I’ve got nothing against floral tributes after someone has died, whether it be like the field of flowers in Oslo, those outside the home of Amy Winehouse or even on the side of the road at the scene of a fatal accident. We all have to do what we have to do to get through the grieving process, no one can deny that and we should all respect that.
But what does it say of us as a society when, taking Amy Winehouse as an example, in amongst those floeral tributes, soft toys and photographs were empty alcohol containers. I find that very disrespectful and points to the fact that to many she will not be remembered so much for her music but for the excesses of her lifestyle.
It’s not only celebrities though. A friend’s nephew, aged 14, got himself drunk (a regular occurrence), took drugs then stole his parents high powered car and took it for a drive and ploughed into a GATSO camera at high speed and killed himself. On a bridge near the accident site, a large display of floral tributes appeared. He was a popular lad, a football shirt was fixed to the bridge, but again, in amongst the tributes were many empty alcohol containers and even cigarette packets with messages inside them. Though never proven, the families other response to his death was to destroy the GATSO camera.
Point is, what kind of message are we sending out here when a musician is remembered more for her alcohol and drug problems and a 14 year old’s mates think it’s ‘cool’ to sit around the place where he died every night drinking themselves stupid?
Sometimes, you can only look on in despair.
Regards,
kev35
By: Lincoln 7 - 4th August 2011 at 10:57
Banupa. I honestly think we have gone to pot. Too much trouble to do good old Police investigative work. I think about 5yrs prior to me leaving the Force, I noticed we were getting loads from Essex as transferees. The reason?, and I can’t blame them, cheaper housing. But most of them were lazy, inasmuch as in their old patch, what would be a minor incident, would to us, be serious, and indeed they even “Cherry Picked” the jobs they wanted to do, usualy the ones where the perps were known. I could go on, but whats the point, no one who COULD do anything just cannot be bothered, and yes, I was one of the idiots who voted them in:(
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Banupa - 4th August 2011 at 09:23
We had a similar incident to that Jim a few years back, but our tyre slashers were too dim to realise that the wake of destruction ended just before their own house. They were apprehended and charged the following morning. Result! 😀
By: Lincoln 7 - 4th August 2011 at 00:28
[QUOTE=kev35;1780032]I’ve got nothing against floral tributes after someone has died,
I think one word sums todays youth up Kev…Respect. Kids today have little if no respect for themselves, others, or property. It’s not long ago on a Friday night EVERY car in our street had their tyres slashed.
I guess those responsible considered they had had a good night after that incident.
BTW Do I have to say the Police failed to aprehend the culprits.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: PeeDee - 3rd August 2011 at 23:25
The empties at Amy’s is a sick joke. Not funny.
However, my teens saw the death of a friend and on a few occasions a group of us actually did go to the place he died and got totally hammered. That was our way of facing it and also remembering him. We took the empty bottles away though. Probably because IIRC there was a refund from the shop.
By: Creaking Door - 27th July 2011 at 12:11
…in amongst those floral tributes, soft toys and photographs were empty alcohol containers.
In some cultures gifts of food and drink, including alcohol, are traditionally left at memorials; I think in those cultures it would be pretty disrespectful to leave empty bottles…..perhaps that is the true measure of the respect that some fans had for Amy?
Enough respect to come and leave a bottle but not enough to ‘waste’ the twenty quid’s worth of booze! :rolleyes:
By: nJayM - 27th July 2011 at 11:16
Is it tragically going to take a war (civil or other) for the developed world …
Is it tragically going to take a war (civil or other) for the developed world … to pull it’s youth back to reality?
There is at present a serious economic war we are facing but again this does not appear to be on the concious thoughts of many (youth or adult).
Many stars (thankfully not all) reach dizzy heights and then spend their resources on easy thrills and kicks now easily available. In the past it was mainly drink but now that drugs are freely available it’s a tragic world within the UK the NHS (tax payer) picking up the ‘tab’.
Solution – I simply don’t have a clue as to solutions.:(
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