Glasgow Helicopter Crash

Desert Orchid

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I feel like putting my tackety boots through my TV.

People have lost their lives in a tragic accident and all we get on the BBC News channel (and presumably others) is non-stop fawning, reporting nothing and politicians like wee ba'heid Eck milking it for all they're worth.

These same news bulletins are the ones who blame traffic holdups following crashes on rubberneckers but that's all these morons are doing.

There was another helicopter crash in Glasgow about 20 years ago when the aircraft crashed into a block of flats in fog, killing the pilot. Very fortunately, none of the residents were killed. It made the local news headlines but I don't remember if it even made the national news but that was it. We moved on and left the authorities to deal with the accident and the relatives to deal with their loss in privacy.

But there was no 24/7 news coverage in those days. Now they need to latch on to something to keep the programme ticking over.

I reckon the last thing the families of the victims need right now is for the events leading up to the tragedy and its aftermath to be played out over and over again in the public spotlight.

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Upon first reading of the opening post, I was thinking -- so what; it's rolling news being updated on live TV.
But now, I'm coming around to the view expressed. This morning's interviews of families at the scene were unnecessarily intrusive. Along the lines of (to a father) : "You're speaking in the past tense -- so you think your son is dead?".
Intrusive and cruel. Prurient, even.

Then again, I suppose no one is pointing a gun at the interviewees forcing them to speak to camera. But, I dunno ...............
 
I 100% agree with DO. It's phucking awful, and I hope I am not doing him a disservice, but Salmond seems to be making a 'Scottish' political thing about it too - spirit of the nation crap. Shame on him if he is.

I happened to be eating dinner with my family about a mile from where it happened. Never knew a thing until we emerged to call a cab.
 
an capall said:
... and I hope I am not doing him a disservice, but Salmond seems to be making a 'Scottish' political thing about it too - spirit of the nation crap. Shame on him if he is.
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Very similar thoughts to my own as the reports went on. It's nothing to do with the spirit of the nation. It's simple generosity of spirit of people.

It is good to know that the people did react so generously, and bravely in the case of those who ran into the pub to help, but I believe it would have happened just about anywhere.

It reminded me of the episode of The West Wing where people died going to the aid of others. At least that didn't happen here.
 
It may be worth bearing in mind that it was late at night in a busy pub when considering the bravery displayed. :D

Which is not to take anything away from anyone - that said, I am sick of the americanized twaddle (z intentional) that is seemingly everywhere at present. For me it's what anyone would do and if they don't then maybe more focus should be given by the media to promoting those sorts of values.
 
in fact I'm getting a vision of how that might have gone:

McIlvaney: are you going back in, we might be able to help some folk?
Rankin: yer ******* right ah um, ah hud vernear a full pint and a hudnae touched ma hauf. That round cost me a tenner.
 
It does happene everywhere do. My mate was on the train that crashed outside clapham junction a few years back. He bravely went back in to see what he could do

Two rolexs and a full leather wallet was a right result
 
simmo said:
in fact I'm getting a vision of how that might have gone:

McIlvaney: are you going back in, we might be able to help some folk?
Rankin: yer ******* right ah um, ah hud vernear a full pint and a hudnae touched ma hauf. That round cost me a tenner.
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A remarkably insensitive contribution.
 
Well there's not many Health benefits of smoking, but having to stand outside a pub now seems to be one?
 
an capall said:
A remarkably insensitive contribution.
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I disagree.

Knowing the nature of the clientele of the Clutha Vaults as I do, I would be hugely surprised if jokey banter of such a nature was not uttered by survivors at some point. I'd imagine that the likes of Harrys comment and perhaps a "******* polis spoiled ma night again and ah didnae even dae anythin this time" may have been voiced.

Such is the nature of the Glaswegian and it is neither insensitive nor disrespectful to the dead, injured or those who plunged headlong back into the debris to say so.

The second post on this thread is insensitive and disrespectful (and deliberately so at that).

However, we may find that some answers on the question I posed about why the ordinary act of going back in is seen as such an extraordinary act in the hyper-sensitivity displayed by some on this thread. Perhaps our focus now is far too much on appearing to do good rather than actually doing good.
 
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