Put That Damn Camera Down And Help That Man!

Dirty Blond · 12-04-2012, 03:15 PM

*Bauer536* · 12-04-2012, 06:58 PM

God. I can't believe how stupid this is. Why would someone push a man onto the tracks as a train is coming? Was he really desperate for a story, that he decided to create one of his own? Disgusting.

*Roseangelo* · 12-04-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bauer536

God. I can't believe how stupid this is. Why would someone push a man onto the tracks as a train is coming? Was he really desperate for a story, that he decided to create one of his own? Disgusting.

The camera man didn't push the guy. He claims he took the pictures to try to warn the driver to stop with his flash, which I find hard to believe. But I also believe there probably wasn't much the guy could have done to help in the short amount of time available. I believe the best thing to do if this situation happens to you is to lay as flat as possible in the center of the rails.

Dirty Blond · 12-04-2012, 07:32 PM

He tried to warn the conductor with the camera's flash while simultaneously getting a good shot. (What a pro!)

What would Bob Costas say? Maybe, if this guy didn't have a camera, he'd be alive today?

*Roseangelo* · 12-04-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Blond

What would Bob Costas say? Maybe, if this guy didn't have a camera, he'd be alive today?

HAH! Nice.

*pannoni1* · 12-04-2012, 07:56 PM

The Devil loves The Post. Not just in terms of seeing an act of a soul who turned himself in, but also simply to sell more papers for profit as opposed to great critical work. There are poor people in the city for God's sake that could use some aid and why can't the MTA invest in some object-detecting technology that can alert trains to such hazard not just for accidental risk but also for passenger risk?

*Bauer536* · 12-04-2012, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

The camera man didn't push the guy. He claims he took the pictures to try to warn the driver to stop with his flash, which I find hard to believe. But I also believe there probably wasn't much the guy could have done to help in the short amount of time available. I believe the best thing to do if this situation happens to you is to lay as flat as possible in the center of the rails.

My fault. You're right. I didn't read the article right. However, I did find this:

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The photo, which captures Ki Suk Han, 58, hanging from the edge of the platform and looking toward the oncoming train, was taken by the Post's freelance photographer R. Umar Abbassi, who explained that he had tried to use his camera flash to warn the train operator.

“I just started running, running, hoping that the driver could see my flash,” said Abbasi, whose camera captured chilling shots of Suk’s tragic fight for his life.

The train slowed, but a dazed and bruised Han still wound up hopelessly caught between it and the platform as it came to a halt.

A shaken Abbasi said the train “crushed him like a rag doll.”

The NYPD department also released short surveillance footage of the altercation between Han and the unidentified man who pushed him [Via Gothamist].

Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2012/12/04/N...#ixzz2E9F3nUTG

Can you believe this? You think that train (which is probably going 80 miles per hour) would be able to stop in time for a flash while you could have saved the man yourself? What kind of idiots do they have working on the paper?

**Jester** · 12-05-2012, 02:19 AM

The camera man is guilty of quite a bit more heinous thing, but who else "loves" the mixed metaphor of “crushed him like a rag doll.”

I'm not sure what's worse, the freelancer snapping the pic, or the Post for running it.

*mysterycolor* · 12-05-2012, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jester

The camera man is guilty of quite a bit more heinous thing, but who else "loves" the mixed metaphor of “crushed him like a rag doll.”

I'm not sure what's worse, the freelancer snapping the pic, or the Post for running it.

that's what i was thinking... running it is truly in poor taste

*TheCanadiandrome* · 12-05-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

The camera man is guilty of quite a bit more heinous thing, but who else "loves" the mixed metaphor of “crushed him like a rag doll.”

I'm not sure what's worse, the freelancer snapping the pic, or the Post for running it.

Indeed indeed poor taste

*BubblyShell22* · 12-05-2012, 05:29 PM

So awful that this had to happen. He should have put down the camera and helped the poor guy out.

*oldmanwinters* · 12-06-2012, 05:15 PM

Terrible story. I'm surprised I haven't seen more uproar about this (both the picture taking and the publication).

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Originally Posted by Dirty Blond

What would Bob Costas say? Maybe, if this guy didn't have a camera, he'd be alive today?

I see what you did there.

*CyberCubed* · 12-07-2012, 11:08 PM

The wording, "DOOMED" on the newspaper is absolutely disgusting. Its like they're captioning a videogame or movie and not a real person losing his life.

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BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	So awful that this had to happen. He should have put down the camera and helped the poor guy out. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

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Bauer536 Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Location: United States Posts: 1,550	God. I can't believe how stupid this is. Why would someone push a man onto the tracks as a train is coming? Was he really desperate for a story, that he decided to create one of his own? Disgusting.

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Dirty Blond Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 827	He tried to warn the conductor with the camera's flash while simultaneously getting a good shot. (What a pro!) What would Bob Costas say? Maybe, if this guy didn't have a camera, he'd be alive today?

12-07-2012, 11:08 PM	#13
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,895	The wording, "DOOMED" on the newspaper is absolutely disgusting. Its like they're captioning a videogame or movie and not a real person losing his life.