Love or Madness?
by Claudia Sonea
Lately love and death seem to go hand in hand. Just open the TV and a shower of news will pour in with horrific crimes or suicides, most of them being performed from too much love. The most astonishing event that just took place recently, is the techno party Loveparade held in Duisburg, western Germany that was terminated abruptly by a stampede which killed 19 people. What went wrong? Apparently the urge to attend a celebration of love and understanding, of consideration to those next to you, of togetherness, determined people to do irrational things. As the former goods station was already crowded the police banned the e! ntry of new people, but that could not stop the more eager visitors from trying their best to take part to the event, so they tried to sneak in. Unfortunately, the attempt to enter through a fire escape ended with several young people’s fall into the void from an altitude of 8-10 meters. Witnesses gave various version of the way incident and most of them pointed fingers to the police and accused of negligence. However, the truth is that people stepped on each other without any remorse, forgetting about love and desire to help on one another. To top it all, in spite of the tragedy that took place outside, the festival continued because the organizers didn’t want to create panic among the attendees. According to the head organizer, Rainer Schaller, the 21 year-old event will never be held again. For all those who lost their lives in a foolish rush to get to a parade: May you rest in peace!
related! story (sgx17887): http://www.france24.com/en/20100725-police-pursue-probe-dead...
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