Explosion at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England
- Thread starter Jbird
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VoidTerraFirma
Live to wine
Ugh.
OGG
Master of the Meh
Terrible, tragic.
And some of you were giving Kansas a bunch of grief for canceling shows based on a direct warning.
Just sayin'
This poor kid (Ariana) is going to have to live with the fact that 19 people died and many more injured because they came to see her.
Nobody wants to feel what she's going to feel forever.
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And some of you were giving Kansas a bunch of grief for canceling shows based on a direct warning.
Just sayin'
This poor kid (Ariana) is going to have to live with the fact that 19 people died and many more injured because they came to see her.
Nobody wants to feel what she's going to feel forever.
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tiger roach
Urban Bovine Knievel
:(
Knox in Box
Rustbelt refugee.
Seems they waited for the show to be over, as the doors get opened for everyone and security is lax.
Interestingly terrible, since I work in security.
Interestingly terrible, since I work in security.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
It does its job. Which is to get voters to vote for the wrong people.
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
At a certain point, it is hard not to become uncomfortably numb.
And yes, it does its job to encourage bad decisions.
And yes, it does its job to encourage bad decisions.
mikesr1963
Gonna walk my dog, you?
Gorgon90
Harmonic Dive Bomber
While I feel sorry for Ariana (as well as all those affected obviously), she will have to realise that she is not responsible. She didn't decide to try and kill people with a suicide bomb. It wouldn't have mattered who was playing to be honest, or their nationality. The hate filled nutjob was just looking for a mass crowd to target and that's not exclusive to the UK/Europe (eg Boston Marathon). Manchester Arena unfortunately turned out to be an easy target due to the access arrangements it has with Manchester Victoria Railway Station so I've read online. As to Kansas cancelling, personally I feel that's giving in to the terrorists, YMMV.
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Nobody is blowing up Jason Isbell concerts, just saying. Tell your daughters to like better stuff.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
:hmm:
OGG
Master of the Meh
I'm in agreement across the board with exception of the last statement about Kansas. Yes, canceling does in a way, give a moral victory to those who might feel so inclined, but it's only that... a moral victory. If the band had legitimate concerns based on direct intel provided to them by DHS, they had a brutally tough decision to make. In the end, they decided caution was prudent. I find no fault with that.
Imagine they had gone ahead with the tour and something like this happened. A lot of monday morning quarterbacks would be all over them for ignoring the warnings and leading people to their deaths. I wouldn't want to live with that weight on my shoulders
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That is piss fucking poor man. Shame on you
reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I don't blame her for canceling. I see merit in both of your statements. If I were in her situation, my first instinct is to go on with the show and not give the impression that the violence made me change my plans. However, I imagine this has to be emotionally devastating to her and her team. Even though she bares no responsibility what so ever for the actions of a deranged individual. I would think it would be very difficult to get in the right headspace to put on a good show for the folks that bought tickets after such a terrible event. Probably best to take some time and return at a later date.