Did no notice there was a plane crash in Pakistan today?

[bc7683023]

http://uk.news.yahoo....ple-kill-3fd0ae9.html

[bobjugs12]

JNO, do you know what caused the aircrash? Considering 90% of aircraft accidents are caused by pilot error, i'd be pretty sure it wasn't the planes fault.

[Canary42]

Did no-one notice that 5,000 children died from malnutrition today ? (as did 5,000 the day before, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that, and 5,000 the day before that.....)

[Sqad]

I agree with sara.......on CB, we have long threads on "happy Birthday" to people who we have never met, only know on AB, we say all the best to people having a hospital appointment, that we have never met, someones father dies,, we say sorry,´although it will never affect our lives, we see pictures of babies, which could be anybodies and anyway who cares a sh1t, we go through every pain and complaint about someones pregnancy, we answer questions and give advice about infidelity.......

So what is the difference?

[askyourgran]

Our buses always comes in threes, you wait and wait and then they all come at once, but they don't all crash, in fact it is a rare occurrance if one of them does. What is your point?

[Ric.ror]

Canary - and can I just ask what % of those children that died will be black?

[bibblebub]

Before the global news coverage that we now take for granted, it always used to surprise me that quite often in the 'news in brief' column in The Times there would be a report from Asia of yet another ferry overturning, resulting in several hundred deaths, and yet it was never mentioned anywhere else. These accidents with overcrowded ferries still happen but no-one takes any notice.

[McMouse]

"Mcmouse Im not asking you give a flying f*** about it"

I'd have though the f*** flying it was asking for it.

[askyourgran]

Fair comment sqad, but these people who have births deaths and problems on Ab are people that we connect with nearly every day on here. Whereas a plane crash in the depths (or heights) of Pakistan is not of great concern to me, the Lockerbie one yes I knew someone on that plane, but this one no.

[ummmm]

What difference does that make Ric???

Human beings....

[ummmm]

Sqad....I'm coming to Menorca :-)

[Sqad]

Gran....fair point....you connect with them.......via a Monitor or Screen.

These "daily contacts" are often your best mate on Monday, but your worst enemy on Friday.

[Sqad]

ummmm....when? I will meet you and Ginger, but don´t bring the bloody kids.

[ummmm]

Good lord Sqad....never. A holiday is to chill.....I wouldn't bring the lucifers with me :-)

[Sqad]

ummmm....LOL...let me know the details.

[Hopkirk]

I wouldn't want a holiday without my kids.

[Ric.ror]

I agree totally Moriarty my point was that its seems far more black people suffer from poverty than white people and (I think) the OP may have been trying to say that - had the plane been full of white people - perhaps we would have commented on it.

[Hopkirk]

The original poster was no doubt looking for a racist response.

[bc7683023]

How did you work that out hopkirk? Originally this post came from counts post asking has there been any serious news which reminded me and hence this thread was born. Look here and please don't presume things.

http://www.theanswerb...e/Question921770.html

[Sqad]

bobjugs

////JNO, do you know what caused the aircrash? Considering 90% of aircraft accidents are caused by pilot error, i'd be pretty sure it wasn't the planes fault.///

I think you mean Private Air Crashes.............I think that in Civil Commercial Aviation it is the other way round.

Do you watch "Air Crash Investigation" on Sky Discovery Channel?.......fantastic.

[ummmm]

Sqad....this is all becoming amusing. He wants to go to York as well. Craft needs to get her chastity belt on :-)