Important context: This was an instance of a crowd crush caused by poor crowd control.

edit: action has now been taken against the offending comment :)

(also some of you guys in the comments here have been yoinked by mods too… just be nice? this post was not an invitation to test out your boundaries)

by opening this spoiler you acknowledge that brigading and harrassment are against the rules

link to post in question: https://lemmy.world/comment/10965360

  • Zagorath@aussie.zone
    54·
    5 months ago

    Damn, this post left out some really crucial context. I assumed the comment was left in response to someone martyring themselves, probably after having killed others in the name of their sky fairy. And in that context I’d have backed them 100% in what they were saying about it.

    But yeah, your reply there said it better than anyone could. The comment was completely out of place and inappropriate.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      14·
      5 months ago

      Ooh! What context can I add? Obviously I want to make this post as effective as possible and don’t want to mislead folks but I recognize I have proximity bias.

      Thanks :)

        • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          5·
          5 months ago

          I mean… it does say “Crush” in the original title. But not everyone knows what that means.

          • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
            5·
            5 months ago

            this was actually a surprise/something of a mandela effect to me too?! like i swear these were usually called stampedes, just like with animals, but apparently “crowd crush” is in fact the more common term 😅 the more you know 🌈

            • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
              5·
              5 months ago

              I used to work crowd control. For us a stampede is when people are moving forward and those that fall down are trampled over and can’t get back-up. A crowd crush is when the density of people is so tight that you either suffocate or get crushed. Both are incredibly grim spectacles.

              • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
                3·
                5 months ago

                oh! i didn’t even consider there might be a distinction 🫡 thanks for the correction

                • Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works
                  4·
                  5 months ago

                  If you are anyone else is interested the following video is a good 40 second introduction to how a crowd can behave. It was filmed on a potato and shows zero gore. Suitable for work. Hopefully the “piped bot” will show up below too: Oasis Manchester Crowd Surge