it is best to stop digging the hole.
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.
Oh mother of God.. Quit posting stupid $hit.. This poor lady died and you are trying to make it into a brother issue. If I were you I would be ashamed and embarrassed for trying to associate her death with the vast government control you liberal moonbats so crave.
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