Man drowns trying to remove the Tricolour.

bear1 · 29-07-2014 09:59AM #1

I'm actually quite speechless about this:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-drowns-while-swimming-across-pond-to-remove-irish-tricolours-30467518.html

What a waste of a life for something so bloody minute.
A 68 year old tries to swim across a pond with a flag in his hand to remove the Tricolour drowns.. and for what?
Sometimes I think the world is getting crazier by the minute.
What a stupid way to end your life.

endacl · 29-07-2014 10:02AM

And natural selection makes the world a slightly smarter place...

:rolleyes:

i r legend · 29-07-2014 10:02AM

Pmsl. Another brave son of Ulster tragically struck down in the line of duty

bboybaboy19 · 29-07-2014 10:02AM

I have to admit, I loled.

Nedkelly24 · 29-07-2014 10:04AM

i r legend wrote: »

Pmsl. Another brave son of Ulster tragically struck down in the line of duty

What a tool

stimpson · 29-07-2014 10:04AM

And he was a member of that group of mouth breathers FAIR. Why am I not surprised.

Dyr · 29-07-2014 10:05AM

If only the provos had known there was such a simple way to thin out the ranks of the loyal brethern

Drakares · 29-07-2014 10:05AM

Although it was utterly stupid. A waste of life is still a waste of life. RIP

Tabnabs · 29-07-2014 10:05AM

Willie Frazer of the IRA victims’ group Fair wrote on his Facebook page that Mr Bradley was a member of the group. He drowned “whilst performing a selfless act of citizenship in Bessbrook,” Mr Frazer said. Mr Bradley had been attempting to remove to tricolours and replace them with union jacks, he said.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/man-drowns-trying-to-remove-irish-flag-from-armagh-island-1.1881470

An even more pointless reason for dying. Will this make them grow up and see the absolute stupidity and childishness of their outlook and actions or will we just see another memorial to bigotry and anger?

bboybaboy19 · 29-07-2014 10:06AM

Drakares wrote: »

Although it was utterly stupid. A waste of life is still a waste of life. RIP

I don't think so. This notion that all life is precious is a bit naive IMO. It just isn't.

Banjo String · 29-07-2014 10:08AM

Jesus lads.

It was 2 fcuking flags.

Flags.

Putting your life in danger to remove them, and replace them with another flag......

Family now devastated, needless loss of a life.

I'm also speechless tbh.

miss no stars · 29-07-2014 10:10AM

What a gobshite.

Tabnabs wrote: »

Will this make them grow up and see the absolute stupidity and childishness of their outlook and actions or will we just see another memorial to bigotry and anger?

Nope, his cronies will blame the tricolour or whoever put it there. A brave soul who died in the line of duty :rolleyes:

jimgoose · 29-07-2014 10:11AM

A horrible stupid accident, the misfortunate man. Would this be worthy of such criticism if he fell over the cat and broke his neck?

29-07-2014 10:11AM

Banjo String wrote: »

Jesus lads.

It was 2 fcuking flags.

Flags.

Putting your life in danger to remove them, and replace them with another flag......

Family now devastated, needless loss of a life.

I'm also speechless tbh.

Flegs, actually.

jester77 · 29-07-2014 10:11AM

Prime candidate for a darwin.

Such a pointless death.

bear1 · 29-07-2014 10:11AM

Banjo String wrote: »

Jesus lads.

It was 2 fcuking flags.

Flags.

Putting your life in danger to remove them, and replace them with another flag......

Family now devastated, needless loss of a life.

I'm also speechless tbh.

Utter madness, I mean Christ Almighty if there was a candidate for the Darwin Awards.
I would imagine FAIR will blame the Republicans, even though SF had previously requested the flags be removed.
Utter stupidity.
I feel sorry for the family but I get the feeling this will be used in the local politics up there.

endacl · 29-07-2014 10:12AM

The council workers used canoes to get out to remove them.

Lateral thinking there. They'd have been much better on the Crystal Maze too...

:pac:

Mal-Adjusted · 29-07-2014 10:13AM

I wouldn't be surprised if they try to get whoever planted the tricolours for manslaughter. Also if it was that important to him, why not try to procure a boat or something first?

all jokes aside, a man put himself in a position where he died and for one of the most pointless non-reasons possible. It's really hard to see reunification happening when things like this happen over a piece of cloth!

miss no stars · 29-07-2014 10:14AM

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if they try to get whoever planted the tricolours for manslaughter. Also if it was that important to him, why not try to procure a boat or something first?

all jokes aside, a man put himself in a position where he died and for one of the most pointless non-reasons possible. It's really hard to see reunification happening when things like this happen over a piece of cloth!

Reuinification? You want those gombeens to be our responsibility?

bear1 · 29-07-2014 10:15AM

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if they try to get whoever planted the tricolours for manslaughter. Also if it was that important to him, why not try to procure a boat or something first?

all jokes aside, a man put himself in a position where he died and for one of the most pointless non-reasons possible. It's really hard to see reunification happening when things like this happen over a piece of cloth!

It's already hard enough seeing that ever happening.

Drakares · 29-07-2014 10:15AM

bboybaboy19 wrote: »

I don't think so. This notion that all life is precious is a bit naive IMO. It just isn't.

He still had a family and people whos lives are devastated over it.

endacl · 29-07-2014 10:16AM

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if they try to get whoever planted the tricolours for manslaughter. Also if it was that important to him, why not try to procure a boat or something first?

all jokes aside, a man put himself in a position where he died and for one of the most pointless non-reasons possible. It's really hard to see reunification happening when things like this happen over a piece of cloth!

Keep putting up flags in inaccessible spots. The dingbats will gradually kill themselves off. Reunification will become moot.

Mal-Adjusted · 29-07-2014 10:17AM

miss no stars wrote: »

Reuinification? You want those gombeens to be our responsibility?

never said I wanted it, and i'm actually not too pushed either way, but i know a lot of people here do. This incident really highlights the fractured nature of the north.

edit. as another poster said, I wouldn't be surprised if this was used for political point scoring at some point.

Gosub · 29-07-2014 10:18AM

How the hell did he make it to 68?

solomafioso · 29-07-2014 10:18AM

Fleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegs! (2mins 30 in...can't link to exact timestamp)

Awkward Badger · 29-07-2014 10:18AM

endacl wrote: »

And natural selection makes the world a slightly smarter place...

:rolleyes:

A pensioner drowning isn't really natural selection at work though.

endacl · 29-07-2014 10:20AM

Awkward Badger wrote: »

A pensioner drowning isn't really natural selection though.

Had he gone through menopause?!?

Reoil · 29-07-2014 10:26AM

He said he didn't like the flags being up because they were "causing tension in a mixed area", yet he was going to put up the Union flag instead... Hmmmm.

jimgoose · 29-07-2014 10:27AM

Reoil wrote: »

He said he didn't like the flags being up because they were "causing tension in a mixed area", yet he was going to put up the Union flag instead... Hmmmm.

The wrong sort of "tension", obviously. :pac:

Reoil · 29-07-2014 10:30AM

Awkward Badger wrote: »

A pensioner drowning isn't really natural selection at work though.

Oh it is. If he was fit enough to try to swim that distance in cold water with confidence, then I wouldn't classify him as a "pensioner" in the "old man" stereotype sense of the word.

bear1 · 29-07-2014 10:31AM

jimgoose wrote: »

The wrong sort of "tension", obviously. :pac:

Sexual?

Man drowns trying to remove the Tricolour.

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