boyfriday Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 On a day that commemorates the 9/11 disaster we can all remember where we were when we first heard about it happening, the live news feeds brought the disaster into our offices and living rooms in muted technicolour. Other shocking events that have stayed with me throughout my life include the Bradford stadium fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_City_stadium_fire Then the murder by the IRA of the two army corporals in 1988, dragged from their car, beaten, stripped and murdered in broad daylight as army helicopters circled overhead. This was the first time I'd seen anything like this and it was incredibly sad and moving. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporals_killings Then there was the Hillsborough disaster in 89, again shocking live pictures of a terrible human tragedy in our home town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster and lastly the Asian Tsunami of 2004 which we all remember http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami There are other disasters and acts of human atrocity that dont manage to prick our consciousness in the same way because I guess we're not experiencing the full range of emotion that we do when seeing it as it happens. What do others think and do you have any observations on the above events or others I might have overlooked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Imagine how it was when RFK was shot and murdered on live TV, that must be the first shocking event to be seen live. I'll never forget this, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Apparently there was a slight time delay, but I remember the snooker being interrupted to watch the SAS finishing the Iranian Embassy Siege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 I'll never forget this, either. Crikey, how could I forget the Challenger disaster, I wonder where the American space programme would be now if that hadn't happended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Apparently there was a slight time delay, but I remember the snooker being interrupted to watch the SAS finishing the Iranian Embassy Siege. Forgot that one too Wildcat, but remember all teenage boys wanting to enlist shortly after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Apparently there was a slight time delay, but I remember the snooker being interrupted to watch the SAS finishing the Iranian Embassy Siege. Yes, I remember that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Crikey, how could I forget the Challenger disaster, I wonder where the American space programme would be now if that hadn't happended The camera crew went to an extreme close up of the teachers' parents watching the explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaznay Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 actually seeing those people jumping from the burning towers was just awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 actually seeing those people jumping from the burning towers was just awful Yes because like the JFK one, that was a murder taking place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 The camera crew went to an extreme close up of the teachers' parents watching the explosion. You can imagine the frantic instructions from the director seeking the most mawkish images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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