The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

GuD · 11-26-2014, 06:34 PM

This isn't exactly random... the same reactions follow these sort of things every time they happen. And they continue to happen. You don't have to pay attention but those who do have a good reason to.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 11-26-2014, 07:03 PM

i thought so too but after reading about the incident it sounds like the kid acted like a maniac and got himself shot, and all this racial hype is really more of a counter productive distraction than a march towards progress. hopefully something positive like cameras on cops or whatever comes out of it but really there are way more important things to worry about and the president has to address this kind of ****... irritating.

Zhanteimi · 11-26-2014, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by WhateverDude

I know you're kidding but it's a serious topic and shouldn't be made light of.

In other words...too soon. Because I see 9/11 jokes all the time now.

The Batlord · 11-26-2014, 10:40 PM

What the ****?

Chula Vista · 11-26-2014, 11:19 PM

For the record, when I said shut off all of the cameras earlier I meant all of the network cameras - which I truly believe are fanning the flames big time.

Conspiracy alert: After the verdict was read the other night it was pretty calm for about 30 minutes and then all hell broke loose. I can almost imagine a field reporter telling their lackey to go and pay some smuck $50 to light a car on fire so they'd get some juicy footage.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 11-27-2014, 01:29 AM

BBC Sport - Phil Hughes: Australian batsman dies, aged 25

This is a sickener. I don't watch cricket so I don't understand how someone can bowl a ball at you face on yet the ball hits the back of your head and kills you?

That bowler's gonna be in bits hope he gets all the support he needs.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 11-27-2014, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

For the record, when I said shut off all of the cameras earlier I meant all of the network cameras - which I truly believe are fanning the flames big time.

i feel the same way. honestly i hate every time we fixate on one court case as a nation. **** never goes well for us.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 11-28-2014, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

BBC Sport - Phil Hughes: Australian batsman dies, aged 25

This is a sickener. I don't watch cricket so I don't understand how someone can bowl a ball at you face on yet the ball hits the back of your head and kills you?

That bowler's gonna be in bits hope he gets all the support he needs.

I'm really sad about this. Coming from a cricket crazy country I just feel so sad that this freak accident occurred. He was a fantastic cricketer and I can't imagine how tough it is for the bowler. I'm worried he might end up in a horrible situation with mental anguish that he might not be able to control.

Wpnfire · 11-29-2014, 09:53 AM

The thing is, "freak accident" is kind of a misdirection (no offense Vanilla). Cricket pitches are around 90 MPH/144KMH? For comparison, baseball pitches are thrown that fast, and the last person who died from being hit in the head by a pitch was in 1920.

1920.

Huges is, what, the second person in a couple years to die from a being hit by the ball?

^ that's a terrifying statistic.

Something needs to come from this in regards to how cricket players are protected. Clearly, a helmet alone does not cut it.

~~James~~ · 11-29-2014, 09:54 AM

The guy from Creed seems to be having a psychotic episode
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/1...-side-of-road/

11-26-2014, 06:34 PM	#2101 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	This isn't exactly random... the same reactions follow these sort of things every time they happen. And they continue to happen. You don't have to pay attention but those who do have a good reason to. __________________ I spit bullets in my feet Every time I speak So I write instead And still people want me dead ~msc

11-26-2014, 11:19 PM	#2105 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	For the record, when I said shut off all of the cameras earlier I meant all of the network cameras - which I truly believe are fanning the flames big time. Conspiracy alert: After the verdict was read the other night it was pretty calm for about 30 minutes and then all hell broke loose. I can almost imagine a field reporter telling their lackey to go and pay some smuck $50 to light a car on fire so they'd get some juicy footage. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

11-29-2014, 09:53 AM	#2109 (permalink)
Wpnfire Dragon Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas, United States Posts: 2,744	The thing is, "freak accident" is kind of a misdirection (no offense Vanilla). Cricket pitches are around 90 MPH/144KMH? For comparison, baseball pitches are thrown that fast, and the last person who died from being hit in the head by a pitch was in 1920. 1920. Huges is, what, the second person in a couple years to die from a being hit by the ball? ^ that's a terrifying statistic. Something needs to come from this in regards to how cricket players are protected. Clearly, a helmet alone does not cut it. __________________ Last.FM My RYM Ratings *My Glitchwave Beta Profile*

11-26-2014, 07:03 PM	#2102 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	i thought so too but after reading about the incident it sounds like the kid acted like a maniac and got himself shot, and all this racial hype is really more of a counter productive distraction than a march towards progress. hopefully something positive like cameras on cops or whatever comes out of it but really there are way more important things to worry about and the president has to address this kind of ****... irritating.

11-27-2014, 01:29 AM	#2106 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	BBC Sport - Phil Hughes: Australian batsman dies, aged 25 This is a sickener. I don't watch cricket so I don't understand how someone can bowl a ball at you face on yet the ball hits the back of your head and kills you? That bowler's gonna be in bits hope he gets all the support he needs.

11-29-2014, 09:54 AM	#2110 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	The guy from Creed seems to be having a psychotic episode http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/1...-side-of-road/