But I've been seeing FSU fans posting photos that say Never Forget and remember the victims, all day on my Facebook. I know it is a tragedy, but none of the victims died. They are treating the post as memorials...just seems strange to me.
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I don't know, man, I think your criticism is about form over substance. Hard to hold it against FSU students for encouraging thoughts or prayers or whatever for victims of that shooting, even if the students are using terms typically associated with fatalities. Not ripping you, it is a little bit weird, but not weird in a way that provokes me to ask why the students are making such a big deal of the shooting. It is a big deal.Originally posted by ryan2929:
But I've been seeing FSU fans posting photos that say Never Forget and remember the victims, all day on my Facebook. I know it is a tragedy, but none of the victims died. They are treating the post as memorials...just seems strange to me.
Did anyone say it's not a big deal?Originally posted by delach88:
For those who say it's not a big deal would you feel the same way if it happened at your kids school? At UF?
What's tragic is that there are people like the shooter out there. Glad he's the only fatality for sure. Although none of the victims were killed, I think we've got to give people some leeway on this and some of the reactions might appear to be over the top, as the OP noted, but tough to judge. Lots of really fragile people out there. And as for the gallows humor, that's how some people deal with stuff like this, they make jokes. Personally, I think it's a good one - the punchline is the school, not the victims ...Originally posted by StevieBGator:
I agree not a tragedy and those who feel that way shouldn't be criticized. It's not like they're making jokes like " Tragedy was averted by this happening at a library." Too soon? FYI my kid goes there he thinks the OP is right and shares my sick sense of humor and found that joke funny.
Facebook exchange I witnessed between two of my female friends that graduated from FSU '03 and '04 went something like this:Originally posted by otownrob:
I don't know, man, I think your criticism is about form over substance. Hard to hold it against FSU students for encouraging thoughts or prayers or whatever for victims of that shooting, even if the students are using terms typically associated with fatalities. Not ripping you, it is a little bit weird, but not weird in a way that provokes me to ask why the students are making such a big deal of the shooting. It is a big deal.Originally posted by ryan2929:
But I've been seeing FSU fans posting photos that say Never Forget and remember the victims, all day on my Facebook. I know it is a tragedy, but none of the victims died. They are treating the post as memorials...just seems strange to me.
Particularly since, for once, it involves a crime not committed by a football player.
Originally posted by E3PO:
3. But to your points, people die every day everywhere and a big deal is being made of this. And I don't think it's just FSU students guilty of attention seeking, it's just the nature of our society today.
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Go on...Originally posted by ryan2929:
I have friends that graduated from there in 2004 who are consoling each other (girls). its just....weird.