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Boycott Villaggio?
It's looking unlikely that Villaggio will open its doors this week. But when it does, the parents of the children who died there are calling for a boycott against the mall until they get some answers.
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LincolnPirate said
You won't see me at the Mall ...You won't see me at the Mall of Death!
Physics is like sex. Sometimes we get some practical results, but that's not why we're doing it!
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
LP so ur boycotting ? ...LP so ur boycotting ?
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Zilo_Guy10 said
wot abt you baburao ? r u ...wot abt you baburao ? r u going to Villagio this evening to boycott.
Khanan said
Me too ...Won't go!
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
ok we will go to city centre ...ok we will go to city centre
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A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished.
armaan1982es said
i will definately go ...i will definately go villagio. this type of incidents occurs in every part of world. a man slipped in a bath room. he broke his ankle so what he stopped taking bath his whole life.
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
armaan that was a minor ...armaan that was a minor incident and villagio was due to carelessness
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drsam said
won't go. i hate villagio ...won't go. i hate villagio anyway. barely visited it a dozen time in my 4.5 years stay in qatar. i'll meet BG in city center!!
t_coffee_or_me said
What about the plights of the ...What about the plights of the 100's of poor workers who will loose their job?
DaRuDe said
Yea ...Khanan see you at CB at 2am
Chairboy said
armaan you insensitive ...armaan you insensitive idiot.
"It’s not a Villaggio versus victims standoff. This is not really about rich Qataris not being to buy Louis Vuitton."
Actually, yes it is..........................
Will open .......................... soon!!!
britexpat said
I am with them , but am a ...I am with them , but am a little concerned about the "......nor received any offers of a just financial settlement"
Why are they looking for compensation ?
Ruditheexplorer said
How Selfish! ...This is how they deal 19 fatality case!
I loves shopping but I wont go! ;)
Outspoken, intellectuality borderless
Zilo_Guy10 said
lol tats another part of ...tats another part of story.
Zilo_Guy10 said
If we all dont wanna visit ...If we all dont wanna visit Villagio anymore... Who does want it to be opened then ?
Ruditheexplorer said
Settle with parents first.. ...Settle with parents first..
Outspoken, intellectuality borderless
Khanan said
it shouldn't ...have opned till the culprits are being held to task.
This is my way of protest. It won't make any difference but I will be satisfied.
at DaRuling~Good to hear from ya..will wait for you
Zilo_Guy10 said
Does tat mean to be silent ...Does tat mean to be silent and let them do to whatever they want. Then why are we even living life ?
Bachus said
I will not shop there until ...I will not shop there until justice has been given to the families of the victims of the criminal greed and incompetence that led to this tragedy. Anyone who does is contributing to the culture of corruption and incompetence that led to this tragedy. After all, why make changes if it has no real impact on the bottom line?
The Qatari gov. needs a better PR team. It could easily win major public points in Qatar and abroad by handling this incident with greater openness and justice. So far, it's getting horrible reviews from a world Qatar wants to love it.
britexpat said
Bachus.. ...Whilst i agree with your sentiments and also agree that we should boycott Villagio, I would suggest that the outside world (and from poistings here) most of Qatar does not care :O(
Bachus said
I know britexpat, and it's a ...I know britexpat, and it's a shameful stain on Qatar. I'm boycotting to keep my own conscience clear.
mona2 said
why boycotting the mall ?! ...why boycotting the mall ?! kids dies everywhere, syria, burma, palestine, its not the first time...move on !
mona
Enigma said
Regards ...Regards to the parents of the children who died sad day in Villagio.
but life must goes on,
I 'll be the first to entrance of Villagio when it open.
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fubar said
I don't think the issue is ...I don't think the issue is that we should boycott it because something so terrible happened there - similar incidents happen around the world.
The point seems to be that they want the opening delayed until the court case has been resolved and those guilty have been identified and punished.
Brit, as for the issue of compensation, I don't think they are looking for money to make their troubles go away, but think about the sheer cost that these families would have faced to send the bodies of their children home for burial etc. That would have cost thousands and thousands of dollars I would think. A huge sum of money.
Bachus said
Exactly fubar. The issue is ...Exactly fubar. The issue is not keeping the all closed forever; the issue is about seeing justice done before the mall reopens. Very reasonable.
Prism said
OBL was blamed for smashing ...OBL was blamed for smashing aircrafts into twin towers killing people and destroying property. Did US stop sending aid to the country where he was dug out from and met his end or should I say justice was served to the people who died.
"If you do not want your enemies to know the facts, take care that your friends do not know them"- Machiavelli
Segmund said
Prism ...I hate to call things irrelevant but your post is idiotically irrelevant by any stretch of my mind. How the hell is OBL and Villagio related? Or are you trying to say that plane crashed to Villagio too? Who is the US in this picture then? Get a life loser.
