Entire family electrocuted...

GoldenRivet · 10-16-09, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by August

The death of a family doesn't seem to me to be fodder for jokes...

who was joking??

Syxx_Killer · 10-16-09, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

who was joking??

I'm guessing the post was deleted.

What an awful way to go. I can't even begin to imagine...

Dowly · 10-16-09, 12:15 PM

Right... so they decided to poke their pole around a power line and got zapped? I should feel bad for them because...?

August · 10-16-09, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Right... so they decided to poke their pole around a power line and got zapped? I should feel bad for them because...?

Because you're a human being and not some callous jerk?

Dowly · 10-16-09, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Because you're a human being and not some callous jerk?

So, I'm a jerk because I dont feel bad for someone who clearly didnt have a clue that poking around a power line with a metal antenna could be dangerous? Fine, jerk I am then.

August · 10-16-09, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

So, I'm a jerk because I dont feel bad for someone who clearly didnt have a clue that poking around a power line with a metal antenna could be dangerous? Fine, jerk I am then.

Sorry I had thought better of you.

Morts · 10-18-09, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

So, I'm a jerk because I dont feel bad for someone who clearly didnt have a clue that poking around a power line with a metal antenna could be dangerous? Fine, jerk I am then.

This this.

Platapus · 10-18-09, 12:29 PM

People also have to realize that humour is often a side effect of grief.

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/G...r_in_Loss.html

Humour is also a tool that helps people cope with bad situations in which they have little control.

Although I am sure it is common in other countries, it is especially common in America. We joke about pretty much everything.

We joked when the Challenger exploded (What does NASA stand for: Need Another Seven Astronauts).

We joked about the 911 attacks ( What's Al Qaida's favorite football team? The New York Jets)

We joked about Hurricane Katrina (I heard from my brother who has re opened his bar in the French Quarter, he said business was a little quiet but was picking up now that some of his regulars have been drifting back in.)

Laughing at these types of jokes does not mean that the situation was not horrible. We joke about them because they are horrible terrible events. Because these events invoke such powerful emotions, we turn to irreverent "gallows" humour. I experienced this when I was in the military and as an EMT. Frankly if we did not laugh, we could not handle the stress.

It may sound flippant, but if we did not care, we would not joke about it.

Humour is always offensive to someone or something. That is the nature of humour.

And it is most important that just because I don't think something is funny, does not mean it is not funny to someone else.

heartc · 10-18-09, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dowly

So, I'm a jerk because I dont feel bad for someone who clearly didnt have a clue that poking around a power line with a metal antenna could be dangerous? Fine, jerk I am then.

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Originally Posted by Morts

This this.

"Authorities have identified the victims as 55-year-old Melville Braham, 49-year-old Ana Braham and 15-year-old Anthony Braham."

Damn, you are some really tough guys. Not.

antikristuseke · 10-17-09, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Right... so they decided to poke their pole around a power line and got zapped? I should feel bad for them because...?

This.

nikimcbee · 10-16-09, 12:16 PM

That's awfull. On a side note, if I ever die, please don't use my DRIVER's License photo on the evening news!

FIREWALL · 10-16-09, 12:23 PM

@ SteamWake and all other SS members...

I did not post #2. I don't and have never used the term "Dude" on this or any other website. Ever.

My password has been compromised.

SteamWake · 10-16-09, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

@ SteamWake and all other SS members...

I did not post #2. I don't and have never used the term "Dude" on this or any other website. Ever.

My password has been compromised.

Check the last edited by on your post

conus00 · 10-16-09, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Right... so they decided to poke their pole around a power line and got zapped? I should feel bad for them because...?

I agree. As much as I feel bad for the surviving members of the family, there is always a price for stupidity. Sometimes it is your own life...

Spike88 · 10-16-09, 01:59 PM

After watching the news video, I don't feel as bad for them. They were putting it up at 8:30 at night. If they had done it in the day time, this probably would not of happened.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	People also have to realize that humour is often a side effect of grief. http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/G...r_in_Loss.html Humour is also a tool that helps people cope with bad situations in which they have little control. Although I am sure it is common in other countries, it is especially common in America. We joke about pretty much everything. We joked when the Challenger exploded (What does NASA stand for: Need Another Seven Astronauts). We joked about the 911 attacks ( What's Al Qaida's favorite football team? The New York Jets) We joked about Hurricane Katrina (I heard from my brother who has re opened his bar in the French Quarter, he said business was a little quiet but was picking up now that some of his regulars have been drifting back in.) Laughing at these types of jokes does not mean that the situation was not horrible. We joke about them because they are horrible terrible events. Because these events invoke such powerful emotions, we turn to irreverent "gallows" humour. I experienced this when I was in the military and as an EMT. Frankly if we did not laugh, we could not handle the stress. It may sound flippant, but if we did not care, we would not joke about it. Humour is always offensive to someone or something. That is the nature of humour. And it is most important that just because I don't think something is funny, does not mean it is not funny to someone else. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That's awfull. On a side note, if I ever die, please don't use my DRIVER's License photo on the evening news! __________________

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	@ SteamWake and all other SS members... I did not post #2. I don't and have never used the term "Dude" on this or any other website. Ever. My password has been compromised. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	After watching the news video, I don't feel as bad for them. They were putting it up at 8:30 at night. If they had done it in the day time, this probably would not of happened. __________________

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Right... so they decided to poke their pole around a power line and got zapped? I should feel bad for them because...?