Posing for a picture with your hijacker

rob316

What does everyone think of the guy posing with the Egyptian hijacker yesterday?

Got to say in a time where suicide bombers are now seemingly a regular occurrence posing with a guy who threatened to blow you to kingdom come is a slightly a bit idiotic.
I'm not PC mad one bit but I would go as far to say its pretty disrespectful to the families of people who have died at the hands of suicide bombers, seen this clown posing with one.

Sums up for me how utterly **** this social media age is.

#bantz

kneemos

http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/world/2016/03/30/british-passenger-describes-best-selfie-ever-with-egyptair-hijacker/_jcr_content/par/featured-media/media-0.img.jpg/876/493/1459314079439.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

El Weirdo

Meh.

I was more concerned with people calling it a selfie, tbh,

JackieBauer

It would have been funny if the looney tune "bomber" was smiling too.

catbear

it might have been obvious to the captives that the guy was pretty harmless and so maybe the photo thing was a positive in reducing the anxiety on board the plane and made disembarking an easier and safer task for everyone.

I"m reluctant to judge anyones reaction when put in an extreme situation without their consent.

DrumSteve

TBF it'll make a great profiler.

rob316

DrumSteve wrote: »

TBF it'll make a great profiler.

That's the thing, that's why he did to show the lads how great he is and down for the bantz :rolleyes:

DrumSteve

rob316 wrote: »

That's the thing, that's why he did to show the lads how great he is and down for the bantz :rolleyes:

That chap is the Archbishop of Banterbury.

El Weirdo

DrumSteve wrote: »

That chap is the Archbishop of Banterbury.

He's a Bantersaurus Rex.

Flatzie_poo

kneemos wrote: »

http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/world/2016/03/30/british-passenger-describes-best-selfie-ever-with-egyptair-hijacker/_jcr_content/par/featured-media/media-0.img.jpg/876/493/1459314079439.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

Looking at his size, I thought the bloke in the blue shirt had more explosives on his waist.

Polo_Mint

I notice the picture is cropped to the top half of his body!

Heres the Rest

speedboatchase

If the guy was Irish we'd never hear the end of how much of a "legend" he is.

kneemos

It was a stewardess that took the picture,obviously the whole thing was a farce.

gramar

Better to be taking a picture than mourning a tragedy.

The 'hijacker' is a bit famous too.

Motivator

gramar wrote: »

The 'hijacker' is a bit famous too.

Eric Bant-ona

smash

If there's a chance you're about to get blown to bits then you might as well have a laugh for your final few hours.

arayess

rob316 wrote: »

What does everyone think of the guy posing with the Egyptian hijacker yesterday?

Got to say in a time where suicide bombers are now seemingly a regular occurrence posing with a guy who threatened to blow you to kingdom come is a slightly a bit idiotic.
I'm not PC mad one bit but I would go as far to say its pretty disrespectful to the families of people who have died at the hands of suicide bombers, seen this clown posing with one.

Sums up for me how utterly **** this social media age is.

get over yourself will you

how can you make the leap that his actions in one incident is disrespectful to others in an entirely different incident(s) ?? seriously.

Judging somebody regarding a situation that you weren't in is just thick.

I think the lad is a legend and fair play to him .

Fratton Fred

I'd imagine that by this time, the few remaining passengers had sussed that the hijacker was a spoofer and they were just killing time (for want of a better phrase)

What a legend though, this should earn him a few free pints.

rob316

arayess wrote: »

get over yourself will you

how can you make the leap that his actions in one incident is disrespectful to others in an entirely different incident(s) ?? seriously.

Judging somebody regarding a situation that you weren't in is just thick.

I think the lad is a legend and fair play to him .

A legend? Fair enough, you must be about 16 so for this to appeal to you.

VinLieger

rob316 wrote: »

A legend? Fair enough, you must be about 16 so for this to appeal to you.

The guy was by that time quite obviously bluffing and so the guy took a chance, whats the worst that could have happened?

Your a bit sad if this is the worst thing to have happened to your tiny enclosed view of the world.

"Oh no teh interwebs are out to gets me with the soshal medja and the twatters"

gramar

smash wrote: »

If there's a chance you're about to get blown to bits then you might as well have a laugh for your final few hours.

In fairness, I'd say they knew at that stage that he had hotdogs strapped around his waist for dynamite and his thumb and forefinger for a gun.

BattleCorp

rob316 wrote: »

What does everyone think of the guy posing with the Egyptian hijacker yesterday?


I'm not PC mad one bit but I would go as far to say its pretty disrespectful to the families of people who have died at the hands of suicide bombers, seen this clown posing with one.

Sums up for me how utterly **** this social media age is.

Not PC mad me hole. You are as fcuking PC as they come. You have little to be complaining about.

The guy is a Legend.

conorhal

catbear wrote: »

it might have been obvious to the captives that the guy was pretty harmless and so maybe the photo thing was a positive in reducing the anxiety on board the plane and made disembarking an easier and safer task for everyone.

I"m reluctant to judge anyones reaction when put in an extreme situation without their consent.

Or perhaps for that behemoth of a guy to floor the weedy little **** and put an end to the whole nonsense? Clearly they guy wasn't holding on to any 'trigger'.

murpho999

El Weirdo wrote: »

Meh.

