2 teens dead, 6 more injured at C.O.P. overnight

[rx7_turbo2]

CBC is reporting the two dead were twin brothers. Feel pretty bad for that family.

[kertejud2]

Originally posted by spikerS


pretty much.

This is the kind of teenage behavior I would expect from my kids, give them shit for being stupid and they learn a life lesson. The cost of this lesson though was too much.

What is the reasonable cost of this life lesson?

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by kertejud2


What is the reasonable cost of this life lesson?

Perhaps a lesson to others that bravado, peer pressure, and alcohol will only lead to destruction? Good luck with that.

Are you referring to something more fundamental?

[spikerS]

Originally posted by kertejud2


What is the reasonable cost of this life lesson?

[max_boost]

Yea I wonder whose idea was it. The burden the remaining kids are going to have to live with is going to be a punishment in itself. Glad it wasn't me. Live and learn.

[rx7_turbo2]

Originally posted by max_boost
Live and learn.

Not in this case, at least for the two brothers.

Your life is a pretty steep price to pay for adolescencent stupidity, but as has been said, choices come with consequences.

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by kertejud2


What is the reasonable cost of this life lesson?

Originally posted by spikerS

The facepalm to the question was my first response. Yet, I digressed and wrote a rational reply.

[kertejud2]

Originally posted by spikerS

Hospitalization? Minor injuries? A fine? Just a slap on the wrist from dad?

They trespassed onto a closed track designed to send people down at highway driving speed without any knowledge of what was on it. Just how much margin of error do you think there is for 'stupid kids to learn a life lesson' in such an environment?

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by kertejud2


Hospitalization? Minor injuries? A fine? Just a slap on the wrist from dad?

They trespassed onto a closed track designed to send people down at highway driving speed without any knowledge of what was on it. Just how much margin of error do you think there is for 'stupid kids to learn a life lesson' in such an environment?

Except, we already get that.

[JRSC00LUDE]

I'm not being bleeding heart about it, they paid to play. It's still awful it happened and I can relate to it from my own youth of incredibly stupid/fun choices. We didn't all live then either.

[speedog]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
I'm not being bleeding heart about it, they paid to play. It's still awful it happened and I can relate to it from my own youth of incredibly stupid/fun choices. We didn't all live then either.

Hear, hear, my two best high school friends died together about 5 months after we graduated in a situation they should've not placed themselves in but youth and that innocent invincibility that comes with it always seems to capture at least an unfortunate few in its grasp.

RiP to the two twins and for the rest that will be personally affected by this, let's hope that they can find some sort of solace with time.

[rx7boi]

Originally posted by FraserB
What is with everyone saying that this is similar to what they have done or considered doing in the past? Was committing or contemplating breaking the law that big of a part of peoples activities?

Hopefully Winsport doesn't have to defend themselves against a BS lawsuit because of the foolish and illegal actions of a few people.

Agreed.

Reading Beyond comments always made me feel like either you guys were really stupid kids or I just had a really boring childhood with riding bikes, pogs, and gameboys

[taemo]

^this, although I was a nerd in HS and spent the weekend playing on the computer, safer that way to do crazy stunts

[flipstah]

Beyond: Asian nerds or rednecks. There is no middle ground.

[taemo]

btw the 2 that died were 17 year old twins, RIP and condolences to their family

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by spikerS
yeah, but they come down the point where the 2 become 1 track, they don't come down at the pointed portion...unless there was something physically in the middle of the track?

Where the two tracks meet there is a drop in barrier if you will to prevent people ricocheting if they lose control and to make sure the turn is a smooth bank. Think of it as a drop in hockey wall that gets lashed into place with steel cables. These poor kids hit that thing... I feel really sorry for the first responders who had to see that mess. I can only imagine there is going to be some PTSD...

In either case RIP far too young to be killed.

[Mibz]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
I'm not being bleeding heart about it, they paid to play. It's still awful it happened and I can relate to it from my own youth of incredibly stupid/fun choices. We didn't all live then either.

Nah man, these kids were clearly scum, destined to live on the streets and never amount to anything. Killramos would never have associated with these guys at their age and definitely would've seen it coming.

Feeling bad for the people who died and their family is 100% pure ignorance of reality. You should be ashamed.

[flipstah]

RIP and condolences.

[benyl]

Just got an email from my kid's school about the twins. One was the student body president. It isn't just the family that is going to be messed up, there are going to be a lot of grade 12 students at two different high schools that are going to be greiving.

It's really sad. Bad decision with severe consequences.

[Kritafo]

Jordan and Evan Caldwell RIP tragic. Family, friends, school mates, teachers, responders.. all their lives changed today.