Comments on: Dead Body Ignored For Days Because Everyone Thought It Was A Halloween Display http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/17/dead-body-ignored-for-days-because-everyone-thought-it-was-a-halloween-display/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:13:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Killer Duck http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/17/dead-body-ignored-for-days-because-everyone-thought-it-was-a-halloween-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1591537 Killer Duck Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:57:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=60461#comment-1591537 Assuming Mostafa Mahmoud Zayed is muslim, this might be the first time one committed suicide without trying to take out a bunch of innocent bystanders. Assuming Mostafa Mahmoud Zayed is muslim, this might be the first time one committed suicide without trying to take out a bunch of innocent bystanders.

]]> By: Steve S http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/17/dead-body-ignored-for-days-because-everyone-thought-it-was-a-halloween-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1591137 Steve S Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:25:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=60461#comment-1591137 Regarding the “Illegal Alien” with a green card costume. "A Southern California immigrant rights group asked Target stores to stop selling an "illegal alien" Halloween costume it says is offensive to immigrants." You know, you can spend your entire life trying to not offend someone and you will never completely succeed. People do not all think the same way and they never will. How do you draw the line between what you think is acceptable and what is truly offensive and purposely hurtful? Regarding the “Illegal Alien” with a green card costume.

“A Southern California immigrant rights group asked Target stores to stop selling an “illegal alien” Halloween costume it says is offensive to immigrants.”

You know, you can spend your entire life trying to not offend someone and you will never completely succeed. People do not all think the same way and they never will.
How do you draw the line between what you think is acceptable and what is truly offensive and purposely hurtful?

]]> By: deowll http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/17/dead-body-ignored-for-days-because-everyone-thought-it-was-a-halloween-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1591121 deowll Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:32:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=60461#comment-1591121 The illegal Alien with a green card sound humorous. The illegal Alien with a green card sound humorous.

]]> By: LDA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/17/dead-body-ignored-for-days-because-everyone-thought-it-was-a-halloween-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1591029 LDA Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:24:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=60461#comment-1591029 Didn't they hear the gunshot? Didn’t they hear the gunshot?

]]> By: SN http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/17/dead-body-ignored-for-days-because-everyone-thought-it-was-a-halloween-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1590883 SN Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:19:16 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=60461#comment-1590883 Nearly the same thing happened back in 2005. According to <a href="http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/hanging.asp" rel="nofollow">Snopes</a>... <blockquote>On 26 October 2005, the corpse of a 42-year-old woman was left suspended in public view for hours in Frederica, Delaware, because her lifeless body was assumed to be yet another Halloween display. The unnamed woman hung herself from a tree located across a moderately busy road from some homes. Her body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could easily be seen from passing vehicles.</blockquote> Nearly the same thing happened back in 2005. According to Snopes…

On 26 October 2005, the corpse of a 42-year-old woman was left suspended in public view for hours in Frederica, Delaware, because her lifeless body was assumed to be yet another Halloween display. The unnamed woman hung herself from a tree located across a moderately busy road from some homes. Her body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could easily be seen from passing vehicles.

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