amy winehouse vs. norway tragedy...

I agree. Makes me sick. God be with the people of Norway.

I know A.W's family did what they could to save her so my heart is out to them, but she had a lot of opportunities to turn her life around.

Those kids that were gunned down didn't have a chance. Can't imagine the shock and pain their families are going through. So tragic!

Yes... It makes me sick. SHE did this to herself... SHE wouldn't get off the drugs... We all knew it was coming, who cares. The Norway tragedy is WAY MORE important than her death.

I agree that it is wrong that Amy Winehouse gets more press than the tragedy in Norway but that is just downright mean.

Yes it is odd....I know many see her as an amazing talent etc, but I'm not sure she would have wanted her sad death to out news Norway, Somalia AND the rail crash in China

I think it is really awful about both Norway and Amy Winehouse.

It is horrific what happened to the teens on that Island and what happened in Oslo. You wouldn't dare think about being in their positions and i feel horrible for them, their friends and families.

However, it is also awful what happened to Amy. She has a horrible addiction. She'd been to rehab before. I'm sure this wasn't the way she had dreamt her life would go. I'm sure her family and friends are just as heartbroken. I know people with addictions and it takes such a grip, they have to fight constantly for control.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of them....

Unfortunately, it's the paper's job to print what people are going to read. If we didn't buy papers like this, they wouldn't print them, and yes, it is very sad.

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Guess it depends on what you pay attention to. I just read about the news on Norway, my husband was the one who finally had to tell me about Amy Winehouse. I didn't Google about Amy although I do feel for her loved ones because I had lost my brother to his addiction, but I do Google about Norway.

I listen to satellite radio and besides Netflix and movies, I watch my DVRed shows at night so I suppose you could say I live in a hole. I had to stop watching the news, the newscasters around here are overly dramatic and try to use slang. Just tell me the dang news like a normal person!

Yes... It makes me sick. SHE did this to herself... SHE wouldn't get off the drugs... We all knew it was coming, who cares. The Norway tragedy is WAY MORE important than her death.

I agree that it is wrong that Amy Winehouse gets more press than the tragedy in Norway but that is just downright mean.

exactly. a life is a life. i hope you never have to lose someone you care about to addiction, or watch someone struggle and fall over and over again. let me tell you, it's heartbreaking.

I completely agree and second this sentiment.

So is getting shot to death when you didn't choose to enter a war zone, violent community, or anything other than your average day. If you're going to argue stupid semantics about what type of death is "worse" I'm going to have to pick the surprising 92+ over the less-than-shocking- 1.

Yeah well, Thats the world for you...or more specifically America. 90% Of Americans have their priorities backwards....but that would lead me into why, and who controls what , and how we only get a limited view ofone persons narrow filters, blahblahblah. They are both sad, but one person who refused to get help and ended up killing herself, and in my opinion was nothign special vocally, in fact she irritated the hell out of me, and her songs sucked, its still very sad.
Norway on the other hand, not one victim there did anything to deserve what they got (not that she DESERVED it, but you know, she caused her own death) and over 100 people were murdered...but everyone is SO broken up about freakin Amy Winehouse.
Like I said, f*cked priorities, but it doesnt suprise me.

It's sad that people think it's okay to value one life over another. Amy Winehouse had an addiction. If anyone would be sympathetic to someone caught up in the throes of addiction, I would think it might be members of MFP, many of whom are dealing with food addictions. I read on here daily people begging others for motivation, saying they need "cheat" days, stubbornly refusing to give up non-nutritious sodas because they *have* to have it. How many times do you think Ms. Winehouse said that about drugs or alcohol? How many diets have you started and failed?

The incident that happened in Norway is sad and tragic. That does not diminish the fact that Ms Winehouse was so unable to get control of her addiction that it appears that it has cost her her life.

If you think the people in Norway are not being properly mourned, why not focus on changing that? Why do we need to further diminish Ms. Winehouse's sad life by attempting to devalue it further?

Why can't we mourn for both?

It's sad that people think it's okay to value one life over another. Amy Winehouse had an addiction. If anyone would be sympathetic to someone caught up in the throes of addiction, I would think it might be members of MFP, many of whom are dealing with food addictions. I read on here daily people begging others for motivation, saying they need "cheat" days, stubbornly refusing to give up non-nutritious sodas because they *have* to have it. How many times do you think Ms. Winehouse said that about drugs or alcohol? How many diets have you started and failed?

The incident that happened in Norway is sad and tragic. That does not diminish the fact that Ms Winehouse was so unable to get control of her addiction that it appears that it has cost her her life.

If you think the people in Norway are not being properly mourned, why not focus on changing that? Why do we need to further diminish Ms. Winehouse's sad life by attempting to devalue it further?

Why can't we mourn for both?

I second that, regardless of how they died, at the hand of someone else or self inflicted, it doesn't change the fact that they are no longer living with us and in my eyes they deserve the same amount respect..

I hope that they are all at peace wherever they may be x

It's sad that people think it's okay to value one life over another. Amy Winehouse had an addiction.
Why can't we mourn for both?

I agree. Death is sad no matter what the circumstances.

Yes... It makes me sick. SHE did this to herself... SHE wouldn't get off the drugs... We all knew it was coming, who cares. The Norway tragedy is WAY MORE important than her death.

I agree that it is wrong that Amy Winehouse gets more press than the tragedy in Norway but that is just downright mean.

exactly. a life is a life. i hope you never have to lose someone you care about to addiction, or watch someone struggle and fall over and over again. let me tell you, it's heartbreaking.

I agree! ALL of it is heartbreaking! The reason we are here on mfp is to get a hold of our own demons to one extent or another. My Mom never took care of herself...even with all of the family intervening...she had diabetes and heart disease partly due to her own addiction to food, a tendency to binge and purge and smoke....even then we mourned at her dying too soon at 57 years old rather than getting mad at her for being unable to tackle her demons. Anyone dying is a sad thing...