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"Inhumane"

The Paraguay shopping fire incident. It really is inhumane that security guards could lock the doors just to save a bit of money - never mind killing 300 people at the same time. Simply rediculous.

[URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3526436.stm[/URL]

Since when is that news?

More worried about losing money than saving lives

Simon Says wrote:
> According to this morning's news the store's owner has been charged
> with manslaughter and a number of security gaurds arrested in
> connection to allegations that they were ordered to lock the doors to
> prevent people escaping with goods they hadn't yet paid for (and
> their lives).

Must say that was exactly what I heard a couple of days back.

Simon Says wrote:
> Stranger In Paradise wrote:
> I'm wondering if,as is often the case, the story has gotten confused
> by the media and that the actual truth is that the fire doors were
> always locked to prevent shoplifters dashing through them. In which
> case someone is still in deep brown stuff.
>
> That's how I understood it when it was on the news last night. They
> said it was to "prevent looting" which I initially thought
> meant they had locked the doors *because* of the fire, but at the
> piece went on it hinted that it was a more permanent arrangement.
> Like you say, either way some one is screwed.

According to this morning's news the store's owner has been charged with manslaughter and a number of security gaurds arrested in connection to allegations that they were ordered to lock the doors to prevent people escaping with goods they hadn't yet paid for (and their lives).

Stranger In Paradise wrote:
> I'm wondering if,as is often the case, the story has gotten confused
> by the media and that the actual truth is that the fire doors were
> always locked to prevent shoplifters dashing through them. In which
> case someone is still in deep brown stuff.

That's how I understood it when it was on the news last night. They said it was to "prevent looting" which I initially thought meant they had locked the doors *because* of the fire, but at the piece went on it hinted that it was a more permanent arrangement.
Like you say, either way some one is screwed.

It's a developing country, there saving money for a rainy season.(just joking) It is terrible. Terrible to die......

in the literal sense of the word, surely being inhumane means being nice and good, eh Forest?

I'm wondering if,as is often the case, the story has gotten confused by the media and that the actual truth is that the fire doors were always locked to prevent shoplifters dashing through them. In which case someone is still in deep brown stuff.

"This is a customer announcement - this store will soon be closing due to the massive fire now spreading through at a disturbing pace. Please make your way to the checkouts - thank-you"

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> It's unlikely they knew something terrible like this would come of
> it, but if it's true it's involuntary manslaughter.

I hope that none of it's intentional, the media haven't really made it clear at this stage - as reports remain unconfirmerd.