Well, it still kind of depends how they were laughing and what the video was like. And I don't really see how the kid comes in. Was it about the kid? Just because you laugh at something doesn't mean you're mocking it or degrading it.
Perhaps they were laughing at how simple and common sense the video is. Like someone laughing at the absurtity of a video telling you how to walk. Your not thinking walking is stupid, just the concept itself.
So I picked "I wouldn't have said anything. Its really none of my business what someone else thinks." ************************************************** 07-03-04, 06:33 PM dogspit I would have ignored them. People are what they are, and some just do not care. One only drives themself nuts when they try to change or understand others.
07-03-04, 06:51 PM clarebear Jusork
Let me explain a little better.
One of the supervisors sent out a safety service talk (aka memo) to be read to all the employees in our district. The talk was to remind everyone to be safe this 4th of July and it went on to tell about what happened a few days ago. The supervisor had a nephew who was standing too close to the fireworks when it went off. One of the fireworks went off and the boy was standing too close to it. It ended up exploding near the the little boy and they had to amputate his leg. (This was just a few days ago) The little boy is still in the hospital. One person was reading the talk to everyone. I just didn't find anything funny about it at all.
07-03-04, 08:00 PM honilov It's very bad manners for them to laugh about it, but I wouldn't have said anything. It's not funny at all. Too sad for the kid to lose a leg.
07-03-04, 09:33 PM Tree OMG clare! That's horrible! Frown
07-04-04, 09:19 AM kittypal I would have WANTED to say something, but I am the non-confrontational type, I get too shy to speak!
07-04-04, 12:14 PM jusork Oh, ok. That's different. There doesn't seem to be any absurity there. I still probably wouldn't have said anything though and so would stay with the same answer. I'd probably be confused as to why he's laughing. Maybe I'd ask them why and they'd give me an explaination to see where they're coming from. And was the kid using the fireworks?
"One only drives themself nuts when they try to change or understand others."
I think there can always be some kind of understanding for what somebody's doing to be reached if you try first. You may not agree with the possibilities you speculate, but at least you could have a slightly better understanding and might come to something about how they could be thinking.
07-08-04, 10:09 AM Texan-In-Exile Clare - I applaud you!
I know that sometimes serious things can be viewed in a humorous way. And I realize that some people express themselves with nervous laughter. But laughing while hearing of a child's tragedy is just plain sick! Mad
I voted for "I would have said something".
07-08-04, 12:37 PM babthrower I wouldn't have said anything.
The b***h was being herself, as usual, and those who laughed with her were no doubt of the same ilk. The point is, the child was not being injured by them; the harm was already done. Those who possess a brain would get the point and observe safety measures around their own families. Those without a brain would not get the point, no matter how respectfully it was made. It's not that they're uncaring. It's that they're stupid. Unfortunately the children of stupid people are often injured by the parent's carelessness. Then you see them in the emergency ward, raising hell with hospital staff for not being instantly at their service.
A loaded gun left in the glove compartment. A child left in a car in the blazing hot sun. A child left in the care of a drunken adult. Alcoholic drinks left over from a party when the parents go to bed, and a little child wakes in the morning and drinks them. A pill bottle left in a purse on the living room couch, in easy reach of the three-year-old; the childproof cap has been disabled because when mommy wants to take her pill, she can't tolerate a few seconds delay to observe the safety precautions.
It's not that these parents don't understand risks. It's that they can't foresee consequences, compounded by they don't give a damn. Reprimanding them won't help, and will just get you abuse.
07-26-04, 03:00 PM Elexina I would like to think that I would have said something. Probably. Everyone is entitled to my opinion, after all. It would depend on a number of factors, but probably.
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