Ukip candidate sparks outrage after blaming Aylan Kurdi's 'greedy' parents for his death

The little Syrian boy was well clothed & well fed. He died because his parents were greedy for the good life in Europe. Queue jumping costs.
— Peter Bucklitsch (@bucklitsch) September 3, 2015

Predictable unthinking outrage. Turkey is not a place where the family was in danger. Leaving that safe place put the family in peril.
— Peter Bucklitsch (@bucklitsch) September 3, 2015

Christie wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:So is it not true that his sister had applied on behalf of a different brother?

The trouble is that if they make this poor child a symbol, people will go into the background of this family, and not everyone will think that they were fleeing for their lives.

Yes it is true that his sister had at first tried to get his brother over first, the reason given was because he had school age children. But when that failed, she said there was no point in trying for the other brother, so instead sent him the money to pay the smugglers for the boat over to Kos.

Raggamuffin wrote:

Christie wrote:

Yes it is true that his sister had at first tried to get his brother over first, the reason given was because he had school age children. But when that failed, she said there was no point in trying for the other brother, so instead sent him the money to pay the smugglers for the boat over to Kos.

Right, so the stories about Canada refusing to take him and his family are not true. They had no application to do so.

smelly-bandit wrote:well said Peter Bucklitsch.

he is of course correct in what he is saying

"Turkey is not a place where the family was in danger. Leaving that safe place put the family in peril"

this is a true statement, loads of brits go to turkey on holiday every year , not really sure what "danger" the father was fleeing especially since he went BACK to bury his son  

smelly-bandit wrote:well said Peter Bucklitsch.

he is of course correct in what he is saying

"Turkey is not a place where the family was in danger. Leaving that safe place put the family in peril"

this is a true statement, loads of brits go to turkey on holiday every year , not really sure what "danger" the father was fleeing especially since he went BACK to bury his son  

Christie wrote:

smelly-bandit wrote:well said Peter Bucklitsch.

he is of course correct in what he is saying

"Turkey is not a place where the family was in danger. Leaving that safe place put the family in peril"

this is a true statement, loads of brits go to turkey on holiday every year , not really sure what "danger" the father was fleeing especially since he went BACK to bury his son  

Oh my, how silly of you.'' loads of brits go to turkey on holiday every year'' you say. Of course they do, but they are not living there permanently facing hostile treatment and nor are they Kurdish Syrians.

Cuchulain wrote:

smelly-bandit wrote:well said Peter Bucklitsch.

he is of course correct in what he is saying

"Turkey is not a place where the family was in danger. Leaving that safe place put the family in peril"

this is a true statement, loads of brits go to turkey on holiday every year , not really sure what "danger" the father was fleeing especially since he went BACK to bury his son  

So Kurds are treated as equals in Turkey then?
That does not fit the picture at all of how Kurds are treated there.
So going off how British people fair for two weeks is far removed from people having to live there who are treated as an enemy by the Turkish authorities.

smelly-bandit wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

So Kurds are treated as equals in Turkey then?
That does not fit the picture at all of how Kurds are treated there.
So going off how British people fair for two weeks is far removed from people having to live there who are treated as an enemy by the Turkish authorities.

would you go to turkey for holiday??

smelly-bandit wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

So Kurds are treated as equals in Turkey then?
That does not fit the picture at all of how Kurds are treated there.
So going off how British people fair for two weeks is far removed from people having to live there who are treated as an enemy by the Turkish authorities.

would you go to turkey for holiday??

eddie wrote:Why would people jump into the sea if the land they were living on, was safe?

Seriously. why are people ignoring this fact?

Cuchulain wrote:

eddie wrote:Why would people jump into the sea if the land they were living on, was safe?

Seriously. why are people ignoring this fact?

What makes you think it was safe on the land?

Cuchulain wrote:

eddie wrote:Why would people jump into the sea if the land they were living on, was safe?

Seriously. why are people ignoring this fact?

What makes you think it was safe on the land?

eddie wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

What makes you think it was safe on the land?

I don't?
You didn't read it properly

eddie wrote:Oh dear.
I'll,let someone else explain it because I can't explain it any better than how it's written.

Cuchulain wrote:

eddie wrote:Oh dear.
I'll,let someone else explain it because I can't explain it any better than how it's written.

You want to hope someone explains something you are incapable of explaining yourself?
Odd

eddie wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

You want to hope someone explains something you are incapable of explaining yourself?
Odd

No. What's odd is how you dont understand it?

eddie wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

You want to hope someone explains something you are incapable of explaining yourself?
Odd

No. What's odd is how you dont understand it?

sassy wrote:

eddie wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

You want to hope someone explains something you are incapable of explaining yourself?
Odd

No. What's odd is how you dont understand it?

Are you talking about the 'no-one puts their children on the water unless the water is safer than the land'?

eddie wrote:Why would people jump into the sea if the land they were living on, was safe?

Seriously. why are people ignoring this fact?