This is horrifying. Supposed to be a press conference soon with more details. Rumors seem to indicate it happened on the Verrukt, the world's tallest waterslide.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Things like accident reports don't necessarily worry me, as well as many of the other claims. My guess is that a merry go round has accident reports attached to it. But the fact that there were no engineers involved in designing the thing? How does that even happen? I truly don't understand how a company could build something like that with no engineering testing. Is there a loophole in the regulations that allowed it?
Seriously, when you go to a public amusement park, one should have a reasonable expectation that professionals design the rides.
Jesus, how many other places operate like this? [Reply]
I don't expect engineers to be perfect. Accidents happen. But this is beyond the pale. Fuck these guys. They abandoned all common sense and were willfully negligent the likes of which we rarely see. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I feel bad for the guy, sure, but if your job description starts with "ensure the safety of guests in the park," .
why should you feel bad?
I told 3 different bosses on 4 occasions over the years that l wouldn’t do what was being asked of me because it violated security protocols. I put my job on the line to do the right thing.
If you don’t want to be in a position that can endanger lives if done improperly, then don’t take the job. [Reply]
I mean... I remember when this shit first was planned, and there were threads on CP saying "How long until someone dies on this thing." It didn't take a freaking rocket scientist to see that the thing was unsafe, yet people depended on the expertise of the company and assumed the ride was safe. That trust was misplaced, and the company is going to have to pay. It sucks that there are criminal charges against a guy who was, most likely, doing his job as a company man.. but damn. It's pretty obvious that there is gross negligence at play here. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
why should you feel bad?
I told 3 different bosses on 4 occasions over the years that l wouldn’t do what was being asked of me because it violated security protocols. I put my job on the line to do the right thing.
If you don’t want to be in a position that can endanger lives if done improperly, then don’t take the job.
Eh, young guy, probably not college educated , worked his way up the ranks - probably by being a bit of a yes man. Doesn't excuse him, obviously, but it's weird that he's probably going to do jail time while his bosses who designed the thing and cut all sorts of corners won't even be on trial personally. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Eh, young guy, probably not college educated, worked his way up the ranks - probably by being a bit of a yes man. Doesn't excuse him, obviously, but it's weird that he's probably going to do jail time while his bosses who designed the thing and cut all sorts of corners won't even be on trial personally.
Agree with all this. People accept what they look around and see as "normal". I hope they pursue the right charges for the people who actually deserve it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
why should you feel bad?
I told 3 different bosses on 4 occasions over the years that l wouldn’t do what was being asked of me because it violated security protocols. I put my job on the line to do the right thing.
If you don’t want to be in a position that can endanger lives if done improperly, then don’t take the job.
Thank you for what you do. You're a hell of a human being. [Reply]
I remember when I worked at a theme park. One of the higher ups in the park got fired because the executive team thought that the safety spiel at the beginning of a certain ride was not good enough and the higher up was lax in getting it changed. [Reply]