Regarding boycotting the malls, I think there is simply no point. I do sympathize with the people whose loved ones lost their lives and I urge the authorities to carry out a very stern investigation to bring to justice anyone who is responsible for this preventable calamity. I do not mind those being hanged for manslaughter who were, if they really were, responsible for the killings. However, boycotting a mall would just serve no purpose.
On this earth, on ever single part of it, many children have been born and many have died. Boycotting a building just because an accident happened there is not a wise thing to do.
mozaismyhero said
This is one of the reasons ...This is one of the reasons we need a balanced media. The media if it was worth anything would be pressing the authorities for answers, not leaving it to the parents to make a protest.
Eagley said
The authorities should be ...The authorities should be pressed for answers.
But with regards to boycotting Villagio, TCOM is right - what about the poor workers who will lose their jobs if there is no work for them? Work elsewhere? Not that easy to find alternative workplaces.
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mozaismyhero said
A boycott of vilaggio will be ...A boycott of vilaggio will be as successful as the Arab boycott of Israel.
As some of my friends here say, best not to report bad news so not to upset the public. Maybe we can all just forget it happened because Qatar is great
Bachus said
I don't think anybody ...I don't think anybody realistically expects a boycott to affect the profit margins of the mall.
For me it's about keeping clear conscience. I couldn't set foot in place where I know that such injustice has been done as this, yet no one has been punished. Everyone else has to act as their consciences dictate.
fluffy123 said
boycotting doesn't solve ...boycotting doesn't solve anything. boycotting is not going to bring the lives of those children back.
i sympathize with the families because no one should have to bury their children. children are supposed to bury their parents not the other way.
however death is a part of life. tragedies happen everyday. the everything cannot stop when someone dies. the employees at the shops at villagio are not getting paid. some of the shop workers were transferred but not all of them. especially the ones who worked for shops that didn't have other retail outlets in Doha.
they are already under paid and responsible for sending money back home. and now that they are no getting paid because the shops aren't making money because they are called the situation is even worse.
and i know people like to point the finger at the mall managers or whatever. and i think they have to take responsibility for not having a proper fire alarm system and exits. but at the end of the day it was an accident. no one intentional killed the children. it was wasn't done maliciously.
ingeniero said
Boycotting won't solve the ...Boycotting won't solve the problem, and why closing down the business of hundreds, and ruining 100s of families, there are a lot of worker in Villaggio, what they gonna do?
I am not boycotting Villaggio, Protest against Owners not against the workers! All those workers are on unpaid leave!
nomerci said
Bachus, although I ...Bachus, although I understand what you are saying, looking at the complete picture, if you are really serious, you would not be able to work here.
So how does this one thing make a difference?
" Those who come to a conclusion by a process without rational, logical thought, cannot be dissuaded from that conclusion by logical, rational argument.
Totaleclipse said
well it was a sad incident ...well it was a sad incident and we all heard about it back home when it happened and we were shocked and felt disturbed but i really want to visit the mall cos my friend use to tell me about it. is that so bad? :(
Bachus said
I don't claim to sinless ...I don't claim to sinless nomerci, or without hypocrisy. I follow my conscience as best I can, when I can. It's all anyone can do.
If I can keep a clear conscience by not shopping in some stupid mall (and instead going to some other stupid mall a few miles down the road) so be it.
I am, however, alarmed at of the complacency of some of the posts here, with all of the "people die every day" crap. Followed by the soulless glee of others at the idea of closer access to yet another Gap and Starbucks. It makes me realize why some nationalities really aren't ready for democracy.
timebandit said
I am shocked to read that the ...I am shocked to read that the parents are in the predicament they are. Until now I have just assumed that they were being well looked after. By that I mean that they would have been well informed, consulted and indeed financially compensated for their loss (as they should be, more than generously!). They should be given no reason to stress at all, and their feelings should be a top priority in moving forward.
The fact that they feel the need for a petition tells me that instead of being well looked after, they are feeling out in the cold, and need to bring their situation to the attention of the public. And I am glad they have, because otherwise I would still be assuming that their every need was being tended to regarding the tragedy.
I am deeply saddened by this news. Come on Qatar, do the right thing. Where is all of that undying support the families were shown in the first couple of days after the disaster? Are they no longer important? Was the initial support just for show?
I will not boycott Villaggio because if I did it would make no difference whatsoever, and I do like the cinema there. But I hope I hear/read in the near future that these poor people have had all of their concerns addressed and that they do not have to resort to writing letters to the media again. They should not be made to suffer any further!
Sincerelyurs said
I will go to pray... ...I will go and I will try to chant for a while for the peace of dead souls and come back and no shopping.... :) I don't have courage to do so .... I m a mother and I can't be so selfish....., My both deliveries were painfull procedures and I know how it feels to loss the dearest one too.. :(
nomerci said
bachus, you are right. We all ...bachus, you are right. We all do the best we can at the time we are doing it.
