Have you ever clicked on a link, then regretted it?

[Janice]

Today I clicked on an AOL link that clearly spelled out a terrible story.

"Mom Who Drowned Begs for Help in 911 Call (http://news.aol.com/article/seydi-burciaga-drowns-in-atlanta-floods/682900) 'Come Help Me!' (http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mom-dials-911-before-drowning/1841420388)"

I clicked on it, and listened to it. This poor woman was stuck in a car that was submerged in water, due to flooding in Atlanta. She told the dispatcher that she was in the back seat, and that waster was coming in, and, "Oh my God, I'm going to die." It was simply heartbreaking to listen to. I never listen to things like that. I just broke down and cried for this poor woman, who was minutes away from death. Many readers were outraged that AOL even had that transcript posted.

My question is, have you ever listened to something like this, the 9/11 tapes, or an airline pilot's last words, and it just haunts you?

[Chocoholic]

I don't know why anyone would release something like that. It's very heartbreaking and upsetting for me to listen to. It's happened to me too a few times. I can't listen to stuff like that. I also don't understand why the news has to air 911 calls.

I also won't watch murder mysteries or horror movies for that reason.

[Marvo301]

The one that haunts me is the space shuttle Challenger. They kept replaying the final communication between mission control and the shuttle pilot just before the vehicle blew apart. Mission control told the pilot to "go with throttle up". And the pilot replied, "Roger, going with throttle up." And moments later the challenger crew passed into history. And I can't get that final conversation out of my head.

[Brian Damage]

yeah this.......


Weird (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsmouch.net%2Flol%2F&ei=Kb-6SuOfLtKU8AbOmaXNCw&rct=j&q=rick+roll+link&usg=AFQjCNEghE9n2JwexIZo-Gpto4GofOcVSQ)


Was that supposed to be funny? I thought this was a serious thread talking about a serious topic? Maybe I should "Rick Roll" you on your grandfather's thread. Would that be cool?

[Stuck In The '70's]

yeah this.......


Weird (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsmouch.net%2Flol%2F&ei=Kb-6SuOfLtKU8AbOmaXNCw&rct=j&q=rick+roll+link&usg=AFQjCNEghE9n2JwexIZo-Gpto4GofOcVSQ)
What kind of crap link is this? I can't even close that window. You should warn people if it's something like that.

[Family Ties Forever!]

That story about the woman sounds sad. :(

Watching the space shuttle Challenger blow up on tv at school. I remember how awful that was. I was only in first grade when that happened.

Other tragies that the news continuously played like 9/11, TWA Flight 800, etc.

[Janice]

The one that haunts me is the space shuttle Challenger. They kept replaying the final communication between mission control and the shuttle pilot just before the vehicle blew apart. Mission control told the pilot to "go with throttle up". And the pilot replied, "Roger, going with throttle up." And moments later the challenger crew passed into history. And I can't get that final conversation out of my head.
Yes, that's a tough one. I also have a hard time watching the final minutes of JFK's life. So happy and smiling. Same for Princess Diana, that hotel security footage just before they got into the car. I wish I could warn them, but they always have the same ending...

[Stuck In The '70's]

lol I'm sorry Sonny. You didn't have a lot of tabs open on your browser before you clicked that did you? I hope I didn't make you lose all that info you were looking at previously.
It's okay Kyle. I had to reboot the computer to get it off.

[Janice]

It was immature and unnecessary for me to do it. I apologize. I apologize to you, Janice, Sonny and anybody else that clicked the link.

No and that's why I shouldn't of done it in the first place. It was very immature from my part. I admit it.
Thanks Kyle. :)

[Sharop]

I also won't watch murder mysteries or horror movies for that reason.

When you say you don't watch murder mysteries, does that include even ones like Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote? I wondered, because I like both of those shows, but they're both pretty light-hearted and not very gory or disturbing at all.

[Chocoholic]

When you say you don't watch murder mysteries, does that include even ones like Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote? I wondered, because I like both of those shows, but they're both pretty light-hearted and not very gory or disturbing at all.
No, I won't watch those either. Murder is a heinous crime and I'll never understand why some people consider murder mysteries as "entertainment". I can't watch people being beaten and killed, even if it is only acting.

[browneyes106]

A few months back I listened to the 911 call from the Connecticut women whose pet chimp attacked her best friend and it was haunting.

[Brad Russ]

Yeah, I've clicked on many links that I regretted clicking on later. The first one that comes to mind was when a friend sent me a link to Ogrish.com. He didn't even say anything about the site except for, "You've got to check this out!!!!" Boy was that ever a mistake. For those who don't know, Ogrish was a website that has since closed, but basically showed every horrible/disgusting thing you could ever imagine seeing including pictures, and videos. From suicides, to beheadings, to pictures of people's heads crushed by getting hit by cars, you name it, they had it. After that one time I visited it, I never went there again, and emailed my friend telling him not to ever send me any links like that again. I still have nightmares to this day over letting my curiosity get the best of me.

