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Teen Decapitated by Ride at Six Flags

msnbc.msn.com — Authorities told the NBC affiliate's Web site, 11Alive.com that around 2:30 p.m. that the boy was decapitated when he was struck by the Batman ride, a coaster at the amusement park that can travel as fast as 50 miles per hour. The park is just west of Atlanta.

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  • inactive, on 06/28/2008, -46/+1216Yeah, that's terrible, but it's the stupid *****'s fault. Sub headline: The youth reportedly climbed over a fence and was hit by Batman ride. I hope they don't shut the ride down cause this POS decided to climb the fence and do himself in.
  • gubatron2, on 06/29/2008, -21/+599This guy could be the winner of this year's Darwin awards
  • Falldog, on 06/29/2008, -7/+568Oh the humanity! If only they would've put in three fences!
  • jjesusfreak01, on 06/28/2008, -21/+572Well, the submitter used the wrong news source. Should have gone with Fox News, whose article on the story ends with,
    "It isn't clear whether the boy died at the scene or was alive for a time after the incident"
  • Azlen, on 06/29/2008, -3/+511There is no way that Six Flags should be held responsible for this. If this guy is climbing over fences and ignoring warnings then it was completely his own fault.
  • CoRP5e, on 06/29/2008, -23/+504Anyone else thinks it is hilarious that he was going to get his hat and lost his head?
  • DaDrake, on 06/29/2008, -36/+514At his age, he should have known better. While sad, this is natural selection and deserves no more sympathy than a drunk driver killing himself.
  • pablo0713, on 06/29/2008, -60/+484***** THE RIAA
  • inactive, on 06/29/2008, -10/+385If you don't use it, you lose it
  • inactive, on 06/29/2008, -37/+374He was just trying to get ahead in life.
  • pablo0713, on 06/29/2008, -25/+354It's LOSE our heads, you ***** moron!
  • inactive, on 06/28/2008, -112/+427Ok people, let's not loose our heads to this until they fully develop the story.
  • GOVStooge, on 06/29/2008, -0/+301It was TWO fences
  • Chakz, on 06/29/2008, -5/+299ROLLERCOASTER: APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD
  • supermanred, on 06/28/2008, -33/+315Yeah, maybe they should've gone with some barbed wire at the top of the fence or something, but I agree. You climb a fence with a sign that says danger and behind it is a roller coaster going 300 kmph you pretty much have decided to play with death. Sometimes death wins.

    I wouldn't call him a stupid ***** though, Im sure we've all done some stupid things in our lives, just some of us survived by a miracle of odds in our favor.
  • statsman1982, on 06/29/2008, -13/+278I am sorry for his family, friends, and the rest of his youth group. The sudden death of a loved one, especially someone so young, is always a tragedy. But to have known that something like this was 100% (well, okay, 99.999999999%) preventable must be absolutely heartbreaking for them. Signs are there for a reason!
  • cquilliam, on 06/29/2008, -5/+244By the look of your profile, you are averaging about 1 "***** THE RIAA" every 5 minutes.

    From all of us at digg, i'd like to thank you sir.
  • Lazyboy0172, on 06/29/2008, -5/+241how about some sympathy for the people on the ride? i'd ***** my pants if i was on that rollercoaster and saw a guy in front, and then saw his brains strung out across the other passengers.
  • shark72, on 06/29/2008, -10/+228> The park is just west of Atlanta.

    And his head was found just EAST of Atlanta.
  • wildfire, on 06/29/2008, -16/+222Heads will roll for this one.
  • inactive, on 06/29/2008, -7/+183Don't get ahead of yourself.
  • inactive, on 06/29/2008, -7/+169BATMAN nuhnuhnuhnuhnuhnunh BATMAN nuhnuhnunhnuhnuh BATMAN BATMAN BATMAN nuhnunhunhnunhnunh
  • SteveIsTheDude, on 06/29/2008, -3/+161People get decaffeinated all the time by mistake. You can't even taste the difference.
  • SamuraiGhost, on 06/29/2008, -0/+146Oh, the fools! Why didn't they build it with three fences? When will they learn? :-(
  • Ajajadude, on 06/29/2008, -9/+148No, he was a stupid ***** to ignore the potential danger by climbing into the area to get a hat.
  • Amazetbm, on 06/29/2008, -1/+138"unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was off-limits and dangerous to visitors,"

    Scaled two six foot fences and ignored the signs warning him of the dangers, not a bright move at all.
  • pigducksheep, on 06/29/2008, -4/+139Should have quit while he was ahead.
  • Cheeselover, on 06/29/2008, -4/+130To be fair, the signs DID provide a heads up
  • sarchosis, on 06/29/2008, -2/+127You don't understand, it was his FAVORITE hat.
  • bratterscain, on 06/29/2008, -8/+132Yeah, if he had a good head on his shoulders, he'd still have a head on his shoulders.
  • chaos7, on 06/29/2008, -2/+120hilarious no.. ironic..yes
  • originofawful, on 06/29/2008, -24/+142BOOM! Headshot!
  • shreas, on 06/29/2008, -3/+117I feel that something's missing from this headline.
  • gubatron2, on 06/29/2008, -14/+12517 should be enough to learn how to read and deduct it's ***** stupid going there for a cap, maybe the guy was slightly retarted or something
  • Kisama, on 06/29/2008, -10/+119Surprised it killed him. He obviously survived that long without using his head, surely he wouldn't miss it now!
  • PoopOnPaul, on 06/29/2008, -2/+110I'm about to spend all day tomorrow at Six Flags. I go to Digg one last time before I go to bed, and what's the first story listed...
  • jimmyisprollyth, on 06/29/2008, -8/+115pics or it didnt happen...just kidding
  • sisternovena, on 06/29/2008, -5/+106This kid's heading for trouble.
  • Joshuarr, on 06/29/2008, -4/+105Bad puns... Head's up everyone.
  • NinjaPirateDude, on 06/29/2008, -7/+105dont blame him... its hard to spell correctly when you're a teenage headless zombie trying to be popular on Digg..
  • mbonzo531, on 06/29/2008, -6/+104It's a shame he wasn't more headstrong.
  • sfcaptainrob, on 06/29/2008, -3/+97well, he certainly is a head of the competition.
  • h4mx0r, on 06/29/2008, -6/+98I wonder what the people ON the ride thought.
    "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" *splat* "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
    Hmm, maybe nothing then.
  • DeviantDragon, on 06/29/2008, -4/+95Well this thread is headed in the wrong direction.
  • surfacewound, on 06/29/2008, -3/+92Well at least he made headlines.
  • psion01, on 06/29/2008, -8/+97Boom! Headshot!
  • PhilLesh69, on 06/29/2008, -3/+90I've dropped gloves off a ski lift just before the top. They put ropes around the ski lift top tied around three foot high ski poles. Not TWO six foot fences, just a rope at waist length.

    I had enough sense to understand that going into that area might cause me to get hit in the head by some ski lift rider's skis, so I just accepted the loss of my $80 gloves. I wasn't willing to get whacked in the head by a slow moving ski.

    This moron was so concerned about a $10 hat, that he lost his life.

    Why are so many people incapable of having a sense of self-preservation?
  • NCecil, on 06/29/2008, -2/+87you're all heading straight to hell.
  • soupdawg30, on 06/29/2008, -2/+86I don't try to touch rides that are flying over my head after I've jumped a fence that says do not enter.
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