Thirteen-year-old attacks Road Runner at Six Flags Over Georgia

Where was the character's attendant in all of this?

Know what I'd do if I were the costumed character or the attendant? Drop the costume head and pummell. It would be worth the loss of the $5.50/hr to take the punk out. And it sounds like the kid needs pummeling. Therapy... banning... counseling.... bah... clock him a good one and knock some sense into him.

Shaggy
*** This post was edited by Shaggy 8/19/2004 12:44:26 PM ***

It reminds me of the whole tweety bird fiasco at SFA last season......but in reverse.By banning this kid from the park for a year it should teach him a lesson,not only did he cause physical injury to an employee,but by "breaking the bird's neck" he also technically commited an act of destruction/vandalism of park property.Now if after a year he still hasn't learned his lesson then he should just be banned for life & if he has a season pass it should be revoked,I'm sure it will be for the remainder of this season & most of the 05 season as well.
*** This post was edited by BATWING FAN SFA 8/19/2004 12:54:50 PM ***

I'm with Shaggy on this one, teach the brat a good lesson! Then maybe he'd think twice before pulling something like this again.

Forget the assault charges and community service.

Make the kid put on the costume, sweat his arse off for 1/2 an hour and dump him off in kiddy land with no attendant to fend for himself.

That will be the last time he ever attacks a costumed character and it won't cost the taxpayer a cent.

Since im a big RoadRunner fan i would charge him with battery and if at all possible ban him from the park for kife!!!

Now why cant SFGAM have RoadRunner at the park??

wahoo, if he did this to a costumed character, just think what he'd do to little kids if he were dressed up as one...I dont' think that is a good solution. Had this kid did this to me, I'd have pulled a Shaggy and beat the living crap outta him, and then let them try to get me for harming a minor. Old enough to hit me=old enough to get beat the !@$# down.

Seriously, they should have taken the spoiled kid back stage and made him run the gauntlet of Looney Tunes characters with Yosemite Sam at the end of course. ;)

But I would STILL like to know how they pinpoint one person to keep them out of the park.

Branding "Moron" on a person's forehead would be a good start... but I know that's not how they do it.

I would like to know where the patents were during all this. Why didn't they stop that little punk?

I think Adam and Even hold the patents on children.

If you have never been in one of the costumes before you have no idea how vulnerable you can feel. If that kid got in a costume and survived the heat I guarantee you the kids would get the upper hand on him.

There are horror stories involving the characters at Disney. Being tripped, groped..and in one case stabbed. It can be pretty unpleasant.

Drop an ACME anvil on his head. That'll calm him down.*** This post was edited by Mr. Ninja 8/19/2004 5:04:57 PM ***

... several cases stabbed.

I've got a buddy who was working as Tigger at a character breakfast at WDW when an argument a (very stupid) couple started where one said the characters were animatronics and the other said they were costumed characters.

The one who was arguing that they were animatronics drove a steak knife about 1/2 an inch into my buddy's leg to prove his (wrong) point.

"Where were the parents at?"

I do not know what age is appropriate to let your kid run around by himself, but this seems like a good take. I only have a 4&1/2 month old so I guess I'll know better in about 12 years. However, I have to think that I would be nervous to let my kid run around Atlanta unsupervised. I know a park is a supposed SAFE place, but I do not see how they (the park) can babysit for a kid.

Maybe the parents had a meeting time and place set up and this kid just went crazy, but I can't help but have my doubts.

Well,I can promise it was`nt me that attacked him,I already have a Road Runner head over my fireplace,but Bugs is mine next time I see him.

The one year banning seems very lax to me. There should be a much harsher penalty. A five year banning would be more appropriate to me. Also, I think he (not his parents/guardians) should have to work to pay for the damage to the costume as well as the employee's med bills. Juveniles need discipline, and it's obvious he isn't getting it.

What that little brat needs is a leather belt applied to his ass a few times... he probably wouldn't being attacking any more characters after that.

Amen!!! I got my share of whippings from both Grandparents, Mom and even family friends. My kid will sure as heck be disciplined if he/she gets outa hand!

These days they stress "time outs!" I'm a new parent and some of the stuff I read makes me want to puke. I myself had a few butt beatings in my day. If I believe the stuff I'm reading today, I am a terrible person IF I even think about spanking!

Basically they gave this kid a full year of "time-out!"

P.S. Dislocated hips can actually be quite dangerous. There are some torn vessel and nerve opportunities that present anytime you move the hip joint! Lucky this was not worse....

I'd give the kid a "time out"....but he'd be sitting on a tanned hide while he did it. I can't even imagine what would have happened to me if I had assaulted a costumed character at a park when I was 13. I doubt I would have visited as many parks as I have now.

I'd have to totally agree with the last four posts. What this kid needs is a leather strap across his backside. I got my share in my day too. And society's twisted view that this is abuse, LOL. I'm not suffering from any symptoms of abuse. I would have to say that I'm a better person today because someone cared enough to crack my ass!!! Thanks, Dad and Mom! And I also agree that "time-outs" obviously are not effective, come on, compare the way today's kids act in society with yesterday's kids.