400,000+ people killed by a tsunami

Originally posted by NovusOrdoMundi
reply to post by _Phoenix_

 

They did nothing honorable or noteworthy by dying. The simple fact that they died a pretty horrible death doesn't warrant a memorial.

I am not speaking of their life in general, as I do not know what they did with their life. I am only referring to their death.

OK sorry lol.

Just sounded like you were saying they were worthless. But of course your not.

[edit on 26-12-2008 by _Phoenix_]

I think I have to agree with the OP, not about a memorial service, but the fact nothing was said to remind people of the event that happened 4 years ago, yet at the drop of a hat people are reminded of 9/11, sure one was man made and the other was nature, but we get reminded of the terrorist attacks and the deaths that occured from them, yet almost half a million people are dead and not a mention.

A lunatic kills 3 people at christmas and its all over the news for days.

If a wave comes and takes out 30 people in the States, I dare say we would here about it year after year followed by movies and mini series about each individual person.

Originally posted by munkey66
I think I have to agree with the OP, not about a memorial service, but the fact nothing was said to remind people of the event that happened 4 years ago, yet at the drop of a hat people are reminded of 9/11, sure one was man made and the other was nature, but we get reminded of the terrorist attacks and the deaths that occured from them, yet almost half a million people are dead and not a mention.

A lunatic kills 3 people at christmas and its all over the news for days.

If a wave comes and takes out 30 people in the States, I dare say we would here about it year after year followed by movies and mini series about each individual person.

I thought the same thing, it's like the media think american lives are worth more or something. Strange.

Wouldn't that lend credence to the idea that we should make annual memorials to the unnecessary deaths caused by unnecessary surgery and malpractice each year, not to mention the deaths caused by pharmaceuticals?

what about the 42,000~ deaths per year from traffic accidents?
www.driveandstayalive.com/info%20section/statistics/stats-usa.htm

The JOURNAL of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA) Vol 284, No 4, July 26th 2000 article written by Dr Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, shows that medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the United States. The report apparently shows there are 2,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery; 7000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals; 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals; 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals; 106,000 deaths/year from non-error, adverse effects of medications - these total up to 225,000 deaths per year in the US from iatrogenic causes which ranks these deaths as the # 3 killer. Iatrogenic is a term used when a patient dies as a direct result of treatments by a physician, whether it is from misdiagnosis of the ailment or from adverse drug reactions used to treat the illness. (drug reactions are the most common cause).

www.cancure.org/medical_errors.htm


I understand your sentiment.
I find memorializing JUST those people as ignorant as to worldwide death tolls.
I also think we should not put too much energy into mourning others passing.



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[edit on 27-12-2008 by prevenge]

Those ~42,000 deaths don't all happen at once in one fell swoop. 42k is a comparatively small number too.

This thread really wasn't about me wanting a memorial for what happened, just that it's weird to hear almost no mention of such a huge event.

Trivialize it all you want, there are lessons to be learned from that day, and some sensors in the ocean and a few documentaries aren't going to take care of all of them.





[edit on 27-12-2008 by alaskan]

According to the Thai Tsunami Victim Identification and Repatriation Center in Phang Nga, the bodies of nearly 400 tsunami victims remain unidentified.

I think total number of victims worldwide was 240'000. I live in Patong Beach, Phuket and witnessed this terrible event.



Phuket Remembers Tsunami