South Korea In a state of emergency after ship sinks.. hundreds of kids dead and MIA

BBC News - South Korea ferry: Hundreds missing as ship sinks

Any of you know about this? Im shocked..

It's big news here and seemingly a case of how GPS is turning people into unthinking automatrons. It's a tragedy, but where there is life there is tragedy. All you can do is punish the guilty and regulate more effectively.

Such a shame..especially when kids are involved.

I see the Captain is going to be charged. Terrible decision telling kids to stay in their rooms, when jackets should have been on pronto so they could just off. They are going to lay it onto him.

I was hoping to go to Japan by ship in a couple of weeks and I am very excited about it. The wife is scared, but I am secretly hoping something will go terribly wrong as I find it all rather exciting. What if there will be an earthquake asks she? Bring it on! What if Mount Fuji erupts? It hasn't erupted since 1707. What if there is a tsunami? We will be on top of the mountain, quit whinging. It's great, enjoy a civilised culture at last. I want adventure.

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Originally Posted by Gandalf

I see the Captain is going to be charged. Terrible decision telling kids to stay in their rooms, when jackets should have been on pronto so they could just off. They are going to lay it onto him.

I was hoping to go to Japan by ship in a couple of weeks and I am very excited about it. The wife is scared, but I am secretly hoping something will go terribly wrong as I find it all rather exciting. What if there will be an earthquake asks she? Bring it on! What if Mount Fuji erupts? It hasn't erupted since 1707. What if there is a tsunami? We will be on top of the mountain, quit whinging. It's great, enjoy a civilised culture at last. I want adventure.

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I skydive on occasion for excitement. I think you may want to try that rather than wish for events that may harm others so you can get a thrill. I usually jump from 16,000 feet. No bigger thrill.

Very sad, they showed a few text messages some of the kids sent to their friends and family as the boat was sinking, final goodbyes. Very sad stuff.

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Originally Posted by Gandalf

I see the Captain is going to be charged. Terrible decision telling kids to stay in their rooms, when jackets should have been on pronto so they could just off. They are going to lay it onto him.

I was hoping to go to Japan by ship in a couple of weeks and I am very excited about it. The wife is scared, but I am secretly hoping something will go terribly wrong as I find it all rather exciting. What if there will be an earthquake asks she? Bring it on! What if Mount Fuji erupts? It hasn't erupted since 1707. What if there is a tsunami? We will be on top of the mountain, quit whinging. It's great, enjoy a civilised culture at last. I want adventure.

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I skydive on occasion for excitement. I think you may want to try that rather than wish for events that may harm others so you can get a thrill. I usually jump from 16,000 feet. No bigger thrill.

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Sounds great. Where do I find out about that? Never done it before, but if it isn't too expensive I would try. Wife permitting of course.

Terrible really, for it to have been almost all children especially. Admit I've only read a couple of articles about it, but I haven't seen any mention of what actually went wrong, do they know? Given the recent track record of sinking ships, I feel like if I was ever on one my first thought would be to run up to the bridge and flatten the captain just in case:-X

How about this little gem......

"South Korean officials had earlier said that 368 people had been plucked to safety, but later said there had been a counting error.
They have now revised down the number rescued to 174."

Yes, considering the ship was only carrying about 400 people, that wouldn't have been a roller coaster for anyone with loved ones unaccounted for or anything:rolleyes: How the fuck do you miscount the survivors by 200, is that a joke?

Yep, bad shit going down and heads will roll for this. Terrible and needless accident, poor advice for passengers and all kinds of fabrications.

Heartbreaking news. Hard to watch.

If people did survive it is a terrible death they are facing. Stuck in an air pocket, cold and dark, starving and dehydrating damn, what a terrible thought.

Hasn’t the captain killed himself?

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Such a shame..especially when miles is not involved.

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Agreed :eek:

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Originally Posted by Master

Hasn’t the captain killed himself?

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No. But he's being tried right now, facing thousand years in jail and scumbag is making all kinds of excuses.. He feels no guilt whatsoever..

One of the teachers commited suicide though.. She hung herself on a tree out of guilt.

Tragedies like this one makes me realize that Korea has long ways to go despite their surging economy.. The way they handled the situation is fuckin laughable.. Like amatuers..

Places like US and Britain would have handled it in a whole different way..

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Such a shame..especially when miles is not involved.

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Agreed :eek:

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This is getting creepy now. Maybe it is humour and maybe not, but I don't wish death on you. Please stop it. You have come back with a sole agenda to wish death upon me, which is rather sinister considering that your condition of leaving was for me to ban myself and have all my posts deleted. You are weird.

As far as the ferry situation, it is really terrible but I don't think it reflects so terribly on Korea. Bad things happen. It is a country that does a lot of things very well. In comparison to my own country, I really like how things are and hope it ignores the West as far as national progression goes.

The primeminister/president has resigned.

This is downright embarassing.. Times like this Im ashamed to be half Korean. Stupid fuckin koreans cant handle emergency situations for shit.

Just when everything was running smoothly in Korea, tragedy strikes.. seems like there is a pattern with Korea because it's always been this way. Everything is on point then something big happens..

This is going to affect the Korean image bigtime.. I heard that people think Koreans are a bunch of cowards now because of those few punks who left the kids to save their own ass..

Those guys need to be executed immediately..

