Shootout in Lahore

[Uppercut]

ya the families of the people who got involved in this tragic accident is waiting for people to chuckle them.... we will have lot of volunteers for that here no doubt

You know, if it was me, there's nothing I'd like more. The first person close to me who died was my grandmother when I was 10, and her funeral was one of the most grim experiences of my life. The only thing that cheered me up even for a second was my uncle cheekily commenting that, "Instead of burying her we should've sold her for scrap. She was on iron tablets for twenty years."

My Dad agrees, and it's written into his will that at his funeral he'll be lowered into a crematorium to the sound of Johnny Cash singing "I fell into a ring of fire..."

You're not going to tell me, next time someone important to me passes away, that it's not okay for me to use humour as a momentary relief amongst all the depression. It's a cultural difference perhaps, but in any case, you can have your way of dealing (which I'll pass no judgement on whatsoever) and I'll have mine.

Besides, Voltman's post was absolutely hilarious

 

[masterblaster]

It is Voltman who made the noise with his post. His post was bound to get such reactions from people as we have seen, some one like masterblaster. This thread was already in shambles with Voltman's post and he always does it with any tragedy and the focus is shifted out of the tragedy. I find that disgusting.

Agree with this.

 

[masterblaster]

You know, if it was me, there's nothing I'd like more. The first person close to me who died was my grandmother when I was 10, and her funeral was one of the most grim experiences of my life. The only thing that cheered me up even for a second was my uncle cheekily commenting that, "Instead of burying her we should've sold her for scrap. She was on iron tablets for twenty years."

My Dad agrees, and it's written into his will that at his funeral he'll be lowered into a crematorium to the sound of Johnny Cash singing "I fell into a ring of fire..."

You're not going to tell me, next time someone important to me passes away, that it's not okay for me to use humour as a momentary relief amongst all the depression. It's a cultural difference perhaps, but in any case, you can have your way of dealing (which I'll pass no judgement on whatsoever) and I'll have mine.

If someone was tasteless during a time like that, I would punch them in their ****ing face.

I have the idea that somebody should be there to provide support and comfort. Humour in times when humour is not needed is not helpful.

Cultural difference, perhaps.

 

[Barney Rubble]

One of the worst pieces of news I've ever woken up to. Really struggling to come to terms with this. I did not grow up in a world where my sporting heroes were shot at by maniacs just for daring to enter certain countries - the world has changed for the worse. So glad no players were killed, but let us remember the heroic policemen who died, and pray for their families at this tragic time.

Rest In Peace.

 

[G.I.Joe]

The only people who should be apologetic should be the once running the PCB, when they invite a team to tour their country , they should ensure there foolproof safety to them, and tbh despite all the security concerns about touring Pakistan, I never though that there could ever be such a huge lapse in player security, for me the magnitude of the incident is slowly seeping in, but I am still pretty shocked.

I agree that the PCB have the most reason to be apologetic, but not for the reasons you've mentioned. It is obvious that when they speak of security, what they mean is that they're willing to put up a human shield against any attackers. This shows a reckless disregard for Pakistani life on their part.

 

[masterblaster]

One of the worst pieces of news I've ever woken up to. Really struggling to come to terms with this. I did not grow up in a world where my sporting heroes were shot at by maniacs just for daring to enter certain countries - the world has changed for the worse. So glad no players were killed, but let us remember the heroic policemen who died, and pray for their families at this tragic time.

Rest In Peace.

Absolutely Barney. The heroes that sacrificed their lives to protect the Sri Lankan Cricket team should be commended and regarded universally as heroes.

 

[Uppercut]

If someone was tasteless during a time like that, I would punch them in their ****ing face.

I have the idea that somebody should be there to provide support and comfort. Humour in times when humour is not needed is not helpful.

Cultural difference, perhaps.

Yeah, i can understand people feeling that way. The important thing is not to judge those of us who don't.

 

[99*]

You know, if it was me, there's nothing I'd like more. The first person close to me who died was my grandmother when I was 10, and her funeral was one of the most grim experiences of my life. The only thing that cheered me up even for a second was my uncle cheekily commenting that, "Instead of burying her we should've sold her for scrap. She was on iron tablets for twenty years."

My Dad agrees, and it's written into his will that at his funeral he'll be lowered into a crematorium to the sound of Johnny Cash singing "I fell into a ring of fire..."

You're not going to tell me, next time someone important to me passes away, that it's not okay for me to use humour as a momentary relief amongst all the depression. It's a cultural difference perhaps, but in any case, you can have your way of dealing (which I'll pass no judgement on whatsoever) and I'll have mine.

Besides, Voltman's post was absolutely hilarious

Agree with this, people have different ways of dealing with situations.

Oh btw your father is a legend.

 

[masterblaster]

Yeah, i can understand people feeling that way. The important thing is not to judge those of us who don't.

Yeah look fair enough, but don't judge other people either who react to humour when clearly it isn't appreciated. If Pratyush and myself can respect your viewpoint, I'm sure you, Voltman and the other can respect ours.

