NYers watch man for 22 seconds before subway crushes him.

Do you think you could save this guy in 22 seconds? Would you jump in front of the train to get him out? Is there a greater chance of saving his life than of losing your own?
 
Damocles said:
Do you think you could save this guy in 22 seconds? Would you jump in front of the train to get him out? Is there a greater chance of saving his life than of losing your own?
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I used to make split second decisions as an air traffic controller, yeah I believe I could have saved this guy and probably would have jumped in front to get him.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
I used to make split second decisions as an air traffic controller, yeah I believe I could have saved this guy and probably would have jumped in front to get him.
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Good on you. It probably helps that you have made split-second decisions of that kind.

Until faced with a similar situation, it's really hard for many to know how we'd react. Most like to think they'd jump in right away & react perfectly. That's just not always the case.

Not to make excuses for anyone, but for people who spend every day in NYC, there is a mindset of shutting the rest of the world out - there is a constant influx of sensory overload, and not all of it is always good (grifters & situations that can compromise you are common). It's easy for me to see how an average NYer would react slowly to any situation that requires quick thought & action.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
you mean waitresses and salesmen are unaware of a 3rd rail? surely you can't be claiming that urban dwellers are that ignorant of how things around them work, can you? maybe you should have thought things through, like do you know CPR? or any first aid at all?
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No, I mean they are aware and that's why they didn't just jump the fuck down there on a whim...my guess is that there wasn't any dumb fuck hillbilly tourists jerk'n off at the chance to play hero for a day only to end up in the morgue, that was last month's news.

The average citizens aren't paramedics or EMT's, it's New York - stupid shit happens all the time, that's what happens when on any given day there's eight to twelve million people in and around New York City - gather up eight to twelve million rednecked hee haw white power down in the holler banjo play'n ass rape'n sister fuck'n brother daddies and I'd put money on it that there would be more fatalities, most of 'em easily avoidable ...than compared to New York City or any other metropolitan city.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
I used to make split second decisions as an air traffic controller, yeah I believe I could have saved this guy and probably would have jumped in front to get him.
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Because you were an air traffic controller? lol, WTF is wrong with you? That shit ain't the movies, as a former air traffic controller you're not qualified to jump off train platforms to rescue people...what usually happens when dumb fucks think they're someone they're not in those circumstances is that they do more harm than good - maybe if you'd said you were a former cop, fireman, or someone who knows what the fuck they're doing in that situation as opposed to making inane "I was an air traffic controller" statements...god damn man, you're worse than that other stupid fuck trying to blame Obama at this rate.

You weren't there, you're like four or five rows back from driving but are insisting you'd make for a better driver - what you believe and what's reality are too very different things - what probably would've happened is that your dumb ass would also be dead.
 
Zombie Jesus said:
No, I mean they are aware and that's why they didn't just jump the fuck down there on a whim...my guess is that there wasn't any dumb fuck hillbilly tourists jerk'n off at the chance to play hero for a day only to end up in the morgue, that was last month's news.

The average citizens aren't paramedics or EMT's, it's New York - stupid shit happens all the time, that's what happens when on any given day there's eight to twelve million people in and around New York City - gather up eight to twelve million rednecked hee haw white power down in the holler banjo play'n ass rape'n sister fuck'n brother daddies and I'd put money on it that there would be more fatalities, most of 'em easily avoidable ...than compared to New York City or any other metropolitan city.
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That just about sums it up
 
SmarterthanYou said:
I used to make split second decisions as an air traffic controller, yeah I believe I could have saved this guy and probably would have jumped in front to get him.
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It's possible, but how far away were you? How many people truly had a chance to save this guy? There's an assumption that because there was 22 seconds that somebody out there could have saved him. I'm not sure that is true. 22 seconds is not a great amount of time and it is a great likelihood that somebody who tried would be equally dead.

I am a former firefighter, but I am unsure if I could have saved the guy. It would be stupid to jump in and out assuming you could make it in that amount of time, let alone doing it and having to grab somebody else along the way... Not everybody can be saved and it would be more likely somebody like me would stop you from trying than it is that you would be successful in saving him.
 
Zombie Jesus said:
No, I mean they are aware and that's why they didn't just jump the fuck down there on a whim...my guess is that there wasn't any dumb fuck hillbilly tourists jerk'n off at the chance to play hero for a day only to end up in the morgue, that was last month's news.

The average citizens aren't paramedics or EMT's, it's New York - stupid shit happens all the time, that's what happens when on any given day there's eight to twelve million people in and around New York City - gather up eight to twelve million rednecked hee haw white power down in the holler banjo play'n ass rape'n sister fuck'n brother daddies and I'd put money on it that there would be more fatalities, most of 'em easily avoidable ...than compared to New York City or any other metropolitan city.
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you should see a therapist soon. maybe they can help you with your projection of incompetence and jealousy.
 
Damocles said:
It's possible, but how far away were you? How many people truly had a chance to save this guy? There's an assumption that because there was 22 seconds that somebody out there could have saved him. I'm not sure that is true. 22 seconds is not a great amount of time and it is a great likelihood that somebody who tried would be equally dead.

I was a former firefighter, but I am unsure if I could have saved the guy. It would be stupid to jump in and out assuming you could make it in that amount of time, let alone doing it and having to grab somebody else along the way... Not everybody can be saved and it would be more likely somebody like me would stop you from trying than you would be successful in saving him.
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granted, i'm assuming i'm quite close. it's possible that there's nobody close in this situation. it's also possible that nobody is willing to challenge the person that pushed him down there to begin with. I wouldn't fault anyone for those positions.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
you should see a therapist soon. maybe they can help you with your projection of incompetence and jealousy.
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Projection? You're the dumb fuck who's talk'n about how you're gonna jump off fuck'n platforms saving poor old Mr. Han because you were a former air traffic controller.

You can't make this kinda shit up - whaddya got, a fuck'n "SUPER PAULBOT" superhero costume underneath your pleated trousers and sweater vest? C'mon man, I know I'd posted think before you post prior but damn...maybe it's better you just stop now before it gets the best of you...
 
SmarterthanYou said:
granted, i'm assuming i'm quite close. it's possible that there's nobody close in this situation. it's also possible that nobody is willing to challenge the person that pushed him down there to begin with. I wouldn't fault anyone for those positions.
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It's possible that "if" and "assumptions" don't mean fuck all from the safety confines of your desk.
 
tinfoil said:
Keep Obama in president, you know!
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When Ron Paul returns to the Earth from his shape shifting reptile laden sabbatical, Paulbots believe he will reincarnate the Constitution so well that the ink will smell wet and simultaneously kill every last homosexual who'd starred on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy and restore the moat in and around America to its pre-civil war glory, negro spirituals will be abound - sipping Sweet Tea over yonder, near the whipping post... hallelujah! Praise be to Jesus!
 
Zombie Jesus said:
Projection? You're the dumb fuck who's talk'n about how you're gonna jump off fuck'n platforms saving poor old Mr. