(I did not read the news)

[Kaimetsu]

At the most it should have been a picture of a space shuttle or something. Putting up American flags just alienates non-Americans, not to mention those who don't care about seven insignificant deaths.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu
At the most it should have been a picture of a space shuttle or something. Putting up American flags just alienates non-Americans, not to mention those who don't care about seven insignificant deaths.

I agree, in retrospect.

Consider crow to be eaten.

[Tseng]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu
At the most it should have been a picture of a space shuttle or something. Putting up American flags just alienates non-Americans, not to mention those who don't care about seven insignificant deaths.

I agree that your solution was better.

I disagree about the significance of their deaths.

Their deaths are significant because of the way in which they died - you don't see many people dying because their space shuttle burned up upon reentry.:o

Not to mention the effect this whole event will have on NASA and our country's reputation.

[Kaimetsu]

Originally posted by Tseng
I disagree about the significance of their deaths.

Their deaths are significant because of the way in which they died - you don't see many people dying because their space shuttle burned up upon reentry.:o

Does this make it more important to mourn for them? I don't think so. A death is a death, regardless of the circumstances. In this case I imagine the end was fast and relatively painless.

Not to mention the effect this whole event will have on NASA and our country's reputation.

Well, fair enough, but those flags weren't commemorating the suffering of NASA's PR department.

[Tseng]

Perhaps a death is a death.

However, one could say space travel is a noble cause, and when people die for noble causes we generally honor them.

However, it is true that one could say it was their job and they knew their risks.

It all depends on how you look at it.

[brock128]

The wreckage landed in Palestine, Texas.

That's too big a coincidence.

[magicbud3344]

MUST BE THE TERRORISTS!

[MrCharles]

I demand you chang ehte name of the thread back. becaus eI did read the news. I just forgot. change it.

[Kaimetsu]

Originally posted by MrCharles
I demand you chang ehte name of the thread back. becaus eI did read the news. I just forgot. change it.

Galen did it. His word overrules mine.

[Python523]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu


Does this make it more important to mourn for them? I don't think so. A death is a death, regardless of the circumstances. In this case I imagine the end was fast and relatively painless.



Well, fair enough, but those flags weren't commemorating the suffering of NASA's PR department.

they said they found parts of the remains of the bodies on the news I think, getting your body burned and ripped doesn't sound painless to me :-/

[Loriel]

Can I put up a German flag if some random people die in Germany?

[Kaimetsu]

Originally posted by Python523

they said they found parts of the remains of the bodies on the news I think, getting your body burned and ripped doesn't sound painless to me :-/

Depends on the duration of the burning and ripping.

[draygin]

and was the burning and ripping post mordem (sp?)

[Kaimetsu]

Originally posted by draygin
and was the burning and ripping post mordem (sp?)

I would wager that all but the first 0.03 seconds was post-mortem.

[Jeff]

Yes Loriel, if a noticable number of people die as a result of terrorism or snuff it with courage outside of a war, you may hang a German flag on the admin house. Or maybe we should set up some sort of petition system for flag unfurling...