To think it’s ironic all the stops are being pulled to rescue 5 people from a submarine

[MrsMillhouse]

Yet…. The world allows a boat with hundreds including children to sink

The paying passengers are not "crew" are they .

I don’t think he is a child. I think he is 19.

So still very young and it’s awful. But of an age, I assume, he can sign the releases of his own accord.

I am pretty shocked any parent would encourage their child (adult or not) to do something so risky.

Do you think all people rescued at sea should pay for their rescue, out of interest?

About a 100 children.

I thought he was 17, he is 19

agree I can’t understand why a parent would encourage their child to take such an unnecessary risk

No, but I think that very rich people who have paid a fortune to take an unnecessary and dangerous trip to look at what is basically a place where many people tragically lost their lives should foot the bill for their rescue as well. I think the whole thing sounds pretty reckless
The main thing is to get them out safe as quickly as possible but if that does happen they should contribute financially to the cost

I'm surprised this thread is still standing.

Is it in the spirit of MN?

I don't think you would be thinking like that if it was your family member on board or you were stuck under awaiting your fate.

Genuinely staggered by some of these takes. Is it social media that’s made people this mad and awful? I hope it’s not representative; I’d hate to think I was living in a country full of people like this.

This is a very silly point. Would you expect the people (of all nationalities) who died at ground zero to have a memorial in Iraq?

As I said earlier there are 9 billion people on Earth- it would be impossible to follow every story equally.

It's not just the money and effort spent on those 5 super-rich people, but also the media attention they are getting whilst 500 migrants are still missing off the Greek coast.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This should apply to many walks of life.

The same mentality which lead the guardian to talk about David Cameron’s “privileged pain” when his son died. These people are sick.

Your ignorance is astounding.

Do you even really think coast guard's see sinking people and do a very quick court case in their head, decide if they're a criminal then only rescue them if they decide they're not guilty?!

I hope they're found but it certainly puts an spotlight on how ghoulish a dangerous, expensive trip to see where thousands died horribly at sea is.

Also ironic that they themselves are now lost at sea. One day maybe someone will pay a fortune to go and view their sub on the ocean floor?

Leave him !

I'm not sure what the spirit is , mostly gin I suppose .

its certainly not!

Something very similar is in the New York Times. This isn't a particularly unusual take and doesn't warrant being removed.

To pretend there are no differences in how some people are treated is staggeringly naive or deliberately ignorant.

I haven't RTT but I totally agree with you @MrsMillhouse

Exactly. I give it a week before this exact comment piece appears in the Guardian

Some "LIVES MATTER" more than others! Sad world we live in!

It's the thin end of the wedge once you start saying that only some choices are worthy of rescue, when things go pear shaped.
Okay, these people made a really stupid (imo) decision. But that doesn't mean they deserve to die. People make stupid decisions every day. They still get rescued when they crash their cars or break bones doing extreme sports.
Or when they get into a dinghy and try to cross the sea.

OP, for all you think these people don't deserve rescue, there are other people who think migrants on small boats don't deserve it either! Better to live in a society where everyone gets rescued, even when they've made choices that you personally disapprove of, than a society where someone (who?) decides that only the 'deserving' get help.

I don't think the world does allow these boats, with hundreds of people, to sink.
In fact, I seem to recall the likes of Nigel Farage are most put out because the coastguard and RNLI quite rightly go to rescue them.

Their actions may have been legal but from a moral point of view they are a reckless, selfish bunch. The fuel for this trip alone is estimated to cost around $1 million. Meanwhile those migrants flee war and violence.

@BCCGoAway read the news and see that you're wrong. Canadian aircrews are already involved.