parentinglife

Today we took an hour drive with just baby, mother in law and me to visit her oldest son Angelo in Dover. While there i happened to catch part of the INSIDE WEEKEND EDITION’S INVESTIGATIVE PORTION. It was about TRAVELLING AMUSEMENT PARKS. It was disconcerning to find out that people were hired by this travelling amusement park without any background check. You could be a killer,or a child molester and you could get hired right on the spot.A producer of the show armed with a hidden camera applied for a job and got hired on the spot. He video taped ride operators getting high. One even admitted that most are drunks,ex-cons,on parole,and pot heads. One was so high that he kept nodding of while on the job. And the drugs was even sold at one of the concession stands. Most of the people hired in this travelling parks don’t really have a clue how the rides work.

Watching that,it made me wary about amusement parks,even carnivals. The owners did admit that they don’t do background checks but they should. These people are around children, we the parents hand over our kids safety to them. Next time we go to a carnival,be it a state fare or a travelling amusement park i will be keeping a close eye on the ride operators. Parents be wary the next time a Travelling Amusement Park passes your town or city.