Charity disaster.

[InsaneApache]

A runaway train killed seven people and injured at least 11, severing some of their limbs, during the filming of a TV show in Uruguay, police said.

click (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4819094.stm)

This is appalling. Someones head should roll because of this.


About 3,000 schoolchildren were at the recording and witnessed the accident.

Just what did they think they were doing, pushing AND pulling a train? Seems as though safety was an afterthought for TV ratings. :shame:

[Banquo's Ghost]

Just what did they think they were doing, pushing AND pulling a train? Seems as though safety was an afterthought for TV ratings. :shame:

Well, the TV company should have thought more carefully, but the contestants really should have done so too.

Frankly, they qualify for Darwin Awards. :no:

[Kraxis]

Well, the TV company should have thought more carefully, but the contestants really should have done so too.

Frankly, they qualify for Darwin Awards. :no:
How so? They expected that the train would be under control. TV networks do a lot of things these days, where people do 'dangerous' stuff that really isn't dangerous because of all kinds of safety mechanisms. Well, in this case those mechanisms were clearly not in place.
Also, I doubt many of them were considering the train to be unable to break. Many of them woudl likely have watched those strongman contests where they pull trucks around, this was just a bit bigger.

[Oaty]

Sounds like the union needs to bring back brakemen

[Major Robert Dump]

Sounds like the union needs to bring back brakemen

hahahahahha