Would You Allow Your Child?

Over the weekend a child in Colorado was in a fatal accident on an amusement park ride..
Read the article here.. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...-that-drops-110-feet/ar-AAOaaMG?ocid=msedgntp

What do you think of this situation?
Would you allow your child to have gone on this ride?
What would change if anything about rules to ride this?

Sign a waiver to ride? Nope. I wouldn't let my kid or myself on that ride. Though we don't participate in "haunted" anything, anyway.

I feel sad for the parents. Can't imagine losing a child like that.

It wasn’t my call as a parent and I wasn’t there so I will not make a judgment call on what I would have allowed or not allowed. It is sad and unfortunatly does happen. But sadly how many more children get hurt or killed by the mundane bookcase tipping over on them in the home, falling out of a bunk bed or some otherwise unfortunate death in just regular daily routine? I think today’s children are being placed in padded and controlled environments separated from their natural feelings and the dangers of this world which actually hinders their maturity,growth and confidence and even their understanding of when they are in fact in danger. Children do need to experience an element of danger so they understand their senses and feelings of that danger. So they understand what their limits are . I never have ridden those rides. I get next to them and I can feel my heart jump in anxiety, excitement and wonder at them to this day as an adult . It feels like I’m 12 years old walking past those to this day. I believe because I wasn’t allowed to risk back then and my heart isn’t mature in those areas. I think there are appropriate levels of risk that a parent needs to allow their children to engage in so they develop. However I think a parent needs a wise and discerning heart as to what is appropriate to risk for the child’s age as well. I have no real biblical basis on this. This is just my thoughts as the young parent of a 5 year old boy. I know I was probably one of the last generations of American kids that drank water from a garden hose, rode bicycles without helmets building jumps and obstacles. Playing in the wild and untamed wilderness full of snakes, spiders, wild predators etc and generally unsupervised through it for hours on end. As boys we learned how to ride a horse. Unpredictable animal 10 times our weight and size which could have killed us at any moment but I believe it built something in us that otherwise would have never developed. I’m not a psychologist and i hold no professional merit but there is something to allowing children an age appropriate risk that helps develop them.

I certainly wouldn't let anyone at that age to go on a ride like that one. It takes adults to make good decisions for children who aren't on their own yet. It's possible she wasn't grown enough to keep her in one place. Even under the seat belt at her age she may have hit her head tremendously. I wouldn't think she would be that tall. Only two less inches than 4' in the first grade. That's even tall for a boy. Only one kid in my first grade may have been that tall.

Some years ago at Knott's Berry Farm amusement park one got killed on the plunge ride. He flew right out onto the hard pavement. The park had to temporarily close to make some changes on seat belt safety procedures for anyone on these rides. .

I'll be 50 next b-day. Even for years I've not wanted to be on any of these rides anymore. Because I've already been there enough times. .Plus the prices are just outrageous. I'm older now. Not the younger. They can go if they wish. I'm staying back on all rides. .

I agree with you genipher. It's not that anyone's doing this extreme in their garage. We're just citizens. Not astronauts training to be on the Mir space station. Walk on your feet rather and be in safety. We're not a bunch of teenagers anymore to prove this kind of who's more courageous being on these rides. At our age it's time to close those high school boasting kids many of us were. We need to move on from that. Not to teach ones kids so little especially they need to fit in to get on with everyone else. Just think she could've been alive today happy at home. .

I think it is tragic

no I would not and would think twice about myself. seems rides are getting more and more violent

I think many rides in general have gone past the point of safety first and have taken a deep dive into the realm of a certain mindset that seeks more and deeper thrills and a review board into this pursuit should be indicated

I guess I see a more systemic problem than this one ride

From looking at the article no.

I dont know what the rules are for rides like those but doesnt look like something I would do let alone a child.