Tower block fire - london
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Well in this instance I think people would be allowed to be outraged about it considering how much of a tragedy it was.
Soldato
Yea exactly, bunch of drama queens use any excuse to get at people for the sake it it.
Soldato
Will the police now be scouring social media and hunting down all those who wore Jimmy Savile costumes to fancy dress parties? I mean, child rape isn't something to be joked about, is it?
Only if it sells papers.
Caporegime
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You say that, yet if these were some Muslims burning poppies or something I imagine you wouldn't be happy.
What's the difference?
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/poppy-burners-laugh-at-50-fine.18250324/
What's the difference?
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/poppy-burners-laugh-at-50-fine.18250324/
Burning poppies is a statement of hatred towards the western world. It is literally a hatred driven statement.
These people were burning an effigy for the lols (poor attempt) not out of a hatred for... people living in a towers?
If you can’t see a difference then your understanding of hatred is a little off...
Caporegime
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I'm not saying they should be arrested and charged, but it's pretty vile what they've done and the social outrage should probably be enough.
But in the thread about a Muslim burning poppies, people literally wanted to kill that person.
But in the thread about a Muslim burning poppies, people literally wanted to kill that person.
Caporegime
If people wanna burn poppies good for them. If people wanna burn cardboard Grenfell tower blocks and spout racist crap, good for them.
If people wanna share it on Social media and get caught then they should both receive a punishment within reason, reason being a financial penalty and a mark on their record if they do dumb **** again.
I’m putting it in the same category as dead baby jokes / holocaust jokes.
Public outrage is a witch hunt for the internet generation.
How about crass jokes? A fine for that too?
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Wait, so my neighbour was mugged and assaulted, the group of youths identified in a nearby suburb, but no officer available to do anything. A video is posted on social media and the police throw their resources at it?
Caporegime
Five men arrested this morning
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Caporegime
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They handed themselves in to the police. Not many resources required.
Trial by social media....
You think there was no such thing as public outrage before the internet?
On the scale and with the speed and reach, nope.
Mob justice in hours with a mob of a million outraged people. Leaping without looking.
Soldato
Listening to the video, I wouldn’t really class that as black humour.
I think stuff like this is the lowest of low, any tragedy where people’s lives have been lost isn’t something to be mocked.
No doubt some will jump on the free speech bandwagon over this.
I think stuff like this is the lowest of low, any tragedy where people’s lives have been lost isn’t something to be mocked.
No doubt some will jump on the free speech bandwagon over this.
So what should be done?
