Searching

The Malaysian plane crash that has been broadcasted internationally has shocked thousands and left families distraught. There were a total of 227 passengers that included 153 Chinese and 38 Malaysian, which is on the MH 370 Passenger Manifest that puts into detail the name, the nationalities, and the ages of the different passengers. There were also two male passengers who were travelling using stolen passports apparently stolen from an Austrian and an Italian in Thailand in 2012 and 2013. In my opinion, the interesting issues about the plane crash is that there is a document that can actually tell you the names, nationalities and ages of all the passengers who were on the plane. This could be important information as it could be used to find the lost passengers.

This story has interested me as putting yourself in the shoes of the families who are distraught and worrying is something difficult to think about. It’s tough to think what these family members are going through. Hopefully these passengers will be found. This story has made me feel really sympathetic and empathetic because to lose your family for such a long time is the worst feeling, what makes it worse is the fact that you don’t even know if the passengers are dead, unconscious or badly injured. There have been no posts on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. In my opinion, this seems quite peculiar because when the London Riots happened back in 2011, social networking sites played a big part in the continuation of the London Riots by youths making statues on Facebook, Twitter and using Blackberry Messenger to pass messages around. I wondered to myself were the London Riots more important than the Malaysia Crash. It doesn’t seem right that people aren’t making statuses or tweets about the Malaysia Crash to pass the information around internationally. I can’t believe people think the London Riots is more important than the Malaysia Crash.