Originally posted by Benny Moore
That's hardly fair. I quite enjoy watching non-fatal crashes (such as the Su-27 where the crew ejected) for the spectacular fireworks shows, and it also can be beneficial to learn something from any crash. But for me and a lot of other folks, it's customary to only watch non-fatalities for entertainment. When I see a compilation of crashes created for entertainment purposes, I expect them to be non-fatalities. My first clue that this one wasn't was the firefighting airplane's terrible accident.
The objection isn't that a fatality was posted, it's that it was posted without mentioning that it was a fatality. Moreover, my obection is that fatalities were included in a compilation meant for entertainment. You can call me "politically correct" until you're blue in the face, and those who know me will know it is not so. I simply think that we should have a little more respect than to consider the fates of others as entertainment. In this we as a culture are becoming little better than the Romans sitting in the Colosseum.
OK, so once you saw the firefighting aircraft go down, did you stop watching? At that point you realized that it wasn't just non-fatal accidents, right? If you didn't, then stop standing on your soapbox.
Did anyone who's read this thread know any of the pilots in any single one of the videos posted? Doubt it! If you in fact did, then I'm sorry for your loss, but if not, quit whining about a "what if someone did" scenario.
I am an avid skydiver, and I watch skydiving accident films all the time. Does this mean that I have no moral fiber, no, it's just something that I can relate to. It doesn't mean that I am getting any kind of enjoyment out of seeing people lose their lives, or being seriously hurt.