Why should they apologize ?

[Justin Credible]

Two students from the University of Chester have apologised after they entered a Halloween fancy dress competition in costumes depicting the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York's Twin Towers.
Amber Langford and Annie Collinge, both 19, were even awarded first prize at Rosies nightclub in Chester, winning £150 in shopping vouchers.
Yet they have been criticised today by relatives of those who died when two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001, after their picture was published on the front page of The Sun under the headline: “Towering stupidity”.
The girls’ costumes, which were labelled North Tower and South Tower, featured planes hanging from the buildings amid explosions. They wore hats that were meant to look like smoke billowing out, apparently also showing people jumping to their deaths from upper floors, and all of it topped with miniature American flags.
Ms Langford’s father, who according to The Sun’s report was flying a United Express jet in the US at the time of the attack, said he would be “having a little chat” with his daughter about the incident.
“I didn't know anything about it, but I'm not happy at all,” Martin Langford said. “She knows I'm a pilot and that's not cool.”
The students told the newspaper: “We never meant to be offensive, but we apologise if any offence was caused.
“The idea was to depict a serious, modern-day horror that happened in our lifetime and was not intended as a joke.”
A spokeswoman for the Stonegate Pub Company, which runs the nightclub, said: “Following the club night Halloween promotion that took place at Rosies, Chester, we are extremely concerned that an award of shopping vouchers was made to two young women who were dressed in a distasteful and offensive manner.
“There was a serious error of judgment made on the evening by a contracted DJ to award such a prize and we apologise to anybody who may have been upset or offended by this. A full investigation by the company is taking place.”
The University of Chester and Chester Students' Union said in a joint statement: “We utterly condemn the appalling photos. Both organisations have begun an urgent investigation with a view to taking the necessary action.”
Patricia Bingley, 79, whose son Kevin Dennis was among the 67 British people killed in the 9/11 attack, said: “This is unbelievable – 9/11 happened in their lifetime.
“It’s hard to understand where they’ve come from to do this without a thought for those who died or the families left behind.”

[Justin Credible]

[M H]

No reason at all in my opinion.

Bad taste definitely but again those who overreact make five minute wonders of these people. A fuss about nothing

[Justin Credible]

9/11 is a hisrtoric event, are people suppose to pretend it did not happen

The girls should have told the paper to fuck off if they really wanted to draw attention , cos that would garner the publicity they claim they were trying to achieve.

[M H]

Let's not forget this is a Murdock owned paper. I'm sure some of his staff hacked a murdered girl's phone so they have no right whatsoever to claim the high ground

[Justin Credible]

haha....good point

[M H]

Two silly girls pulling a stunt is no big deal but the behaviour of the press is. They or some sink below the gutter in their activities and actually influence people, gullible people granted.

They're resisting a watered down control policy borne out of the Leveson enquiry which in my opinion wouldn't harm them at all if they get their stories right.

The press are the problem, not two silly girls

[Sheep Shagger]

Two words - the media

[M H]

Not all media as TV companies have to strike a balance and report the news as it really is. That doesn't stop them having reporters who can give an opinion either side on any subject as is seen on MoTD on BBC. They say it as they see it.

The BBC or Murdock's Sky News can't demand an apology but Murdock's Sun can. Surely the press couldn't argue against being tasked to do what they should do? Report the news.

TV companies investigate as the press should and publish, but they have to be sure they get it right. Something the press don't seem to care about

[D & B]

If those costumes won it, I hate to think what the others were wearing.

They look shite.

[Noisycrowds]

heres oche in fancy dress its the only costume he could get his head in