Off Topic Tunisia Attack

Hank Scorpio · Jun 29, 2015

Carmine Galante. said:
I can't help but think a large scale attack along the lines of Mumbai is around the corner.

40 heavily armed jihadists in half a dozen landing craft, something like a rigid raider would do, and it would be absolute carnage.

Plenty of soft targets in that part of the world.

There'd be hundreds and hundreds possibly killed.

Euros 2016 in France will probably be a target.

originallambrettaman · Jun 30, 2015

Ex-Birmingham City player Denis Thwaites and his wife are also among the dead.

Amin Arrears · Jun 30, 2015

Hank Scorpio said:
Euros 2016 in France will probably be a target.

Was thinking that the other day, I was planning on going but not so sure now.

over18and legal · Jun 30, 2015

RIP to all those that have died in this cowardly attack.
Best wishes to all those that have lost their relatives and friends.

Words are just not enough. I hope all the survivors are given proper counselling to help them move forward.

Good luck to them all.

clg101 · Jun 30, 2015

Hi guys don't post very often at all but this is a really sensitive spot for me. I live on the same street as Jim and Claire and the whole neighborhood has been completely devastated by this news. We have all said our condolences and left cards and flowers with Jim and his family and have left him and his family to deal with this truly atrocious event in their own way, knowing that should they call on anyone of us we will be there instantly should they need anything. This respect can not be said for the world of media who have been bombarding the street with journalist since Saturday evening. We had a phone call around 5-6 pm on Saturday night from the Sun newspaper asking if we had known the windass family and if we knew they where in Tunisia at the time of the attacks. up to this point we had no idea that they where in Tunisia and this instantly sparked fear in us that something has happened to Jim and Claire. We didn't want to be speaking to the media and told them we knew nothing and hung up the phone. We started asking how would they know as there was only 5 people to have been confirmed at this point and Claire wasn't one of them. We started to think they must have got a list of tourist out in Tunisia and are trying to find a family who has been caught up in some way. This was until we had a call from a friend who had also been contacted by the Sun, who had confirmed that Claire had sadly been caught up in the attack and was one of those killed. Who do they think they are to be telling people such awful news? I am absolutely shocked that a newspaper thinks it is ok to breaking this news to people in order to gain information to sell a story. We notified the neighbors of the sad news so that they could send their condolences and also to be prepared for journalists at their doors. At half past 10 that night a neighbor had a knock on the door from a freelance journalist trying to be the first person to write about this family. They where soon told to leave.
The next day we had the BBC and ITV down the street knocking on all doors including Jim's door to get information. The man had only just got back home from from what can only be described as hell to then face people knocking on the door trying to get him to relive the details i am sure he just wants to forget. This complete insensitivity approach from the media has completely infuriated me and i now understand why journalist are hated so much.

Qatartiger Cambridgetiger · Jun 30, 2015

I send all my best wishes and condolences to all affected by this total act of cowardice.

Here in Jordan it has been on high alert for ages now as you go to the shopping Malls (centres) they check your cars even take a swab from you steering wheel. and mirrors to check under your vehicle.

Since this has happened it really feels so much more tense here. Being Ramadan it is also like a party atmosphere too quite strange to have both feelings at the same time.

over18and legal · Jun 30, 2015

clg101 said:
Hi guys don't post very often at all but this is a really sensitive spot for me. I live on the same street as Jim and Claire and the whole neighborhood has been completely devastated by this news. We have all said our condolences and left cards and flowers with Jim and his family and have left him and his family to deal with this truly atrocious event in their own way, knowing that should they call on anyone of us we will be there instantly should they need anything. This respect can not be said for the world of media who have been bombarding the street with journalist since Saturday evening. We had a phone call around 5-6 pm on Saturday night from the Sun newspaper asking if we had known the windass family and if we knew they where in Tunisia at the time of the attacks. up to this point we had no idea that they where in Tunisia and this instantly sparked fear in us that something has happened to Jim and Claire. We didn't want to be speaking to the media and told them we knew nothing and hung up the phone. We started asking how would they know as there was only 5 people to have been confirmed at this point and Claire wasn't one of them. We started to think they must have got a list of tourist out in Tunisia and are trying to find a family who has been caught up in some way. This was until we had a call from a friend who had also been contacted by the Sun, who had confirmed that Claire had sadly been caught up in the attack and was one of those killed. Who do they think they are to be telling people such awful news? I am absolutely shocked that a newspaper thinks it is ok to breaking this news to people in order to gain information to sell a story. We notified the neighbors of the sad news so that they could send their condolences and also to be prepared for journalists at their doors. At half past 10 that night a neighbor had a knock on the door from a freelance journalist trying to be the first person to write about this family. They where soon told to leave.
The next day we had the BBC and ITV down the street knocking on all doors including Jim's door to get information. The man had only just got back home from from what can only be described as hell to then face people knocking on the door trying to get him to relive the details i am sure he just wants to forget. This complete insensitivity approach from the media has completely infuriated me and i now understand why journalist are hated so much.