I was more concerned with people calling it a selfie, tbh,

Agree and it was more like a poor photo bomb.

ohnonotgmail

BattleCorp wrote: »

Not PC mad me hole. You are as fcuking PC as they come. You have little to be complaining about.

The guy is a Legend.

Now i have that stupid lottery ad with the rabbits stuck in my head.

The_Valeyard

Im loving the puns!!!


Still on a serious note, yeah, why not, could calm the situation down.


*desperately thinking of puns, not wanting to hijack this thread*

Ruu

Getting stabbed by an attacker.

Hold on *click* post to Facebook. 'Getting stabbed lol..lots of blood'

DrumSteve

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Im loving the puns!!!


Still on a serious note, yeah, why not, could calm the situation down.


*desperately thinking of puns, not wanting to hijack this thread*

Can't tell if that was intentional but it if was, well played.

Maximus Alexander

Who wouldn't want a lovely picture of Bant and Dec as their profiler?

DrumSteve

Is he Marvels newest hero? Bant-Man?

Joe prim

This hijacker was the aviation equivalent of "Bang Bang", and therefore a legend of banter and, even more importantly, a character.His ma is probably a Dub.

maudgonner

DrumSteve wrote: »

Is he Marvels newest hero? Bant-Man?

I think himself and the hijacker make a great double act.

Bant and hit-the-Dec.

(Except Bant is on the right and he should always be on the left, so that you can tell which is which)

B.A._Baracus

That is insane :pac:
why oh why would you take a picture with a dude who has a bomb strapped to him..... In a plane..... While he is holding the plane hostage.

My name is URL

rob316 wrote: »

What does everyone think of the guy posing with the Egyptian hijacker yesterday?

Got to say in a time where suicide bombers are now seemingly a regular occurrence posing with a guy who threatened to blow you to kingdom come is a slightly a bit idiotic.
I'm not PC mad one bit but I would go as far to say its pretty disrespectful to the families of people who have died at the hands of suicide bombers, seen this clown posing with one.

Sums up for me how utterly **** this social media age is.

Says he's not PC-mad, takes offence on behalf of others

And the man wasn't a suicide bomber, so there's that

Do you seriously think the guy would be standing next to him smiling if passengers believed he did actually intend to kill them?

B.A._Baracus

My name is URL wrote: »

Says he's not PC-mad, takes offence on behalf of others

And the man wasn't a suicide bomber, so there's that

Do you seriously think the guy would be standing next to him smiling if passengers believed he did actually intend to kill them?

It stands to reason that any person who straps a bomb to themself and hijacks a plane does not all his dogs are barking.
Even if this was some crazy (really crazy) cry for help... the bomber could have snapped.

tomwaterford

My name is URL wrote: »

Says he's not PC-mad, takes offence on behalf of others

And the man wasn't a suicide bomber, so there's that

Do you seriously think the guy would be standing next to him smiling if passengers believed he did actually intend to kill them?

I thinks it's funny as fcuk anyway :pac:
(the picture taking anyway)

dilallio

Is it true that one of the hijacker's demands was Adele's latest cd?

I find it amusing that the OP is more upset than the guy in the hijacked plane.

My name is URL

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

It stands to reason that any person who straps a bomb to themself and hijacks a plane does not all his dogs are barking.
Even if this was some crazy (really crazy) cry for help... the bomber could have snapped.

He wasn't a bomber though, it was a fake vest and I think it's safe to assume that the passenger posing with him knew that.

Now I could be wrong, but I have a hard time believing that such a picture would exist if the people didn't know there was no bomb or any real chance they were going to die.

alan1963

Funniest thing about this is the lad in the picture is a heaith and safety auditor.

iDave

rob316 wrote: »

its pretty disrespectful to the families of people who have died at the hands of suicide bombers .

Oh FFS

I don't think it's amusing banter or an attempt to disrespect families of victims.

It's not funny enough to be one, or dark enough to be the other.

It's just...a pic.

sjb25

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

That is insane :pac:
why oh why would you take a picture with a dude who has a bomb strapped to him..... In a plane..... While he is holding the plane hostage.

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alchemist33

El Weirdo wrote: »

Meh.

I was more concerned with people calling it a selfie, tbh,

That's the problem when IT or social media concepts go mainstream -- the media misuse the terms so they don't have meaning anymore. See "virtual reality" and "trolls"

Rezident

Brilliant brilliant brilliant.

The world needs more people like this. I love it.

YFlyer

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

That is insane :pac:
why oh why would you take a picture with a dude who has a bomb strapped to him..... In a plane..... While he is holding the plane hostage.

Sure you hate flying at the best of times :pac:

arayess

rob316 wrote: »

A legend? Fair enough, you must be about 16 so for this to appeal to you.

savage,
I'm afraid I'm a bit older than 16 in fact my son is 17.
:pac:

keeponhurling

tomwaterford wrote: »

I thinks it's funny as fcuk anyway :pac:
(the picture taking anyway)

It's bantastic !

keeponhurling

Motivator wrote: »

Eric Bant-ona

Bant-om of the opera

Fr_Dougal

I wonder will he end up in Bantanamo Bay...