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Irony, Irony, Irony!
After a 6-year-old boy was killed at a “monster truck\” show in Tacoma, Wash., George Eisenhart, 41, told the media days later that his upcoming monster truck event in Madison, Wisc., would be completely safe. “I’m sure there are producers that don’t follow all of the safety standards,\” he said, noting he has 16 years of experience in putting on such shows. “We take many safety precautions to ensure things like that don’t happen.\” He even went on TV to stress his safety record, noting “I wish I had a big piece of wood to knock on right now, but we have not had an incident besides a gal slipping in the aisleway.\” On the second day of his Wisconsin show, Eisenhart himself stepped out of a safe area and walked right into the path of an oncoming truck. He was hit and killed. (Wisconsin State Journal)
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