Horrible

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 So if you know me, you know that I am a huge fan of Orlando theme parks.  I’ve vacationed at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios many times.

So when I saw a headline about an accident at an Orlando theme park I had to read it.

Turns out, the accident happened at a small amusement park on International Drive.  A horrible, horrible accident.  Every parent’s nightmare.  A fourteen-year-old boy fell off a free fall ride.  He later died at a hospital.  His parents were there when it happened.  

Can you imagine?  You take your child to an amusement park, you assume everything will be ok …

And then …

Someone was recording video of the ride when the accident happened.  They captured the whole accident on video.  And posted the video on Twitter.

[Puts on her attorney hat] That video is invaluable to the parents’ wrongful death suit. Its existence will be highlighted in every report written by the attorneys for the amusement park.  The parents’ attorney will refer to that video in every settlement discussion. If the matter goes to trial, the video will be played over and over again for the jury.   [Takes off hat]

Can you imagine the pain that family is going through, knowing the video exists?  Knowing that the morbidly curious among us are seeking out that video?  

Horrible.


Comments

  1. Liz A.March 25, 2022 at 3:02 PM

    I think people who post videos like that are ghouls. Sure, they should totally offer it to the family so they can use it if need be for trial. But to make it public... Ghouls.

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    1. songbird's crazy worldMarch 25, 2022 at 5:34 PM

      Half of Twitter is posting it and the other half are begging Twitter to delete it.

      What’s also valuable is the discussion caught on video, both before and after the accident, regarding seat belts and safety checks.

      But unless you’re an investigator, a lawyer, an insurance rep, etc., you really don’t need to see the actual fall.

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