Panch Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 A "Twilight" fan was struck and killed by a car in front of a horrified crowd of fellow Twi-hards camping out two days ahead of the opening of San Diego Comic-Con. The 53-year-old woman was running across a busy crosswalk against the light at 9:20 a.m. She was racing to return to her group on a line organizers were moving, when she was hit, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. A police spokesman told the newspaper that the woman - identified as Gisela Gagliardi of Kingston, N.Y. - had tried to stop herself before she stumbled and fell into the side of a Suburu Outback. Gagliardi was unconscious and bleeding from the head when an ambulance arrived. She was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. “If you pray pls do so now for Twi fan G! She was just hit by a car in front of the convention center! She was unconscious when taken hosp,” one fan (@RobKris13) tweeted. Fellow Twi-hards mourned the death on Twitter with the hashtag "IPTwiFanG" and have started an online petition to have a moment of silence before Thursday's panel for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," which will feature stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The Outback's driver, an unidentified 67-year-old San Diego man, was questioned by police, but not charged. “It is with tremendous sadness that we offer our heartfelt condolences,” San Diego Comic-Con spokesman David Glanzer said in a statement. “Our sincere thoughts and prayers go out to all those involved in this tragic incident.” San Diego Comic-Con, running from July 12-15, is considered the biggest event on the sci-fi, fantasy and comic book lovers' calendar, regularly drawing 250,000 attendees to the four-day event. A seat inside the Convention Center's Hall H, where Hollywood studios often fly in A-list actors to unveil footage of upcoming movies for the 6,000 fans that can cram inside, is especially coveted. Gagliardi had been with a group of Twi-hards that had been camping out since Sunday. “It’s such a sad loss for our community,” a fellow fan, Melissa Sandate of Tucson, told the Union Tribune. http:// http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/san-diego-comic-rocked-tragic-death-twilight-fan-struck-killed-car-convention-center-article-1.1111707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Edited July 11, 2012 by Bindusara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Shame on your hotlinking, Bindy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Good on ye, lad. Good point too. A woman in her 50s should know enough to look both ways before crossing the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 ...and be a twilight fan. Seriously. You look at an 18 year old girl when you're 50 as a guy? You're a pedo. Like an 18 year old werewolf guy as a 50 year old woman? ...just another twilight fan. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Bindy beat me to it. Well put, sirrah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 ...and be a twilight fan. Seriously. You look at an 18 year old girl when you're 50 as a guy? You're a pedo. Like an 18 year old werewolf guy as a 50 year old woman? ...just another twilight fan. To be fair the Hermoine "____ Days till She's 18" countdown did exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Usually, the first thing through my mind after something like this is pretty fucked up, but I just felt bad and sad about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 yeah, let's all sit here and talk about how very important it is that society deems what you should or shoulnd't like at what age, becasue we're all such shining examples of that model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 yeah, let's all sit here and talk about how very important it is that society deems what you should or shoulnd't like at what age, becasue we're all such shining examples of that model. Is anyone doing that? Bindy was just pointing out a double standard, not slagging the age factor in general. The slagging was purely at the cost of being a Twihard, not being a 50-yr-old Twihard. That's how I interpreted it at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Well said, NZA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Is anyone doing that? Bindy was just pointing out a double standard, not slagging the age factor in general. The slagging was purely at the cost of being a Twihard, not being a 50-yr-old Twihard. That's how I interpreted it at least. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 ...and be a twilight fan oh, okay, its cause she liked something then. i mean, baytor's point on looking both ways stands (article says she was running against the light & all), but im with panch - someone dies just trying to have fun with friends at a con, that's kinda sad. oh well! she's old and a twilight fan, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Dear Hondo's, Suck my dick. Twilight fucking rules. Blu Ray like a motherfucka. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Yeah it's kinda sad. She did need to actually pay attention when crossing streets though, seriously she was a grown ass woman. Edited July 11, 2012 by Iambaytor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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