Typical media.
Whilst the public clamour for news it will not go away.
Even if you don't buy the papers the TV crews will still hound the public to get the best story (in their opinion) going.
It is so sad, but someone saving Mrs Coggins dog from drowning does not make front page news.

Barchullona · Jun 30, 2015

over18and legal said:
Typical media.
Whilst the public clamour for news it will not go away.
Even if you don't buy the papers the TV crews will still hound the public to get the best story (in their opinion) going.
It is so sad, but someone saving Mrs Coggins dog from drowning does not make front page news.

Mrs Coggins dog would make the front page of the HDM. No doubt accompanied by a picture of the dog with its front legs folded.

originallambrettaman · Jun 30, 2015

It looks like 30 of the 38 were British, 21 now confirmed with another 9 expected to be confirmed shortly.

Warwicktiger · Jul 1, 2015

Hank Scorpio said:
Euros 2016 in France will probably be a target.

Thanks, ordered my tickets in the first round ballot yesterday for all the group games in Bordeaux!

Amin Arrears · Jul 1, 2015

Castro's Coffin said:
Mrs Coggins dog would make the front page of the HDM. No doubt accompanied by a picture of the dog with its front legs folded.

You manage to use a thread like this to have a rant about the HDM.

Really?

Quill · Jul 1, 2015

Mr. Hat said:
You manage to use a thread like this to have a rant about the HDM.

Really?

I'm waiting for Charon to blame Alex Bruce for all this.

It's inevitable.

Barchullona · Jul 1, 2015

Mr. Hat said:
You manage to use a thread like this to have a rant about the HDM.

Really?

Well, we can't mention religion.

Kempton · Jul 1, 2015

Castro's Coffin said:
Well, we can't mention religion.

Yeah, it's difficult not mentioning religion on a thread like this.

Hank Scorpio · Jul 1, 2015

Warwicktiger said:
Thanks, ordered my tickets in the first round ballot yesterday for all the group games in Bordeaux!

Any reason for Bordeaux? You regularly holiday there?

Strikes by Port Workers (you know how the french are) will probably put more people off from the UK than wannabe jihadist nobheads kicking off.

I can imagine the Government will want everything sorted out in Calais if all home nations qualify.

Charon · Jul 1, 2015

clg101 said:
Who do they think they are to be telling people such awful news? I am absolutely shocked that a newspaper thinks it is ok to breaking this news to people in order to gain information to s

Quill said:
I'm waiting for Charon to blame Alex Bruce for all this.

It's inevitable.

was nepotism or hoofing involved?

Amin Arrears · Jul 2, 2015

Hank Scorpio said:
Any reason for Bordeaux? You regularly holiday there?

Strikes by Port Workers (you know how the french are) will probably put more people off from the UK than wannabe jihadist nobheads kicking off.

I can imagine the Government will want everything sorted out in Calais if all home nations qualify.

The French are always up to this sort of thing, it'll all be over well before then, it will probably have kicked off another 100 or so times by next summer.

Blaknamberblood · Jul 2, 2015

Horrendous event, I read an article in one of the papers early part of the week which had interviewed `Stevo` the rugby league commentator for sky, he was at the resort and either at the hotel or nearby, he was holidaying there with an ex police officer. He states that a second gunman was involved, and that this male was shot at the scene as well. He even goes as far as describing the male and his clothing and witnessing him in possession of what he believed was a firearm, then speaking to an officer after seeing the described male covered in a sheet somewhere either on or near the beach who told him they had shot him. Now given this very public testimony there seems very little coverage to support this, but strange that others present describe the second gunman too, yet to my knowledge this has not been reported in the National news. My sympathy goes to all those families, friends, associates and those effected by the outrageous and evil act.

originallambrettaman · Jul 3, 2015

Ray and Angie Fisher remained unaccounted for until almost a week after the Tunisia attack...