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thishereboi -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 12:14:05 PM)

Who exactly is outraged?



domiguy -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 12:55:51 PM)


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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

Who exactly is outraged?


I believe that is supposed to be you? Maybe ""outraged is too strong of a word. What would be the necessary emotion required to cause someone to go to the length of contemplating a boycott?



DomImus -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 1:03:05 PM)

Didn't Jimmy Carter try that Olympic boycott thing once? I recall that it really reaped dividends 4 years later.





heartcream -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 1:12:34 PM)

I took a peek and saw a picture of a man flying through the air. I imagine that was enroute to his death. If it were anyone to do with me I would not want it out there. Death is not something I want any yahoo looking at for someone I love and care for. I would be outraged in the sense my already smashed heart would feel so run over and indignant that the whole world full of the demanding masses (who I largely do not respect) would view my precious cargo losing his life.

I find a big difference between real and 'a movie, film, drawing, video'. I mostly hate that stuff anyway, do not like those kinds of shows, I change the channel, I dont like it. Obviously unavoidable and of course lots of shows have death scenes and are very moving and integral to the whole thing and I would watch well made movies like that, but I dont like it. Just like I would rather not watch people make out on screen, that is me.

We are so numbed out and repressed we go to the movies to move a bit of emotion. How many people like gory scary movies?

Let us not forget the margin of people who pay top-top cheddar for a little flick where someone in it gets the last flick for real in order to what?--get a boner? It is a twisted place this good ol world full of toxic promoting peeps where they feed off others in any way they can.

I am sad for his family. To have it out there played over and over and all of that sucks ass, in my opinion.



cloudboy -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 1:22:16 PM)




Without a doubt, the footage was very disturbing, and it showed what's at risk for luge participants. No one participating in an Olympic event has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Luge is not a safe sport.



dreamerdreaming -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 1:31:48 PM)

The Zapruder film (of JFK's assassination) has been shown bazillions of times. We still watch it.

People eat that stuff up like candy. We're fascinated with death. Although it seems it was tastelessy done, and without enough warning the way they aired it, I'll bet that young man would want us all to remember that his death was entirely preventable. If it takes viewing it once or twice (or even three times), to burn that into people's brains so that we'll demand change, I'm all for it.



domiguy -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 3:46:25 PM)

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ORIGINAL: dreamerdreaming

Although it seems it was tastelessy done, and without enough warning the way they aired it, I'll bet that young man would want us all to remember that his death was entirely preventable. If it takes viewing it once or twice (or even three times), to burn that into people's brains so that we'll demand change, I'm all for it.


This is not an honest reply. I saw it aired twice...Each time you were told you were going to see the footage of the accident, that it was graphic and not suitable for all viewers.




Marc2b -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 3:57:15 PM)

Count me amongst those who agree that it was in poor taste to show it, but what's done is done - there's no point in getting upset about it.

Besides, Olympic sports are dagerous enough that it is possible - if not probable - that we will see live coverage of someone being killed.



thishereboi -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 4:09:04 PM)

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ORIGINAL: domiguy


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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

Who exactly is outraged?


I believe that is supposed to be you?
Oh, ok thanks. It kinda confused me, because I am not outraged at all.

Maybe ""outraged is too strong of a word. What would be the necessary emotion required to cause someone to go to the length of contemplating a boycott?
I don't know, I don't think I have ever seriously contemplated one before.




thishereboi -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 4:11:41 PM)

I remember someone trying. At the time I was really pissed because it was the athletes that were being hurt and they didn't do anything to deserve it. I honestly couldn't tell you which president it was though.



winterlight -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 4:18:02 PM)

I feel bad for his family and having seen the video it was heart wrenching.

Every news organization has to outdo the other to get the story first, video first, "facts" first....so shuld it be that first news story or human beings first.

It was bad enough they showed it one time but they showed it 3 times. At the end they showed a piece of equipment on his face as they were trying to revive him and there was blood on his face.

I would not want my child to see this nor see my sons life end so tragically like this.

If you remember they showed the young woman in Iran that got shot. That was very graphic also. I wouldn't have wanted to see that either.



winterlight -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 4:19:20 PM)

Agrees with heartcream..



EbonyWood -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 4:38:31 PM)

Another 12 Afghan civilians killed by 'stray' NATO missiles today.
 
No footage.



heartcream -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 5:28:42 PM)


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ORIGINAL: EbonyWood

Another 12 Afghan civilians killed by 'stray' NATO missiles today.
 
No footage.


There is a difference between covering up the military deaths from the public and this televised event of this man's unfortunate death, I would say. On one hand I would believe the intent is to low key the horrors of daily war as much as possible, on the other perhaps to make money, to distract us, sensationalize and de-sensitize our lobotomized society...

I wish war would end all over the world, le sigh, my Valentine wish.



dreamerdreaming -> RE: NBC airs video of accident - Maybe boycotting is the answer (2/14/2010 6:12:50 PM)

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ORIGINAL: domiguy

quote:

ORIGINAL: dreamerdreaming

Although it seems it was tastelessy done, and without enough warning the way they aired it, I'll bet that young man would want us all to remember that his death was entirely preventable. If it takes viewing it once or twice (or even three times), to burn that into people's brains so that we'll demand change, I'm all for it.


This is not an honest reply. I saw it aired twice...Each time you were told you were going to see the footage of the accident, that it was graphic and not suitable for all viewers.





It is so honest, nyaaaah! [8D]

Notice I said "it seems"? That's because I didn't see the broadcast. So yeah, if you're saying I'm busted because I didn't actually see that broadcast, then I'll give you that. But I wasn't trying to represent myself as though I had. I was just stating my opinion.

I don't have TV. I formed that opinion based on the article linked in the OP, and what another poster said about having people, including children, over to see the opening ceremonies, and completely missing the warning. To give people a chance to prevent themselves and their children from seeing terrible things, the network needs to make warnings very noticeable, and give parents plenty of reaction time so that they can respond appropriately. From what I've seen in this thread, it doesn't seem to me that this was accomplished. 

I saw the footage of the accident posted a few hours after it happened, on a sports website. I watched it three times. Because I'm a sick fuck. [8|]

It made me very angry. It was a needless death, and particularly since a lot of people had apparently voiced concerns previously, about how dangerous that track was. I'm going to call this incident to the attention of my (grown) children, to point up the fact that they need to not only speak up, but also take appropriate action, if something seems unsafe to them. People tend to have a herd mentality. If the people who had voiced concerns had backed that up with appropriate action, that athlete might very well be alive today.


*ducks to avoid the domi poo*

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