Not Sure What Is Happenning With This Site But I'd Like To Discuss This News Story...

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5855955/Three-people-killed-struck-train-south-London.html
My last attempt was taken down, I have no idea why.

[baza]

JD, I agree but it is still a waste of life and for what, the only people interested in your tag are other taggers, most of us see it as vandalism which someone has to pay to put right.

[Sqad]

I was brought up besides a railway track in the days of the steam locomotives and one's parents made it clear that the area was "out of bounds" and the dangers explained.
In fact one could be prosecuted for going on "railway property"...............it seem that attitudes have changed.

[baza]

Yes sqad, and the fine was 50 shillings.

[Sqad]

baza......LOL.

Also, if the cops caught you, one would be dragged by the ear where a "good thrashing" would await you.
Deaths were uncommon in those days due to "mishaps."

[Jackdaw33]

Local tracks used to be securely fenced off, apart from level crossings where the third 'live' rail did not operate.

[sp1814]

Wait a minute...is someone really happy that graffiti artists are dead?

Awesome.

Just awesome.

Let’s just rub ourselves gleefully at others we would like to see dead...

I know...

People who park illegally.
People who stand on the left of escalators.
Katie Price
People who say ‘supposebly’.

[mushroom25]

//In fact one could be prosecuted for going on "railway property"...............it seem that attitudes have changed. //

what changed it was this:- http://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/British-Railways-Board-v-Herrington.php

this wasn't a case where the driver of a train reported hitting persons; rather the report was from a driver who observed 3 bodies on the track. since there's no immediate evidence of which train hit them, the incident is "unexplained" as the circumstances are unknown. the driver of the train that did the damage may not have known that he'd hit anything; or he may have known but not reported it, in order to avoid the lengthy admin and report writing (a similar case happened recently in the midlands where a body was laid lineside in broad daylight and must have been seen, but was actually reported by a passenger on a passing train)

[Sqad]

Right mushroom...thanks.

[ToraToraTora]

Bazille: "I assume by 'vandalism' you are looking at - ''suggested graffiti artists '' - yes I think daubing paint uninvited is considered vandalism.

[Kromovaracun]

If you take pleasure in the death or suffering of other people, you're psycopath and a broken, diminished human being. Go have a word with yourself.

[ToraToraTora]

you mean like those that celebrated when TGL died?

[sp1814]

TTT

Are you hoping that their dead bodies were smeared all over the tracks for a few days?

Are you tumescent with excitement thinking about how these vandals might have (hopefully) suffered excruciating pain whilst being dragged under the wheels of the first train to hit them?

Ooohhh...hopefully they saw the train coming, and had time to contemplate their imminent demise.

Niiiiice.

[Kromovaracun]

Yes.

[mushroom25]

//dragged under the wheels //

actually SP, that's not usually what happens.

[Jackdaw33]

I suspect that the consensus of opinion here will be that everyone is to blame for this tragedy apart from the three young vandals who entered a place of great danger to pursue their illegal activities and paid the ultimate price as a result.

[sp1814]

Here’s the thing - if I saw a story about a group who had just raped and murdered a young woman, running onto a railway track and being killed by an oncoming train, I think I would feel the same as TTT.

Same as if it were three lads who had set fire to a church, killing the worshippers inside...or a terrorist who had deliberately driven into a crowd of revellers on a Friday night.

However, when you hear someone rubbing their hands together and drooling with pleasure at (possible) vandals / graffiti artists being killed...you kinda have to ask yourself what the hell is wrong with someone who thinks like that.

It’s odd.

[Bazile]

//Bazille: "I assume by 'vandalism' you are looking at - ''suggested graffiti artists '' - yes I think daubing paint uninvited is considered vandalism.//

Well i wasn't questioning whether or not daubing paint is vandalism .

The authorities don't know why they were on the track .
It is suggested that they were graffiti artists because of the cans nearby .

You seem to be of the opinion that they deserved their fate for vandalism by graffiti .
If that's your opinion , then that's your opinion - I obviously have a different opinion to yours

[fender62]

sad for the families, i guess youngsters think they are indestructible
and take chances, i think we all did to a certain extent in our youth.
who used to put a one pence piece on a track, then come back and find it flattened, or climbed trees played with fireworks, an unfortunate event for the young lads and their families.

[rowanwitch]

A young man or young men die/s doing something stupid, pointless and anti-social, but it is still a case of families mourn the loss and a terrible waste. As for tagging, you must have a terribly low self esteem if you need to write your nickname over and over for self validation.

[baza]

Big metal train verses fragile human body, no prizes for guessing which one wins, going on the report a train driver may have killed 3 people, unless things have changed, when found that is his job up the creek, 3 strikes and you are taken off.