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Boston Explosion
Creeper975:
Nice copy and paste from AF forums ^.-
But seriously its terrible, that video really hits you hard.
His Lordship:
I don't want to feel like a douche, but this is really unfair attention compared to many other deaths.
I'm not talking about war zones and world hunger. These deaths happen in safe parts of the world all the time.
58 people on a refugee boat just drowned off the coast of Australia a few hours ago, by the way.
As sad as I am to hear about this, I feel sorry for other victims who don't get this much support and attention.
No further comment, apart from restating I feel sorry for the loss, and encouraging people to re-calibrate their world view.
Creeper975:
I don't think its about the deaths. It's about the fact that it happened at a massive public event.
Randy:
--- Quote from: Creeper975 on April 16, 2013, 12:16:56 am ---I don't think its about the deaths. It's about the fact that it happened at a massive public event.
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And that it was a terror attack... only a small detail.
Accidents happen and people die.
When someone intentionally explodes some bombs then yeah it deserves media attention.
Colinwarrior:
--- Quote from: His Lordship on April 16, 2013, 12:15:17 am ---I don't want to feel like a douche, but this is really unfair attention compared to many other deaths.
I'm not talking about war zones and world hunger. These deaths happen in safe parts of the world all the time.
58 people on a refugee boat just drowned off the coast of Australia a few hours ago, by the way.
As sad as I am to hear about this, I feel sorry for other victims who don't get this much support and attention.
No further comment, apart from restating I feel sorry for the loss, and encouraging people to re-calibrate their world view.
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Millions of people die from heart disease every year. 40,000+ people die in America every year from car crashes. It's HOW people die that determine if it's news-worthy or not.
How often does an international sporting event have bombs go off in the crowd?
I agree that every accidental death is a tragedy, but this is an unusual event that has happened.