Ken Bigley still in the news, have we heard enuff yet?

That is the question.....

So?

I think we have, we don't spend weeks sobbing over the soldiers killed in Iraq now do we?

We showed respect for Mr Bigley but now it's time to move on and get this situation in Iraq sorted ffs

He is still in the news at the moment because of the new kidnapping that has taken place,it is inevitable that when she is mentioned, he will be too.

Originally posted by sarah_d
He is still in the news at the moment because of the new kidnapping that has taken place,it is inevitable that when she is mentioned, he will be too.

i think you'll find it's more to do with Boris Johnson's comments

Will you all just shut the **** up about Ken bigley. Your acting like he left a will to ensure that you were all personally haunted by his spectre after he died.

Have some respect - if you don't want to read about it or see it on the T.V then...

A. Stop reading / Watching

B. Complain to those in the media that are still using his name and tragic death to make money.

Originally posted by ianmitchell
I think we have, we don't spend weeks sobbing over the soldiers killed in Iraq now do we?

Don't we? Speak for yourself. I like many others have ex-colleagues (or friends or relatives) serving in Iraq and not a day goes by without thinking about them.

If the media choose to ignore this and you wish to percieve your view of the world based on what they portray then so be it.

The fact of the matter is soldiers being shot isn't "news" - that is what happens to soldiers on duty. A civillian having his head cut off is.

Originally posted by kilauea
Will you all just shut the **** up about Ken bigley. Your acting like he left a will to ensure that you were all personally haunted by his spectre after he died.



????? all the comments in this thread relate to the fact that he's been discussed - end of

oh the irony

Originally posted by Bedhead
????? all the comments in this thread relate to the fact that he's been discussed - end of

oh the irony

I don't see the irony at all. I object to the adverse reaction people are thowing up to this poor guys death. At the very least if your going to start ANOTHER thread discussing him you should do it in a more sympathetic manner.

You seem to do so when one of your own is killed /mugged / raped / by another of your own.

er i think the irony was in the "why is ken bigley still getting attention" title to a thread which then of course is going to be a thread all about him....surely that didn't need explaining...

Originally posted by elf
er i think the irony was in the "why is ken bigley still getting attention" title to a thread which then of course is going to be a thread all about him....surely that didn't need explaining...

That would have made perfect sense had it been directed at the original poster - but quoting me in his response somewhat counters that idea doesn't it?

Originally posted by kilauea
I don't see the irony at all. I object to the adverse reaction people are thowing up to this poor guys death. At the very least if your going to start ANOTHER thread discussing him you should do it in a more sympathetic manner.

You seem to do so when one of your own is killed /mugged / raped / by another of your own.

I don't think anyone is being unsympathetic; I think people are expressing a concern over the media keeping at it. There is nothing more to be reported on the issue now until the ******** who did it get caught or killed.

The media wallowing in it simply does the terrorist's leg work for them. Report the story, provide the analysis, then move on until there is more news.

Joe

Originally posted by kilauea
That would have made perfect sense had it been directed at the original poster - but quoting me in his response somewhat counters that idea doesn't it?

your original comment made reference to all of 'us' shutting the **** up about him - even though there was no real 'legitimate' comment made from any of us debating whether we had heard enough about Bigley or not apart from the relevant part of ian mitchells reply which in any way backs up your view!!

anyhow i'll shut the **** up now - i wasn't even bothered by this topic was just trying to be informative ref: boris jonhson

I'm more concerned about the fact that this latest kidnapping could, in som way, be related to the possibility of the relocation of British troops in Iraq from Basra to the so-called "Tirangle Of Death".

OK I may have over reacted. Sorry.

Perhaps I am wallowing in misery and over sentimentality....

Originally posted by kilauea
Don't we? Speak for yourself. I like many others have ex-colleagues (or friends or relatives) serving in Iraq and not a day goes by without thinking about them.

If the media choose to ignore this and you wish to percieve your view of the world based on what they portray then so be it.

The fact of the matter is soldiers being shot isn't "news" - that is what happens to soldiers on duty. A civillian having his head cut off is.

I don't percieve my view on the world on what the media portray. I never said that.

Would you not bite my head off please, I do think of the soldiers in Iraq and have sympathy that they have been sent somewhere 1000s of miles away when they'd rather been with their friends and families.

Originally posted by ianmitchell
I don't percieve my view on the world on what the media portray. I never said that.

Would you not bite my head off please, I do think of the soldiers in Iraq and have sympathy that they have been sent somewhere 1000s of miles away when they'd rather been with their friends and families.

I have already apologised for over-reacting but to be fair you did say this....

"I think we have, we don't spend weeks sobbing over the soldiers killed in Iraq now do we? "

So who were the "we" you were reffering to then? You weren't speaking for me or yourself by the sound of it?!?!