Respect

[skelstar]

Did someone say steak?

Sorry, cant resist the Deuce Bigalow quotes

[badlieutenant]

Um - you are starting to worry me now.....

I really am surprised that your only just starting to worry. I think I thought I was in the other thread. but who can be sure, really

[vifferman]

On the other hand, someone who posts on here can't be expected to know everything that goes on / is posted elsewhere. I for one only check the new posts column, as I can't be stuffed reading everything that's been posted, so half the time (if not more), I have no idea what the heck people are talking about when they reference other threads / posts.

My personal opinion is "life goes on". Ooh ooh - and "people who contribute to KB by and large post a great deal of crap, so don't set your expectations too high".

[badlieutenant]

On the other hand, someone who posts on here can't be expected to know everything that goes on / is posted elsewhere. I for one only check the new posts column, as I can't be stuffed reading everything that's been posted, so half the time (if not more), I have no idea what the heck people are talking about when they reference other threads / posts.

My personal opinion is "life goes on". Ooh ooh - and "people who contribute to KB by and large post a great deal of crap, so don't set your expectations too high".

no offence vifferman but i think we are both on the wrong thread. as to ur statement, after 5446 posts you felt like pointing out the obvious ?

[Fatjim]

This is first time I've had to deal with this sort of thing in my life. But I know that in my white Kiwi culture we show respect for the families of the dead by not crapping over them.

Now some people have said some things that I imagine SOME of the people in those families would be upset by. No I'm not saying they shouldn't do this, but common decency dictates that you don't do it so soon, when there is a likelihood of distressing those already hurting the most. Some would also call this tact.

As a hypothetical and rather extreme example. Say I ran over a KB members kid in the car because he/she ran out in front of me. Would it be tactful to start a thread a week later saying that parents should be more responsible with their children. Sure it needs to be said somewhere, but here and then wouldn't be the right place. Friends of the family would want to throttle my, and rightly so.

Does anybody get my point?

[Paul in NZ]

Point is taken Jim old son but there is some confusion between two very different events. Despite appearances you cannot know how upset I am by all of this.... Brings back too many ghosts I thought I'd put to rest. Don't need any more eh?