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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Thank you, Retlaw for putting this thread into perspective.
I note that tonight the street in which this woman lived is still mainly sealed off with police ‘Do Not Cross’ tape. It is not, as far as I am aware, a scene of crime. I therefore can only assume that it is due to restraining the grieving hordes of ‘hero’ worshippers who no doubt, are wailing tears and lighting candles or indulging in whatever is the latest fad to mourn the dead in this country’s celebrity obsessed culture.
That warped hysteria is reflected on this very website; there are two threads on the death of this druggie, and with a couple of exceptions, they all post some sort of sympathy note. Never mind that few (if any) ever met the stupid woman (I did, by the way, and my only impression was of an arrogant, ignorant brat), whatever the logic is behind this is beyond me. I would, however have thought that if there was to be significant postings about events outside Accy over this last weekend it would have been concerning Norway.
There is but one thread on this subject and that has received exactly ten posts. Now, it may well be that I have old fashioned values, but nevertheless I would have thought people are more prepared to extend sympathy to 80 innocent young people working towards bettering their country and society than some drug addicted rich bitch with pretensions to sing about how bad life is. I think that now is the time that those people who have stuck posts such as ‘R.I.P.Amy’ should hang their heads in shame; they are an absolute disgrace.
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On the "Norway" thread: I think Romps put it well in post #4, "Words fail me." I suspect many folks think that way. What can one say? Perhaps, it is easier to talk about Amy Winehouse because she was a notorious celeb, and, let's face it, her end was not unexpected. And I don't believe that anyone should be ashamed of wishing that a fellow human, one who had led a troubled life, should rest in peace. There are issues surrounding the massacre that will have to be considered and discussed. But now, in my opinion, is not the time.