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53. Not stating something expressly

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 01:43 PM

Mar 2014

is giving false hope.

In the past 40 years, other than the Sully Sullenberger US Airways incident, and the minor crash of the Korean Air jet at SFO which happened in plain view and at low speed/altitude, the odds of surviving a plane crash have been very very small.

By not explicitly stating that the odds that there are any survivors are non-existent, the authorities could have lessened the torture of the families.

Now, like Jahi McMath's family, some families will never believe their loved ones are dead and keep thinking that they are on some island somewhere clinging to life.

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Malaysian PM: 'According to This New Data, Flight MH370 Ended in S. Indian Ocean' [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2014 OP

The text just sent to the family members by Malaysia Airlines herding cats Mar 2014 #1

Unfortunately it isn't really a surprise. The media should be ashamed of themselves the way they lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #2

I am betting that some of the media - Faux, I am sneering at you - will switch to djean111 Mar 2014 #3

A Faux watching neighbor told me that Faux alsame Mar 2014 #6

Some psychic I saw on CNN (or some other network) Helen Borg Mar 2014 #10

woo is mean. mopinko Mar 2014 #13

faux should NOT be allowed to advertise their station as a news network lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #27

Nothing surprises me from them. Beacool Mar 2014 #29

"If only President Obama had acted sooner those poor people would still be alive." npk Mar 2014 #64

The media should be ashamed of themselves passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #68

Looks like someone finally really looked at the data jakeXT Mar 2014 #4

When they show the image from the Australian plane marions ghost Mar 2014 #5

To answer my own question-- marions ghost Mar 2014 #11

Well, that's bullshit. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #14

LOL cbdo2007 Mar 2014 #15

I agree, the odds are super slim. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #20

What if we don't find the black boxes? MicaelS Mar 2014 #30

We keep looking. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #32

Didn't you see the movie "Castaway"? Submariner Mar 2014 #70

"not for long" - it's been 16 days now muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #16

Not to mention being able to survive with sufrommich Mar 2014 #18

Cases of bottled water have enough air in them to float. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #19

My guess would be marions ghost Mar 2014 #21

I suppose it is possible the AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #23

Actually, they should have made the "everyone is lost" announcement cosmicone Mar 2014 #43

I don't think the authorities in this gave hope marions ghost Mar 2014 #52

Not stating something expressly cosmicone Mar 2014 #53

Everybody knows the odds marions ghost Mar 2014 #65

The plane had flown thousands of miles off course, beyond the limit to return to land muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #54

It's the Southern Ocean. If you're in the water, survivability is measured in minutes. Xithras Mar 2014 #46

That's a good point AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #47

It's been more than two weeks. Everyone's dead Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #50

In the southern Indian Ocean? DFW Mar 2014 #8

Shouldn't that be "These New Data"? Helen Borg Mar 2014 #9

These New Datums. Iggo Mar 2014 #12

I'm still waiting for that moment that Malaysia anounces that according to their data: NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #17

reported low flight over malaysia? was correct and out to sea until altitude met sea level Sunlei Mar 2014 #22

So as to avoid crashing on land marions ghost Mar 2014 #24

I think pilots can program a turn around, so with an emergency they can hit one button. Sunlei Mar 2014 #34

yeah marions ghost Mar 2014 #39

The zig zags were based on possibly spurious radar contacts. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #41

reasonable marions ghost Mar 2014 #44

I'm hopeful they will recover the FDR and CVR. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #48

Huge variations in depths out there... marions ghost Mar 2014 #51

We have both Thai and Malaysian radar saying the plane flew roughly west to the Malacca Strait muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #63

That's what I understood marions ghost Mar 2014 #66

This WAPO series of images shows the zigzag marions ghost Mar 2014 #55

CNN should formally apologize for its idiotic God/UFO/black hole speculation Orrex Mar 2014 #25

Of course it did. Memo to Don Lemon: The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #28

Your input is appreciated. Orrex Mar 2014 #31

The bad english was good for a laugh. sufrommich Mar 2014 #33

I applaud The Powers That Be for catching it so quickly. Orrex Mar 2014 #38

We'll probably never know the "why" of it, but catbyte Mar 2014 #35

I think you're right. MicaelS Mar 2014 #36

but the transponder was turned off N/T sailfla Mar 2014 #45

Hypoxia makes you do weird things catbyte Mar 2014 #58

you're right about that sailfla Mar 2014 #62

There is something amiss here.... Mister K Mar 2014 #37

not necessarily TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #71

Translation: Mojo Electro Mar 2014 #40

Fuck. nt Zorra Mar 2014 #42

Really sad WhoWoodaKnew Mar 2014 #49

IMO they had to bring an end to the story if for no other reason than the cost of taking care of so Gin Mar 2014 #56

Malaysian Grand Prix race is this weekend hugo_from_TN Mar 2014 #61

Does anyone have a clue as to what exactly happened? Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #57

LOL cbdo2007 Mar 2014 #59

From the AP Story....... LongTomH Mar 2014 #60

So sad for the families lovemydog Mar 2014 #67

bump... nt Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #69