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Siege selfie shame: People queue to pose for pictures of themselves at scene of Sydney terror
UK Daily Mail ^ | December 15, 2014 | John Carney

Posted on 12/15/2014 7:19:35 AM PST by C19fan

Tourists have always taken selfies of themselves at Sydney's most iconic landmarks, but on a day that has horrified the city many people are taking macabre snapshots for old times' sake as well. All day people were uploading selfies of themselves on Twitter from as close as possible to where the hostage siege was taking place. Just to make the photos more authentic some even took them with television cameras in the background. Two onlookers even looked like they were taking a 'celebration selfie' than one at a hostage siege. Others smiled happily as if they were standing in front of Sydney Opera House instead of a chilling hostage crisis that could yet end in tragedy.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: australia; deathtoislam; hsotage; iran; isis; jihad; lebanon; manharonmoni; manharonmonis; selfie; sydney; sydneysiege
Potential Darwin Award winners. I hate selfies and I do not know how to take a photo with a smart phone or tablet. I am old fashioned curmudgeon and take non-selfie photos with a DSLR camera. The season ending episode of Dr. Who had fun with selfies when people started taking selfies of the Cybermen as they emerged from St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
1 posted on 12/15/2014 7:19:35 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Hey. Maybe they will be willing to take part in a hostage exchange.


2 posted on 12/15/2014 7:23:44 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Steven Moffat, the show runner and head writer of “Doctor Who” took a swipe at self absorbed crowds in the season finale. “Cybermen” a alien species kind of like the Borg show up in downtown London, streaming down the steps of St. Pauls cathedral. What happens? Do the crowds run away screaming, clutching their loved ones close while the alien marauders walk the steets of London? No, they stop and take turns taking “selfies” with the alien invaders! Laughed my butt off!

CC


3 posted on 12/15/2014 7:57:45 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Tagline Constructon zone- low humor ahead)
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To: Celtic Conservative

That was classic British social satire. I also one of the acronyms starting with L. :0


4 posted on 12/15/2014 8:00:01 AM PST by C19fan
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The love of men grows cold. Such a self absorbed and wicked culture we are reaping.


5 posted on 12/15/2014 8:11:29 AM PST by vpintheak (Keep calm and Rain Steel!)
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6 posted on 12/15/2014 8:35:17 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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