Those actually aren't the worst ones though. Believe it or not, the worst ones were two audio links I came across. It was phone calls to 9-11 from people who were stuck in the Twin Towers on September 11th 2001. By the end, I was in tears, and couldn't even talk for atleast an hour because I was so overwhelmed by what I heard. In one call, there was a woman asking if anyone was coming to help her. She kept repeating, oh my gosh, I'm going to die, I feel like I'm burning to death. It was horrible. The other one was even more shocking. It was a man who called 9-11. It was basically 10 minutes long, and I'll never forget the end of the phone call. All of a sudden you hear a tremendous crashing sound, as he screams "OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!! The phone call suddenly ends, as you realize that you just heard this guy die right before your ears. These two tapes still haunt me to this day. :(

[Sharop]

No, I won't watch those either. Murder is a heinous crime and I'll never understand why some people consider murder mysteries as "entertainment". I can't watch people being beaten and killed, even if it is only acting.

Well, for me, the entertainment lies not in seeing people being murdered, but in watching the detectives work to solve the mystery and identify the murderer. On the shows that I mentioned, they don't always show the victims being murdered - I can think of many occasions when the murder itself isn't actually shown. I'm not into shows or films that are really violent - Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote are really light-hearted, which is why I enjoy them. Plus, I find Mark Sloan (from DM) and Jessica Fletcher (M,SW) to be very endearing characters, even if I do sometimes think that it's Jessica who is behind every killing (wherever she goes, somebody is murdered!)

Even though, you don't watch them, do you know much about those shows?

[PunkyP0WER]

No, I won't watch those either. Murder is a heinous crime and I'll never understand why some people consider murder mysteries as "entertainment". I can't watch people being beaten and killed, even if it is only acting.
i don't think people view it as entertainment, atleast i don't. i like watching documentary shows like cold case files or dateline crime shows and even a medical examiner show but its not out of entertainment purposes. i think it can serve a purpose from a scientific and educational standpoint.

the crime stories are from the angle of the human mind - the dark areas that lurk in one's psyche. i know some of these programs sensationalize some of the details of one's life that should be private, a practice i disagree with, but i am fascinated by the psychological angle, how the perpetrator is analyzed.


also, in most cases, the victims' families participate 99% of the time on these shows and to me they are appearing in order to teach a lesson from their loved one's death. the medial examiner programs are just as interesting, as they tell a forensic story. a part of my job when i was a guard at saint francis hospital involved the morgue and though it was unpleasant and tragic, at the same time the science was fascinating. especially in the case of a crime, the body has a story to tell and for the most part the evidence collected is their final message.

[Sharop]

i don't think people view it as entertainment, atleast i don't. i like watching documentary shows like cold case files or dateline crime shows and even a medical examiner show but its not out of entertainment purposes. i think it can serve a purpose from a scientific and educational standpoint.

the crime stories are from the angle of the human mind - the dark areas that lurk in one's psyche. i know some of these programs sensationalize some of the details of one's life that should be private, a practice i disagree with, but i am fascinated by the psychological angle, how the perpetrator is analyzed.

You make a good point, although shows such as Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote (which I enjoy) are intended purely as entertainment. However, as I said, they are light-hearted and are not gruesome and they're not very violent. The entertainment is more in seeing the mystery unravel, rather than getting entertained by murders (albeit fictional murders.)

[MrCleveland]

My regret is...clicking onto encyclopediadramatica.com.

I thought there would be some laughs...but all I got was a naked woman masturbating, then I go to another page and it had a naked woman, then I go to another page and it was a cartoon character with a penis who is doing some weird ****, this site is nothing but shock, porn, and all that.

I wish I would have never visited that site and I's like to block it on my computer!

[PunkyP0WER]

i have no shame in admitting i enjoy watching fictionalized murder mystery shows or movies for entertainment purposes for the reason that they are as i said fiction. i enjoy the who done it aspect and the hunt of the killer by the poilce and the cat and mouse game that ensues because there's no real harm being done. its just actors, reading lines on elaborate sets. its all make believe. as long as it doesn't get too gruseome i enjoy how it all unfolds.



anyway getting back to the subject, the only link i ever clicked on that i found disturbing was a youtube link about jumpers from the twin towers on 9/11. it was a tribute video, atleast that's what it was titled but it was a little too macabre and i think it was put up for people's morbid curiosity. it was sent to me in a link that said 9/11 tribute or something.



the one part that stood out was footage from a handheld camcorder (from a reporter? a tourist? whoever)and it had images of the people falling(luckily it was not up close)and the noises afterwards of their bodies crashing into the awning covering the driveway of the plaza below with these horrific thuds.