[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Princess

A debate whether people were disappointed that a huge disaster hadn't happened? Can you honestly not see how that isn't offensive??

See the points me and Tom made in the thread, because no one's saying that they were disappointed that thousands of people weren't killed.

[Twilight]

Originally Posted by Jack_

See the points me and Tom made in the thread, because no one's saying that they were disappointed that thousands of people weren't killed.

This

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Jack_

See the points me and Tom made in the thread, because no one's saying that they were disappointed that thousands of people weren't killed.

People would not have been watching if they didn't think anything was going to happen. People were watching waiting for something to happen. Whilst its good that noone is harmed, I think most people are disappointed they didn't see anything at all whether or not they admit it. Its kind of like when you slow down on a motorway when theres a crash on the other side, and can't wait to tell someone about it. You don't consider for a second about the people involved in the crash ...

Anyway I don't think its getting any stricter, I just think there have been more moronic events lately than usual

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Tom

People would not have been watching if they didn't think anything was going to happen. People were watching waiting for something to happen. Whilst its good that noone is harmed, I think most people are disappointed they didn't see anything at all whether or not they admit it. Its kind of like when you slow down on a motorway when theres a crash on the other side, and can't wait to tell someone about it. You don't consider for a second about the people involved in the crash ...

I agree completely. It dosn't fundamentally make you a bad person but watching the news is a voyeuristic activity. News channels got huge ratings the day of 9/11 because it was an event. It was a spectacle. One derived directly from human misery. And by god, people sat watching that all day. Were the people watching the 9/11 coverage in Scunthorpe watching soley to keep updated in case Al Quabadeda set their sights on Scunthorpe? I highly doubt it.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

I agree completely. It dosn't fundamentally make you a bad person but watching the news is a voyeuristic activity. News channels got huge ratings the day of 9/11 because it was an event. It was a spectacle. One derived directly from human misery. And by god, people sat watching that all day. Were the people watching the 9/11 coverage in Scunthorpe watching soley to keep updated in case Al Quabadeda set their sights on Scunthorpe? I highly doubt it.

... and people who were watching BBC News brag about seeing the second tower going down, because they saw it on live TV.

Some people are far too PC these days and speak what others want to hear.