State legislators from the area passed a law allowing Schlitterbahn to self-inspect its attractions without state oversight as it did in Texas, unlike all other amusement parks in Kansas, which were subject to state inspection.

Verrückt permanently closed in 2016 following a fatal incident involving the decapitation of Caleb Schwab, the 10-year-old son of Kansas state legislator Scott Schwab.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

...

That fucker stayed in office. He became speaker in 2017.

(R) Btw. For those that couldn't guess.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

It is Texas after all.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

A direct example of the kind of harm Republican policies can cause.