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27. Irish proverb re: wakes--We laugh so we don't cry.

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 12:07 PM

Feb 2014

Your last paragraph says it very well.

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Soldiers Joking in Photo Around Casket Spark Rage [View all] Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 OP

The disrespectful soldiers did not get suspended, only merrily Feb 2014 #1

But of course. DFW Feb 2014 #2

I see a Harlem Shake video coming. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #3

Utterly disgusting and disrespectful. AngryOldDem Feb 2014 #4

"Right up there with the Abu Graib photos" Android3.14 Feb 2014 #7

+1 and I'm a vet. marble falls Feb 2014 #13

Thank you for your service Android3.14 Feb 2014 #26

How about showing respect for human beings, dead AND alive? AngryOldDem Feb 2014 #29

No problem Android3.14 Feb 2014 #30

Mugging by a casket is comparable to happily torturing people? uppityperson Feb 2014 #17

An empty casket? Not part of any funeral? Orsino Feb 2014 #31

Gallows humor. It's just how some process grief, IMHO. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #5

+1 Scuba Feb 2014 #9

+1 newfie11 Feb 2014 #11

Exactly! hedgehog Feb 2014 #19

+1 heaven05 Feb 2014 #23

^^Voice of Reason^^ demwing Feb 2014 #28

Well said. Arkansas Granny Feb 2014 #8

I did that job, briefly, in my very early days in service. MADem Feb 2014 #21

Agree--social media and a camera always in your hand means your bad judgment TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #16

Indeed, well said. colorado_ufo Feb 2014 #20

+1000 heaven05 Feb 2014 #24

Irish proverb re: wakes--We laugh so we don't cry. Maeve Feb 2014 #27

youth+slow, boring workday+"it seemed like a funny idea at the time" Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #32

yeah heaven05 Feb 2014 #25