Apology 50 years too late?

[OldBlueLady]

For those of us born around the time of this, you tend to think "there, but for the grace of God." The deformities of babies born as a result of thalidomide is known to most of us I should think. As one sufferer says in this report, these unfortunate people all need medical care that costs, so rather than finally apologising, what about getting round the table and discussing some form of compensation?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/thalidomide-manufacturer-finally-apologises-015706938.html

The statue is also hideous, why waste money on that when people are still feeling the effects of this tragedy 50 years later?

I believe the inscription translates as "In Rememberance of the Dead and Living of the Contergan (Thalidomide) catastrophe".

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Reminds me of an old joke of Shrimpero's(not in the best of taste,sorry).What's the smallest pub in the world? The Thalidomide Arms.Boom,boom.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Its a bit like apologising for Slavery, ****ing meaningless!

 

[Hotman]

There'll be a few people who won't be applauding this apology

 

[davewebbsbrain]

There'll be a few people who won't be applauding this apology

Really made me laugh Carl.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Really made me laugh Carl.

Me too :blush:

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

Does anyone remember the linesman in the 80s who was a Thalidomide victim, he was a regular at Roots Hall. Used to clip the flag to his arm. I remember some heartless ******* once asking him if he had the time.

 

[canveyshrimper]

A few years back we had a lady come to work for us as a short hand typist.

I can't find the article just now but The Observer had a piece on thalidomide tracing it back to experiments by the Nazi's.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Does anyone remember the linesman in the 80s who was a Thalidomide victim, he was a regular at Roots Hall. Used to clip the flag to his arm. I remember some heartless ******* once asking him if he had the time.

There was always the shouts of 'get the flag up' too

 

[Pubey]

So an apology is disrespectful but this thread isn't?

 

[londonblue]

So an apology is disrespectful but this thread isn't?

Actually i'd say both are. This thread is in poor taste, or that's the way it's going. The apology seemed to be everything but an actual apology...