Fireworks after the Paris Attacks... Really?

[littlethistle]

Of course, ED would choose a day like today. Nice timing!

[Jacqui5254]

Oh, please..

[Loz]

Changing what we do because of the attacks is exactly what they want.

[Blah Blah]

I agree with Loz. Terrorists want us to be afraid and affected. In reality they are small in number and can never really threaten our way of life. They don't have an army big enough. That doesn't help those who are murdered of course, but containment is the only defence we have at home. Sadly some plots are always going to get through, but in reality more people die in car accidents every year than do from attrocious attacks like those in Paris. We need to keep a sense of perspective and make sure the security services have everything they need to keep us as safe as possible.

[DulwichFox]

Utter nonsense Blah Blah.. Small in number ?

70 years ago 1 man created a machine so vast it resulted in the deaths of millions of men, women and children globally.

That was an ideology such as we face today from a different group of extremists.

Some of which may well be already amongst us.

DulwichFox

[KidKruger]

Foxy what machine has killed millions that was created 70 years ago ?

I was thinking nuclear weapons but the figure you state is grossly over the death count from that machine.

[DulwichFox]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Foxy what machine has killed millions that was

> created 70 years ago ?

> I was thinking nuclear weapons but the figure you

> state is grossly over the death count from that

> machine.

Hitler. The Nazis.

Are you one of those in denial about the Holocaust ?

And the millions of Russians that died.

Was a long time ago

Lest we forget

Foxy

[littlethistle]

This is not about you.

LAST NIGHT over 100 civilians lost their lives.

People have been effected by this event in one way or another, but Of course, some people are just so wrapped up in their own lives that not only does this point go straight over your heads but, of all the ways someone could choose to entertain themselves this evening, it had to be standing in their soggy back garden replicating the sound of gunshots.

Many events this evening have cancelled fireworks for this very reason.

It's inappropriate.

[DulwichFox]

And a lot more too.

[alice]

Diwali is all about good conquering evil. but it is true loud bangs could scare.

[KidKruger]

Oh I see Foxy, when you say machine you mean regime - with you now.

[Blah Blah]

You are not comaparing like for like though Fox. We are not facing an army like that of Germany in WW2. No-one is trying to invade us after invading half of Europe.

[Alan Medic]

Sounds like the OP has chosen to be offended.Fireworks in ED, so what?

[littlethistle]

> Sounds like the OP has chosen to be offended

As opposed to inconsiderate...? Yeah.

[red devil]

Every year, a few weeks before and after Bonfire night, fireworks are regularly let off, probably no more than hijinks from youngsters. The people who died in Paris were mainly young adults, out enjoying themselves, I'm sure they wouldn't want people to stop doing that, life has to go on otherwise the terrorists have won...

[Otta]

This thread is a total nonsense.

[siousxiesue]

Otta Wrote:

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> This thread is a total nonsense.

Couldn't agree more! And calling someone a holocaust denier is grossly offensive IMO

[Grok]

I think Foxy may have meant a killing machine.

I agree with OP, out of respect fireworks should not have been let off but it is individuals choice and so offence shoukd not be taken because others do not share same view.

Let the poster that Foxy aimed the comment at take offence if he/she chooses, dont stir the s#+t against Foxy.

Far too much 'offence' being banded around willy nilly. 127 people have judt been murdered across the channel, now that is offensive.

[KidKruger]

"Couldn't agree more! And calling someone a holocaust denier is grossly offensive IMO"

I was going to stand Foxy up for this one but I know he couldn't possibly mean it, regardless of whether he actually wrote it. So I'll take the insult on the chin, even though it was completely undeserved (ie . How can you deny the h

[KidKruger]

"Couldn't agree more! And calling someone a holocaust denier is grossly offensive IMO"

I was going to stand Foxy up for this one but I know he couldn't possibly really mean it, regardless of whether he actually wrote it. So I'll take the insult on the chin, even though it was completely undeserved (ie. How can you deny the holocaust when you don't even realise he's talking about the nazis).

[DulwichFox]

This was the conversation..

70 years ago 1 man created a machine so vast it resulted in the deaths of millions of men, women and children globally.

Foxy what machine has killed millions that was created 70 years ago ?

I was thinking nuclear weapons but the figure you state is grossly over the death count from that machine.

Hitler. The Nazis.

Are you one of those in denial about the Holocaust ?

And the millions of Russians that died.

Oh I see Foxy, when you say machine you mean regime - with you now.

All sorted..

No malice intended..

DulwichFox

[Otta]

I believe that no malice was intended. But probably would have been better if it had gone like this.

> 70 years ago 1 man created a machine so vast it

> resulted in the deaths of millions of men, women

> and children globally.

>

> Foxy what machine has killed millions that was

> created 70 years ago ?

> I was thinking nuclear weapons but the figure you

> state is grossly over the death count from that

> machine.

>

> Hitler. The Nazis.

> Oh I see Foxy, when you say machine you mean

> regime - with you now.

[Blah Blah]

Foxy gets a lot of unfair backlash from what I've seen, on many occasions. I'm too am sure he didn't mean to offend anyone.

[Alan Medic]

littlethistle Wrote:

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> > Sounds like the OP has chosen to be offended

>

>

> As opposed to inconsiderate...? Yeah.

How exactly are you personally offended?

[Sue]

What has letting off fireworks got anything go do with the atrocities in Paris?

FFS.

As someone said above, if we change what we do do because of what they have done, then they have won.