Entire family electrocuted... - Page 2

SteamWake · 10-16-09, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by conus00

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...

No surviving member of that household anyhow thats what makes it so tragic.

Spike88 · 10-16-09, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

No surviving member of that household anyhow thats what makes it so tragic.

No, if you watch the video they have a 21 year old daughter that was inside the house. And another son.

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.

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.

TarJak · 10-17-09, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

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

OK we'll use this one then...

Torvald Von Mansee · 10-18-09, 11:16 AM

When I was three, I was electrocuted for a number of minutes. I really don't think that would be a nice way to go.

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.

Reaves · 10-19-09, 12:27 AM

antikristuseke · 10-19-09, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by heartc

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.

"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.

Tough hasn't got a fin thing to do with it. Excuse me, but I do not feel sorry for people who die due to their own stupidity.

conus00 · 10-19-09, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Tough hasn't got a fin thing to do with it. Excuse me, but I do not feel sorry for people who die due to their own stupidity.

The way I see it people should feel sorry for the surviving family members because they are the ones to pay the price of going through very hard times now. The people who got killed in the accident did get killed because of their own stupidity and lack of foresight.

Also, I don't agree with some people here attacking Dowly and calling him names. He is entitled to his opinion so leave him alone.

August · 10-19-09, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by conus00

Also, I don't agree with some people here attacking Dowly and calling him names. He is entitled to his opinion so leave him alone.

Nobody called Dowly a name, but if you're gonna venture such a callous opinion you have to expect that people will think less of you for it.

10-18-09, 11:16 AM	#23
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	When I was three, I was electrocuted for a number of minutes. I really don't think that would be a nice way to go. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 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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