" Those who come to a conclusion by a process without rational, logical thought, cannot be dissuaded from that conclusion by logical, rational argument.
timebandit said
Lest we forget ...mozaismyhero said
When Qatarnwas in the worlds ...When Qatarnwas in the worlds spotlight due to this tradegy they promised swift action. Now the world has moved on they are sweeping it all under the carpet......
timebandit said
Lest we forget ...nomerci said
What happened to the New ...What happened to the New Zealand couple that was in the news so much at the time? Are they in Qatar?
They seemed to have been satisfied at how things were handled at the time.
" Those who come to a conclusion by a process without rational, logical thought, cannot be dissuaded from that conclusion by logical, rational argument.
ydlov12 said
Time. How much of an ...Time. How much of an advantage it is to the authority figures.
"There is no good and evil. There is only power; and those too weak to seek it."
tinkerbell10 said
This is not about the parents ...This is not about the parents getting closure. This is about JUSTICE. The OWNER of that nursery has CONNECTIONS / WASTA and will get away with a slap on the wrist! Do you people really BELIEVE that JUSTICE will prevail????? It WONT! Some poor expat will be made the scapegoat!!!
I wonder how that woman (owner) can actually sleep at night with the blood of 13 innocent babies on her hands!!!!!
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fubar said
Personally I want to know why ...Personally I want to know why the Fire Safety Certificates for all the major malls and shopping complexes haven't been made available.
As time has gone on I have less and less confidence that the malls actually are 'safe' (ie up to international standards) and that some rich Sheikhs have just put pressure on the government to allow them to open back up.
If we are to believe that Villagio and City Center and Landmark etc are safe, independent, international safety audit companies should have come in, examined the malls, and reported openly on their findings.
This is all starting to smell like a really bad cover up now.
If there's nothing to hide, the Fire Safety Certificates could be made public immediately.
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drsam said
why aren't the employees getting paid? ...why aren't the employees getting paid?
Article 44
... if the worker attends the place of work and is willing to perform the work but could not do so for reasons beyond his control, he shall be considered to have actually done the work and be entitled to the advantages accruing therefrom.
zaheer_sayyed said
im with boycott ...im with boycott
smoke said
Boycotting is not gonna put ...Boycotting is not gonna put them in any loss trust me, those that want to go will go. Getting justice and answers this way is just stupidity.
Besides i heard every family was compensated very generously, and even though that's not gonna bring back your loved ones, accidents happen..move on with life.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!
LincolnPirate said
" accidents happen."? This ..." accidents happen."? This wasn't an accident. This was negligence and ignorance, it was programmed to happen!
Physics is like sex. Sometimes we get some practical results, but that's not why we're doing it!
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
compensating wont heel the ...compensating wont heel the wound , 2 mothers have lost their 3 kids at a time :(
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A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished.
zaheer_sayyed said
what is going to work and ...what is going to work and what not lets leave it to time and people. For those who wants to go ..this shows how inhuman you'll have become.
FlyingAce said
90% of expatriates in Qatar ...90% of expatriates in Qatar won't boycott Villagio.... Accept it or not!
_noms_ said
so, why not boycott Egypt, ...so, why not boycott Egypt, Libya, Syria & all those countries where lives were washed away brutally ?!
in my opinion, boycotting the mall is not a solution to problems..!
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timebandit said
noms if you want to discuss ...noms if you want to discuss Egypt, Libya, Syria & all those countries where lives were washed away brutally, start a new thread of your own. This one is about the the tragic loss of life in Villaggio QATAR.
Baburao-Ganpatr... said
so only the villagio ones are ...so only the villagio ones are valuable and rest r just dead bodies
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A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished.
_noms_ said
oh yeh timebandit! so you ...oh yeh timebandit! so you mean the lives lost in Villagio were the only Tragic loss in the World!
you should atleast apply some moderation to your racism!
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zaheer_sayyed said
let Assad and Mubarak build ...let Assad and Mubarak build der Mall here ..v il boycott that too ..
TheDarkKnightRises said
Yeah, you MUST protest ...Yeah, you MUST protest against every crime committed in every country on the SAME thread. Otherwise, you are just a racist!
zaheer_sayyed said
i don't understand y r u ...i don't understand y r u comparing Syria Egypt and Libya with this, by boycotting villaggio v r also trying to say every human life is important...it seems u just want to argue but u hav no good point to argue. Say sumthing which makes sense
sonofqatar said
Anwsers ...We for sure need some answers and proscution for those people who committed these tragedies which being ignored now
Zilo_Guy10 said
Villagio is starting on ...Villagio is starting on 15th............. Now Khallas. Lets c after it opens.