 

[Matt79]

One of the worst pieces of news I've ever woken up to. Really struggling to come to terms with this. I did not grow up in a world where my sporting heroes were shot at by maniacs just for daring to enter certain countries - the world has changed for the worse. So glad no players were killed, but let us remember the heroic policemen who died, and pray for their families at this tragic time.

Rest In Peace.

Munich Olympics?

 

[Matt79]

****, enough of the squabbling about Volty's joke. The carry-on about it over 17 friggin pages has been far more inappropriate than the original comment. Everyone has said their piece, we all know what everyone involved thinks.

JUST

DROP

IT.

Next person to post regarding it goes on my ignore list.

 

[biased indian]

You know, if it was me, there's nothing I'd like more. The first person close to me who died was my grandmother when I was 10, and her funeral was one of the most grim experiences of my life. The only thing that cheered me up even for a second was my uncle cheekily commenting that, "Instead of burying her we should've sold her for scrap. She was on iron tablets for twenty years."

My Dad agrees, and it's written into his will that at his funeral he'll be lowered into a crematorium to the sound of Johnny Cash singing "I fell into a ring of fire..."

You're not going to tell me, next time someone important to me passes away, that it's not okay for me to use humour as a momentary relief amongst all the depression. It's a cultural difference perhaps, but in any case, you can have your way of dealing (which I'll pass no judgement on whatsoever) and I'll have mine.

Besides, Voltman's post was absolutely hilarious

to be true to you when some one dies natural death i will also do that.. maybe not on the first day second day onwards for sure..but when some one close is dead unexpectedly..... sure that wont work like that for me

 

[pasag]

****, enough of the squabbling about Volty's joke. The carry-on about it over 17 friggin pages has been far more inappropriate than the original comment. Everyone has said their piece, we all know what everyone involved thinks.

JUST

DROP

IT.

Next person to post regarding it goes on my ignore list.

Yeah, have asked for an end to this discussion, just going to delete posts that aren't directly relevant to the news from here on.

 

[biased indian]

****, enough of the squabbling about Volty's joke. The carry-on about it over 17 friggin pages has been far more inappropriate than the original comment. Everyone has said their piece, we all know what everyone involved thinks.

JUST

DROP

IT.

Next person to post regarding it goes on my ignore list.

its only 7 pages here so only add the person in 17th page ok

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

its only 7 pages here so only add the person in 17th page ok

Different PPP etc.

 

[biased indian]

Different PPP etc.

ya i am on 40 he might be on 15 don't know that option is there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Richard]

Just wow.

Have spent the last half-hour reading through the posts in this thread. I'm pretty grateful I've only heard about this with hindsight, finding-out that the players and officials have no serious injuries. Would've hated to have sat through wondering whether Sangakkara, Bayliss or Samaraweera had been killed.

And yeah, the future of cricket in Pakistan appears pretty bleak for the foreseeable future. These things are rarely sorted in the blink of an eyelid, and let's just hope for the best. That, however, is for the years ahead.

RIP to the police who gave their lives to help keep the cricketers alive.

 

[Mahindinho]

Bloody hell.

I'm late to this thread because I had to read it all. I'm so so glad none of the cricketers are seriously harmed, but (obviously) feel for the families of the bodyguards/police who were.

I logged in to check the score and literally sat there in shock for a couple of minutes. There was someone on that bus who I consider a family friend (as in, my parents are friends of his parents, while I've only met him a few times), and another with whom I've been out drinking (being a professional sportsman, he left early!). For the first time, I can genuinely put faces to an act of terrorism.

It's...sobering.

As an aside, I can't say I appreciate the black humour. I probably will tomorrow, but not just yet. Everyone reacts differently to this sort of thing, myself definitely included, but you've got to be sensitive.

 

[Trumpers_Ghost]

want to express my sympathies to the Sri Lankan team, the Sri Lankan cricket community and to the good people of Pakistan who have had this happen in their own backyard.

To target a foreign sporting team for this kind of violence has to be as low as you can get. I hope that these cretans are not caught by the police, but rather by an angry local mob (four ropes and four motorbikes should do the job).

I am also glad after trawling thru this thread that no-one has got nasty against Pakistanis, because as I see it long term they will be the victims of a (international) cricket free society.

My mind lingers to the thoughts of, what if.....the rocket had hit, the bastards got on the bus....etc and I just have to shake it away, think of something else, cause it sucks too much to think those thoughts.

Sport is happiness, fun, entertainment, relief......... this is just wrong. Youd have to be a fair dinkum c***.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Munich Olympics?

Obviously that was a horrible event, but I was speaking on a personal level really, and given that it happened 15 years before I was born, I feel less of an emotional involvement with it than with this event.

Right now I feel like this was an attack on cricket itself, as much as on Sri Lanka or on the SL team - cricket is a massive form of cultural identification on the subcontinent, and the impact of basically taking cricket away from the Pakistani public will be immense. I feel huge sympathy for those Pakistani cricket fans who may not see an international in their country for a very long time.

The best thing that can come out of this is the healing of relations between subcontinental cricketing entities and those in countries like Australia and England. World cricket must band together, and not allow itself to be destroyed by the actions of a few. We are stronger than that.