Bammo wrote:With regards to silence versus applause:
What if someone doesn't want to take part in a silence? It's easy to say everyone should, particularly for tragedies like this (and I agree with that) but what about for individuals?
Take George Best for example. Many chose to remember him because he was a football great. Many people, however, felt that as a womanising alcoholic (who continued drinking after receiving a donated organ) he wasn't deserving of their respect. If it's an applause they can not applaud and so not take part. They aren't disrespecting him but they aren't doing something they don't want to.
Now, if it's a silence and they don't want to take part what do they do? If they talk they are condemned for being disrespectful.
An applause allows people to choose whether to pay their respects, a sience doesn't. And just to echo what Manhatten said: people applaud their lives not the actual accident.
Its 1 minute FFS, people arent being asked to be silent for the game.
Even if the person or people thought it wasnt right to do a minutes silence they should for 1 minute be quiet and allow other people the chance to remember and show there respect.