Hathras crush: More than 120 killed at religious event in India (www.bbc.com)

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[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There's 0 value for human life in my country. Police are so over worked. With a country with that amount of population you would expect there would be more job openings. Courts are over whelmed with cases, almost all govt offices are understaffed. And then there's corruption in every stage.

These religious gatherings take insane amounts of donations but never hire any private security to manage these events. Its just one or two constables at the entry or parking spot, that's all. It amazes me how the common folk do not get offended by the lack of such essential security process.

Also be sure that this won't be on the news more than a few minutes. Very bad reputation for their investor the honorable prime minister mudixi. No accountability will be taken by anyone. 120 lives just gone like nothing.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 1 week ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

At least 121 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.The victims, including a large number of women and some children, are still being identified.Survivors have described how the disaster unfolded as they tried to leave the event in Phulrai village.It is not yet clear what led to the crush.

"When the sermon finished, everyone started running out," a woman named only as Shakuntala told the Press Trust of India news agency.

"Umesh Kumar Tripathi, chief medical officer from the neighbouring district of Etah, told reporters the "stampede" had left at least three children dead.A spokesperson for a senior police officer in Uttar Pradesh told the BBC it would "take hours to release the final tally".Distressing images from the site are being circulated online.

"Mr Kumar said the venue had been overcrowded, adding that a high-level committee had been formed to investigate the incident.

"Procedure of post-mortem is under way and the matter is being investigated," official Satya Prakash in the neighbouring district of Etah said.

Hathras is filled with despair and pain.Accidents are routinely reported at religious events in India, as huge crowds gather in tight spaces with little adherence to safety measures.In 2018, around 60 people were killed after a train rammed into a crowd watching celebrations for Dusshera, a Hindu festival.In 2013, a crush at a Hindu festival in the central state of Madhya Pradesh had killed 115 people.Additional reporting by Abhishek Mathur in Hathras

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[+] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -7 points 1 week ago

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[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 21 points 1 week ago

This is a very myopic and hateful comment, man. People died because of poor crowd control (something that happens at non-religious gatherings too, by the way) and your first instinct is to use terms like “stupid” in relation to these people’s religion. In states where religion is a protected attribute, saying something like this aloud to their families would quite literally be considered harrassment and discrimination.

It is not yet clear what led to the crush. Witnesses said the exit was too narrow and when people were leaving, a fierce dust storm led to confusion and panic, causing many people to become trampled.

You are literally a mod here, so I shouldn’t need to quote this at you but:

Community Rule 4: Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, anti-religious, or ableist will be removed. "Ironic" prejudice is just prejudiced.

Emphasis mine. Quite disappointed to see this, dude. Come on.

[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I thought lemmy didn't have these type of edgy atheists at least not on random communities. Saw similar comments in a post about the heat wave killing hajj pilgrims in a climate change related community.

Mods here are very quick. It's really up to the mods on lemmy. Thanks mods for keeping the community safe and healthy.

[+] Cypher@lemmy.world -7 points 1 week ago

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[-] Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Jesus, your perspective is just toxic and hateful. How is this any different than any other incident where people are trampled (see: Travis Scott)? Why is religion at fault here suddenly? Or is this an objective reason that you are a fool for liking Travis Scott?

I grew up religious, and I’ve distanced myself from spirituality for the better part of a decade now, so I’ve played both roles at different times in my life. Even so far removed, though, I can still objectively acknowledge that religion has played a critical role in human evolution and history. It’s not wrong for people to want to want answers about the universe and life, and the human experience is built around community. Religion can, for many people, provide for those needs, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Look, I acknowledge that religion is responsible for, or at least a justification of, a lot of human suffering. That is true of lot of human institutions - we are deeply flawed beings. I would also say, however, that in saying those things, you are adhering to your ideology and casting vitriol with the same fervor that a hyper-religious person would.

Please just try empathy next time. Such hateful statements do nothing to change minds, and are more likely to push people away from looking deeper at religion and objectively examining if it’s actually good for them as an individual.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Removed, Rule 4.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Boy, I just can't take a night off, huh? ;)

Removed, rule 4.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

My apologies for insulting anyone.

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's tragic, but it says something. There's two realities of the belief. Either the gods didn't notice or care, or they're Travis Scotts.

Or, they don't exist. But that's crazy.

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