More god fail

[Gob]

Whichever particular sky fairy these nincompoops were celebrating fucked them over again.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.

Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite.

It is the deadliest incident to occur during the pilgrimage in 25 years.

The king said there was a need "to improve the level of organisation and management of movement" of pilgrims.

A commission to investigate the crush has been formed by the Saudi government

The Saudi health minister, Khaled al-Falih, said the crush occurred because many pilgrims moved "without respecting the timetables" established by authorities

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, which lost at least 95 of its citizens in the crush, said the Saudi government "must accept the huge responsibility for this catastrophe"

He added that "mismanagement and improper actions" were to blame

It is the second disaster to strike Mecca in two weeks, after a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque, killing 109 people.

[Big RR]

Considering the number of people making the journey, I am surprised there isn't a lot more of this. Densely packed crowds can easily spell disaster.

[wesw]

they were stoning the devil.

stoning leads to death, who knew?

couldn t they have just rolled him a fatty, and snuck off when he was snoozing;?

perhaps it was more of a God message, than a fail.....

[Sue U]

perhaps it was more of a God message, than a fail.....

700+ trampled to death, har har har.

Are you really such a jerk?

[Big RR]

I have twice been in crowds where the same thing could happen (but thankfully did not). It's scary as hell because there's nothing you can do once the corwd surges a certain way.

[MajGenl.Meade]

perhaps it was more of a God message, than a fail.....

700+ trampled to death, har har har.

Are you really such a jerk?

Rhetorical, right?

[Lord Jim]

It seems to me that almost every year something like this happens in Mecca...

You would think the Saudis would start implementing some modern crowd control and crowd flow methods to reduce the likelihood of these tragedies...

Wes:

In case you missed it in the other thread this link:

http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/

will take you to a short multiple-choice quiz to see which religions your personal beliefs are most compatible with. (It will take you 5-10 minutes, tops)

I really would appreciate it if you would take that test. I'm particularly interested in finding out what percentage you get for "Muslim". I think you might be surprised....

[oldr_n_wsr]

I have twice been in crowds where the same thing could happen (but thankfully did not). It's scary as hell because there's nothing you can do once the corwd surges a certain way.

Amen to that. I was at the Nassau Colesium (RIP) in '75 (maybe '76) trying to get tickets to an Elton John concert. I got pinned up against the glass on the outside ot the arena. These panels ar maybe 20 feet tall and I kept waiting for them to break and me to be cut to ribbons. No way to push back against the surge, no way to get away. I wasn't suffocating, just waiting for the glass to break. Must have been 5 minutes like that (although it felt like an hour).

[rubato]

Whichever particular sky fairy these nincompoops were celebrating fucked them over again.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.

Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite.

It is the deadliest incident to occur during the pilgrimage in 25 years.

The king said there was a need "to improve the level of organisation and management of movement" of pilgrims.

A commission to investigate the crush has been formed by the Saudi government

The Saudi health minister, Khaled al-Falih, said the crush occurred because many pilgrims moved "without respecting the timetables" established by authorities

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, which lost at least 95 of its citizens in the crush, said the Saudi government "must accept the huge responsibility for this catastrophe"

He added that "mismanagement and improper actions" were to blame

It is the second disaster to strike Mecca in two weeks, after a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque, killing 109 people.

Outside of Mecca this only happens at soccer games:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_s ... _disasters

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

This is the list of disasters related with soccer or football occurred while watching in stadium.[1][2][3]

May 24, 1964, 318 died and 500 injured during match between Argentina and Peru when referee disallowed a goal scored at last minute which ignited crowd protest and followed stampede disaster at National Stadium, Lima, Peru.
October 20, 1982, Luzhniki disaster occurred when 340 people dead due to a stampede followed by the collision between exiting and returning viewers when a goal was scored at Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia.[4][5]
March 10, 1987, 20 people were killed when panicked soccer fans fled from knife-wielding ruffians and triggered the collapse of a sports stadium in Tripoli, Libya.
12 March 1988, 93 people were killed and 100 more injured when fans attempted to flee from a hailstorm inside the national Dasarath Rangasala Stadium watching soccer match between Bangladesh and Nepal at Kathmandu, Nepal.[6]
April 15, 1989, Hillsborough disaster killed 96 soccer fans watching FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs, following a stampede caused when security opened a gate for existing to a viewer but the crowd outside rushed inside at once through the gate at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England.[7]

More here:

http://oddculture.com/historys-top-15-w ... sasters/3/


it is LIKE a religion.

yrs,
rubato

[MajGenl.Meade]

Fun analogy but a false analysis on Hillsborough though -"existing to a viewer" - what the heck is that?

FWIW "the" cause of the tragedy was the failure by police to direct the crowds to the open doors to the terraces right and left of the central pen which was already disastrously overcrowded. That remedy had been applied before and trouble had always been avoided - as had delaying the game start so that incoming people didn't get anxious to push ahead to avoid missing the action. Unfortunately, it was a new cop in charge - the experienced guy had moved on - and the idiot ignored all sensible policing suggestions from his own team. It's true that because of the crush outside the main gates, police opened two more gates to relieve pressure - but they expected the interior guidance of their colleagues to ensure the crowd did not all try to pack into the one pen door.