Minneapolis Interstate Bridge Collapse

[lAdmire]

This is horrible. The bridge was 40 years old though. I think they said 75 people were injured, 7 dead. That's quite a tragedy. Just getting out alive is like a surprise to me. After the bridge dropped into the Mississipi [sp?] River. Wow. They should be VERY thankful they made it out alive.

[-Soph-]

I read something last night when it happened about them calling off the resue operations because it was dark... I wonder why they did that, it's not as if they couldn't of used flashlights etc.

[Luckyrare]

hows that a bad thing in cases like this? the south park episode was aimed at people blaming the president for hurricane katrina. but if the bridge was faulty, it was someone's fault and we need to place blame somewhere so something like this doesnt happen again. it isnt just mean stuff or just a need to blame people for our own feeling of self-glory, it's so we can prevent bridge collapses in the future.

I am not saying its a bad thing, just backward. Regarding the south park, I not talking about the full situation just the fact as soon as something happens the blaim game starts rather than been proactive at that point in time.


For example: Bush did a press statement - before saying anything about death or anything he went onto blaim and then later the mayor came on talking about crime scenes. Once all the bodies are out and then know that, then start talking if there is anyone to blaim.

Heat, steel, expanding, concrete, peek traffic - your asking for trouble.

[le harry]

I read something last night when it happened about them calling off the resue operations because it was dark... I wonder why they did that, it's not as if they couldn't of used flashlights etc.

They had flashlights and everything, but they couldn't carry on the operations because it was too dangerous. There was debree from the bridge and cars everywhere. I imagine there would of been a lot of sharp objects etc.

Also, I think Shaneisme means that the media blow it up tonnes to make it sound worse then it already is.

[-Soph-]

i personally think that America "exaggerate" alot, sure this is a bad thing but they make it sound much worse. It has happened a few times, 9/11 (that was like "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG A PLANE HIT THE BUILDING") and then the massacre shootings in march i think it was, and now this. They always make it 100 times bigger than it really is.

How is saying "OMG OMG etc., a plane hit the building" exaggerating it at all?

[RedStratocas]

I read something last night when it happened about them calling off the resue operations because it was dark... I wonder why they did that, it's not as if they couldn't of used flashlights etc.

well those rescue operations are dangerous enough as it is during the day, the night is probably horrific.

I am not saying its a bad thing, just backward. Regarding the south park, I not talking about the full situation just the fact as soon as something happens the blaim game starts rather than been proactive at that point in time.


For example: Bush did a press statement - before saying anything about death or anything he went onto blaim and then later the mayor came on talking about crime scenes. Once all the bodies are out and then know that, then start talking if there is anyone to blaim.

Heat, steel, expanding, concrete, peek traffic - your asking for trouble.

the only people who are blaming others are people who have nothing to do with the rescue operations [ie the media], you can be sure the rescuers aren't worrying.

[-Soph-]

i personally think that America "exaggerate" alot, sure this is a bad thing but they make it sound much worse. It has happened a few times, 9/11 (that was like "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG A PLANE HIT THE BUILDING") and then the massacre shootings in march i think it was, and now this. They always make it 100 times bigger than it really is.

I can't see how repeatively saying "OMG" is exaggerating when it comes to something as big as 9/11, I can't recall anyone in the studio doing that anyway, just the news reporters at the scene, and i'm sure you'd be doing the same thing if that was you.

And Virgina Tech? How was that exaggerated?


I've never really came across things like that being exaggerated, the only thing I often see exaggerated is celebrity news, and even then it depends what you read/watch.

[ShaneIsMe]

9/11 was massive but seriously, it didn't have to be on the news for a whole week. Same like the virginia tech, wow 30 people were killed... heaps of people die iraq and **** but no that isn't massive...

[le harry]

9/11 was massive but seriously, it didn't have to be on the news for a whole week. Same like the virginia tech, wow 30 people were killed... heaps of people die iraq and **** but no that isn't massive...

Virginia Tech was a completly irregular and unexpected thing though, school massacre's make good media coverage that's why it's always on the news and stuff. The stuff in the middle east happens everyday so it's no suprise when you see that people die there.

[RedStratocas]

9/11 was massive but seriously, it didn't have to be on the news for a whole week. Same like the virginia tech, wow 30 people were killed... heaps of people die iraq and **** but no that isn't massive...

are you serious? a week? what other news would they show during a time like that? "well john, 3000 people died, but you have to see this video of a water skiing squirrel!"

i dont think you quite understand the news. first off, 9/11 was talked about for much much much more than a week. second, it is one of the top 3 biggest events to ever happen in U.S. history, changing our foreign policy, our view of the world and all american's perception of their own safety. it deserved all the coverage it got.

and the news doesnt depend on how many people died, it depends on the nature of those deaths. if it depended on how many people died for the same reason, the headlines every day would be heart disease. Virginia Tech was news because of the nature of it; no one expects a gunman to start shooting in a school, but iraq is a war zone, so those things are bound to happen.