Are We Really Respecting The Dead?

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam

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After the sad events in Connecticut where 26 people were shot dead by some nutter, it appears the world has come to a standstill.

Film premieres have been cancelled, tv programmes postponed, and many other aspects of entertainment put on hold.

But is this right? Everyone is disgusted by the events in Connecticut but how does postponing tv programmes help the poor parents of the dead children? Do they even care - I doubt the fact the Jack Reacher premiere has been cancelled has even registered with them.

It's exactly the same in this country....films & tv programmes are always being cancelled in "respect to the dead". But how is it respecting the dead?

Reebok Trotter

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The Jack Reacher Premiere is called ' One Shot ' and is based on a sniper shooting innocent people so it's understandable to delay the opening until the dust settles.

You do have a point though.

aaron_bwfc

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Natasha Whittam wrote:

But how is it respecting the dead?

Kind of agree with you on this and to be honest i'm not sure really, if you told the parents that some film premier has been cancelled I doubt it's going to make them feel any better considering their child has just been killed.

xmiles

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Jay Jay Okocha

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Genuinely respecting the dead would involve the Americans passing some kind of sensible gun control law. But all they will do is indulge in the nauseous hysteria that we always see since Princess Di's death (which would have been avoided if she had been wearing a seat belt and the driver hadn't been drunk and speeding).

Sgt. Bash

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President Obama is supposed to be the most powerful man in the world, yet he's apparently scared of the gun nut association that is the NRA. I take it they really run America then?! Grow some balls America, ban guns, tell the NRA to do one and save future innocent kids lives. As pointed out, that would be the best way to respect the memory of the dead in this tragedy.

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I sleep with a gun under my pillow. You never know when a slut is going to try and get some revenge.

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Jay Jay Okocha

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You may already have seen this but here it is anyway.

http://www.nevillehobson.com/wp-content/uploads/lastyearhandgunskilled.jpg

Natasha Whittam

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It's a good poster but must be over 20 years old.

No way were only 8 people killed by handguns in the UK last year. Or any recent year.

xmiles

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Jay Jay Okocha

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Natasha Whittam wrote:It's a good poster but must be over 20 years old.

No way were only 8 people killed by handguns in the UK last year. Or any recent year.

You are right. A quick bit of research shows that both the UK and USA figures may be dubious. In 2011 there were 58 murders by firearms (not just handguns) in the UK (equivalent to 290 US murders after adjusting for population size) and 8775 murders by firearms in 2010 in America.

Hipster_Nebula

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I don't see what Obama is scared of now tbh. His 2 terms are done.

He should seek to ban assault rifles as has been mooted and seek to add another level of checks/etc before acquiring a handgun.

No, obviously won't solve anything, but america is too far down the road on which it will never accept a ban of any sort on handguns, just no way. And if a republican gets in next time they will repeal all these acts and rinse repeat.

Natasha Whittam

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Hipster_Nebula wrote:rinse repeat.

Hipster_Nebula

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Natasha Whittam wrote:

Hipster_Nebula wrote:rinse repeat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lather,_rinse,_repeat

rammywhite

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A piece in the paper this morning says that since Martin Luther King was assassinated over 1 million people in America have died as a result of gun crime. It's the Telegraph- so a bit right wing but probably well researched and accurate.

Another 80 people inthe USA will die today because of gun crime.

They're suppsed to be intelligent- when will they ever learn?

Since the horrific events in Dunblane 16 years ago,getting a private licence to hold a gun legally in the UK has been almost impossible

wanderlust

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Changing the 2nd amendment requires Senate intervention and the Republican Senate includes Senators who are basically sponsored by the NRA. It's got f*** all to do with Obama being scared (or even scarred) - it's because any Bill to change the Constitution would be shot down in flames (sic)

Bernard Dennis Park

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rammywhite wrote:Since the horrific events in Dunblane 16 years ago,getting a private licence to hold a gun legally in the UK has been almost impossible

You'd be surpised how easy it is to get a gun licence these days. I know several people who legally have guns in their house. They do have to have it locked in a gun cabinet.

Natasha Whittam

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Bernard Dennis Park wrote:

You'd be surpised how easy it is to get a gun licence these days. I know several people who legally have guns in their house. They do have to have it locked in a gun cabinet.

Stop bragging about your links to the criminal underworld. It's not big and it's not clever.

Bernard Dennis Park

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I don't think I've mentioned any links to the criminal underworld. I do obviously have some though.

Natasha Whittam

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Bernard Dennis Park wrote:I don't think I've mentioned any links to the criminal underworld. I do obviously have some though.

Hookers on speed dial doesn't count.

Hipster_Nebula

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Natasha Whittam

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Stop using that facepalm smiley.

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