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The Gent
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Sigh......where wer the parents?
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| 6/20/2006 11:36 AM |
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Wes
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The mother was watching below.
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| 6/20/2006 11:42 AM |
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BGWfanatic
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The fact that the parent was watching makes this even worse... =(
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| 6/20/2006 12:56 PM |
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coasterdude28
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That is really ashame. Was it a cabin ferris wheel or one with just a sean and a lap bar type thing?
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| 6/20/2006 1:16 PM |
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coolstarwasim
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This is sad, i feel very bad for the mother/parent watching this happen... :(
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| 6/20/2006 1:42 PM |
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Wes
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Coaserdude, the story doesn't actually say. I looked but there isn't anything.
I'm assuming it was a traveling model, which normally would be an open car.
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| 6/20/2006 2:58 PM |
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Kyle L
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There was a local newsreport on this and there are a few more details to add as the mother was interviewed.
As the ride stopped, the child got scared and nervous and attempted to leave the cabin.
I hate to be mean, but where were the parents on this one? A parent should know their child well enough to make a judgement call as to weather or not the child is ready for a carnival ride. He met the requirements set by the carnival rules, and the judgement call shouldn't be in the hands of Butler Amusements. Secondly, there was proabobly a warning sign before the que, saying who should and shouldn't ride.
Again, I don't want to appear as a mean/rude person, but the fact that the parent wasn't there on the ride with the child, or made the call that he is mature enough to ride the ferris wheel sort of makes me a little ticked off that some people might be blaming the carnival operators.
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| 6/20/2006 3:36 PM |
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Chris L
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This is why there are AGE restrictions in addition to height requirements for a lot of rides such as log flumes, observation towers, and bumper cars. The kid's mother should have been riding with him. It's tragic though.
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| 6/20/2006 5:25 PM |
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Johnny Upsidedown
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Here is an update to the story. Mothers account of the accident. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial.../1073053.asp />
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| 6/25/2006 9:24 AM |
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