Grand National

[L.F.F.]

I've never been anti-horse racing, but I certainly felt a pang when the camera was following the horses as they veered round a fence and there was a big blanket behind it plain to see.

Certainly put the £12 I was about to lose in perspective.

[The devil's own]

I've never been anti-horse racing, but I certainly felt a pang when the camera was following the horses as they veered round a fence and there was a big blanket behind it plain to see.

Certainly put the £12 I was about to lose in perspective.

Saturday was the first time I've ever bet on a horse race, and I too had that sickening feeling along with a feeling of guilt that my money had supported the event. Won't be doing it again thats for sure. Le Tour however is a different matter

[noel]

If I was told I would die running somewhere, Id take that...

I'd probably take up cycling.

[TheReverand]

That is the most ridiculous argument I have heard!

The horses don't get a choice about death.

How many animals do aside from household pets.

[sore legs]

My Senna comparison was not on the topic of choice - it was to demonstrate the difficulty that broadcasters have when faced with live tragedy. Senna, Hillsborough, the Twin Towers etc - how do you handle these type of events as they unfold before you?

WP - I hold nowt against those that have an interest and like the sport but it is not for me. As for your point about the difficulty that broadcasters face - that is a tricky situation - but for me, I think they should show the full events and let people draw their own conclusions and deal with it in their own way. These things are only different to what they show on the news about other stories because they are happening in the UK so therefore we feel that we can relate to them more easily - it is a difficult one though.

[Witton Park]

WP - I hold nowt against those that have an interest and like the sport but it is not for me. As for your point about the difficulty that broadcasters face - that is a tricky situation - but for me, I think they should show the full events and let people draw their own conclusions and deal with it in their own way. These things are only different to what they show on the news about other stories because they are happening in the UK so therefore we feel that we can relate to them more easily - it is a difficult one though.

On the news, it is possible for a newsreader to advise that "the following events may cause distress ......" but with live footage it isn't. Football players broken legs often don't get replayed.
I'm not someone who reacts badly to things like that, but some are and so it's always a difficult call for the broadcaster and they are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

[noel]

That is the most ridiculous argument I have heard!

The horses don't get a choice about death.!

How many animals do aside from household pets.

Male spiders?

I'm glad I don't have to watch that on a saturday afternoon. :w00t:

[simgreen78]

Male spiders?

I'm glad I don't have to watch that on a saturday afternoon. :w00t:

Lemmings.

[Wheeze]

Not an easy one with lots of emotive positions on both sides of the argument. I was there as a complete neutral...horse racing leaves me cold but I was there on a stag weekend. At the track, we had no idea that 2 horses had been killed. Its a VERY big place. 2 mile laps! All you really know is that lots of horses fall and the jockeys are blo*dy nuts. I would liken the fall they take to be equivalent to taking a running jump out of your bedroom window onto the lawn. You can see the risk that is being taken. But does that mean we should stop it? It crosses into the whole 'animal rights' issue that, as we know, incites some humans to kill others so its a very deep argument.
If we banned it, what would take its place?

[Hank]

If we banned it, what would take its place?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe5mk1ISKS8