Stop being so dramatic Finito. Does the world mock Malaysia for the missing plane? Several ferries capsize every decade. Some countries really do allow terrible things to happen (9/11) and should be rightly condemned, but this was an accident and the poor decisions of a few do not reflect badly on an entire nation. Ordinary Americans are not responsible for 9-11 and neither are ordinary Koreans responsible for this. Bad judgement was involved and the guilty need to be held to justice with a full and proper investigation.

The only cultural flaw for me is that people are expected to follow what superiors tell them, but I think around the world people are expected to follow the advice of staff who supposedly know better. You should question everything and this disaster is a prime case in point. Often superiors don't know any better and are making it up. One should always learn that from a young age, but you see that all around in politics too. There is a reason why the word 'sheeple' is used a lot, they are fed lies and quietly get on with things.

In this incident it resulted in death, but this is a country that will make politicians resign, people will kill themselves over guilt, and things will change. It isn't a bad reflection on Korea at all, as from tragedy comes progress. I can point to other countries where tragedy is merely an excuse to take away freedoms etc, this country has it right and should be respected.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS2Q5JYgNCM

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Stop being so dramatic Finito. Does the world mock Malaysia for the missing plane? Several ferries capsize every decade. Some countries really do allow terrible things to happen (9/11) and should be rightly condemned, but this was an accident and the poor decisions of a few do not reflect badly on an entire nation. Ordinary Americans are not responsible for 9-11 and neither are ordinary Koreans responsible for this. Bad judgement was involved and the guilty need to be held to justice with a full and proper investigation.

The only cultural flaw for me is that people are expected to follow what superiors tell them, but I think around the world people are expected to follow the advice of staff who supposedly know better. You should question everything and this disaster is a prime case in point. Often superiors don't know any better and are making it up. One should always learn that from a young age, but you see that all around in politics too. There is a reason why the word 'sheeple' is used a lot, they are fed lies and quietly get on with things.

In this incident it resulted in death, but this is a country that will make politicians resign, people will kill themselves over guilt, and things will change. It isn't a bad reflection on Korea at all, as from tragedy comes progress. I can point to other countries where tragedy is merely an excuse to take away freedoms etc, this country has it right and should be respected.

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That is a pretty despicable comment right there. You sound like Galloway the ultimate sheep excusing the murder of civilians from all religions and nations as though they somehow deserved it.

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Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita

This is downright embarassing.. Times like this Im ashamed to be half Korean. Stupid fuckin koreans cant handle emergency situations for shit.

Just when everything was running smoothly in Korea, tragedy strikes.. seems like there is a pattern with Korea because it's always been this way. Everything is on point then something big happens..

This is going to affect the Korean image bigtime.. I heard that people think Koreans are a bunch of cowards now because of those few punks who left the kids to save their own ass..

Those guys need to be executed immediately..

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Finito, i would not be worried about what people think of Koreans, if people are so judgemental about a whole country based on this disaster they are not worth worrying about.

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Originally Posted by Gandalf

Stop being so dramatic Finito. Does the world mock Malaysia for the missing plane? Several ferries capsize every decade. Some countries really do allow terrible things to happen (9/11) and should be rightly condemned, but this was an accident and the poor decisions of a few do not reflect badly on an entire nation. Ordinary Americans are not responsible for 9-11 and neither are ordinary Koreans responsible for this. Bad judgement was involved and the guilty need to be held to justice with a full and proper investigation.

The only cultural flaw for me is that people are expected to follow what superiors tell them, but I think around the world people are expected to follow the advice of staff who supposedly know better. You should question everything and this disaster is a prime case in point. Often superiors don't know any better and are making it up. One should always learn that from a young age, but you see that all around in politics too. There is a reason why the word 'sheeple' is used a lot, they are fed lies and quietly get on with things.

In this incident it resulted in death, but this is a country that will make politicians resign, people will kill themselves over guilt, and things will change. It isn't a bad reflection on Korea at all, as from tragedy comes progress. I can point to other countries where tragedy is merely an excuse to take away freedoms etc, this country has it right and should be respected.

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That is a pretty despicable comment right there. You sound like Galloway the ultimate sheep excusing the murder of civilians from all religions and nations as though they somehow deserved it.

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Don't be so absurd, Greenbeanz. All I am saying is that it was an accident and thus no shame on any nation. It is a shame on those who caused the accident and them alone. The transportation system on land, air, and sea is cost effective and efficient. One of the best things about this country in fact and certainly very different to that of the UK which is a fleecing device. This is a country that learns quickly and adjusts accordingly. That doesn't in any way mean I am slighting people who have died needlessly and pointlessly. It's easy to twist a perspective and say that one doesn't care, but it isn't accurate and I question the motives of one who does as much. The captain will go to prison, a minister has resigned, a teacher has commited suicide, but of course none of that will bring back the dead. My point is simply that actions have consequences here and they don't in certain other countries. Would Bush jump off of a mountain? Not in a million years. I respect how they sort things out here. Actions have consequences.

This is a country that does many things very well and I would like it to stay that way and not give a hoot what trolls like CNN is saying. It is a country that largely runs things in the interests of its people which is more than I can say for some countries. It is not perfect and corruption exists as it does anywhere, but on the whole it is agreeable. This was a terrible accident, of course I feel for all those who died, and the least we can do is make sure it never happens again. Heads rollings and people being held to account is a good way to start. We learn from our mistakes, this was a terrible mistake. I reiterate: we learn from our mistakes. That is progress. That in no way means I excuse murder of schoolchildren. :rolleyes: