Float accident: Man runs over teen brother

Read the following article from CNN News involving a death due to a carnival float–Because another accident occurred involving a Carnival Float does that make one a Hillbilly-

Apparently the original article involving the Sayer brothers in Marksville, LA was written by an insensitive and un-educated reporter with CNN who doesn’t value human life or the tragedy a family might experience such as this. Drinking at Mardi Gras is a tradition that doesn’t always produce the festive results we imagine. Shame on you CNN for dismissing a tragedy such as this as a Hillbilly incident.

2nd ARTICLE from CNN:Man Dies Under Mardi Gras Parade Float
The Guardian ^ | February 4, 2008
Posted on 02/04/2008 7:35:04 AM PST by CholeraJoe

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The son of a Mississippi political leader was killed by a float in one of the city’s Mardi Gras parades.

Joseph P. “Jody” Compretta Jr., 39, was pronounced dead at the scene after being run over during the Krewe of Endymion parade on Saturday, police said.

Compretta had been riding on the second section of the three-part Endymion captain’s float, Captain Eddy’s S.S. Endymion. Police said witnesses told investigators that riders had to disembark from the rear float sections when it approached the Superdome near the end of the parade route. As Compretta got off, the float lurched forward and the third section ran over him, police said.

yall are wrong for calling kane all this names. they both were nice people and just because they are from lousiana dosnt mean anything all you need to do is get the facts staight all they were doing was having a good time at a mardi gras parade. and it was an aciedent so back off of them

To whomever this may concern, I am writing on behalf of this article which is posted on a website named “imperfect Parent.” You guys are merely the epithomy of white trash. I believe all of you write things like hillbilly and other stupid things to other people hoping that your article will be read. Well, I hope you are happy because nearly all of the United States has read or heard about this accident. It’s kind of flattering to know that so many people have nothing better to worry about besides this. This is going on four weeks now, and still I read about this. You guys should have gone to college for something you were good at, because you will amount to nothing as long as you report stupid, lacking normal intelligence, misleading reports.