Drowned Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach

[Astolfo]

I probably am not allowed to post a link to news articles, given how they all contain the photographs, so if that's true, please notify me.

At your own warning: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/europe/syria-aylan-kurdi-funeral/index.html

 

There is this picture though, when he and his brother, who had also drowned and washed up on another part of the beach, were both alive.

 

Thoughts, if you will.

[Dad]

"Drowned"?  As in, he was put under?  But man, I can't imagine what was going through this kid's mind.  God man, this is so, so depressing.  I can only hope his father is somehow--SOMEHOW--able to find peace.

[Astolfo]

The boat they were on capsized, and the boy drowned then.

[Susie]

i was wondering when this was going to pop up here. we discussed this in my philosophy class a few days ago on whether it should be okay to show the picture or not, personally i think its okay to show the picture to the public since that is what hits the point home and plus its not like its grotesque or anything its just a young body laying face down in the ground.

 

though on the topic itself yes its pretty sick that this stuff happens.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

I can't, can't click the link. Damn....

I know how losing a child can funk someone up hardcore so...yeah...poor parents, poor kid, yeah...

[Shalltear Bloodfallen]

I was wondering when this would show up, if only because of how hot of a topic it is around where I live.

 

I lack words to properly describe my reaction to this whole incident, especially being from the country that they tried to flee to, and seeing this man have everything taken away from him. I dare not even imagine the grief this man is going through, having been forced to flee his home only to have his family taken away from him, and I pray to whatever Gods there are I never will have to feel it. May his family rest in peace, even if it's in the same soil they tried to escape.

 

BUT, there's one thing that really sickens me about this whole deal, and it is that I cannot convince myself it's almost entirely caused by the heavy anti-immigration wave sweeping across the EU (and no I'm not an idiot, ofcourse I know that had there been no war and stuff going on in places like Syria they would not have fled in the first place), yet the people supporting the movement just points to it and say "Better dead there, then a rapist here" (That is an actuall quote I heard from a person within the same country as me) or just in general treat it as "feel bad" news that wouldnt happen if the "traitors" on the left-wing hadnt allowed such liberal immigration to begin with.

 

Sorry for bringing politics into it. I just had to get it off my chest :/

[Flash Flyer - Sakura]

I saw this on the news a couple days ago (well, namely Thursday), but yes, you would've thought that someone would've noted it earlier.

 

Indeed, it is pretty tragic that the kid (along with his brother and mother) died in their attempt to flee to Europe for a better life, amidst the crap going on right now.

It's sickening, yes, but unfortunately that's the reality of life in the Middle East / parts of Africa. 

 

Unless the terrorist groups are eradicated, this is what we can expect of things in there.

 

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It is nice that certain countries are allowing refugees to come in, I can certainly say that some of the local residents aren't going to like the surge in their population.

The situation itself is one that needs to be dealt with, but I'll lay off on specifics on what the EU should be doing. (Not my place to say anything about affairs in there)

[Aerion Brightflame]

This is a very tragic event (Even though he's definately not the first child to die trying that crossing in the past few weeks. It's just one of those photographs that will help change the world, like the naked children running from the soldiers). But I'm not expecting this to do more than cause goverments to do a bit of show effort. I might be pessimistic, but frankly if the goverments of Europe were willing to help on mass with the migrant situation, they actually would have already. 

 

I'm also willing to bet money on this not being an isolated incident (Massive migration of populace in Africa to mainland Europe) over the next 10 or 20 years; Because frankly Africa is quickly becoming inhospitable to life as we know it. Or at least bits of it are, northern and Central Africa. 

 

Sorry if I sound like desensitised to this, or like I don't think it's tragic; I do, I just don't think it will cause any meaningful change. Just token change. Because I sincerely doubt that it's just tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people wanting to escape; I imagine it's millions. 

[Sethera]

I didn't comment on this before because I was far too emotional. I still am, to an extent. I don't know how that father is going to keep going, now that his reasons for living are all dead. The fact that this is not an isolated incident makes everything even worse.

 

It'd be nice if Europe were willing to do something about all this. I can understand that they don't want to have to deal with the "hassle" of refugees and they have a duty to their own citizens before others, but... I mean these are actual living people with hopes and dreams of their own fleeing a war-torn country. If nobody accepts them, then where can they go? Where can they find a place to call home and live a relatively peaceful life like we do? And it's just really tragic that some people, like that mother and two children, will never be able to understand or experience that peace, except in death.

 

I guess I'm just glad that at least some countries are willing to accept them still.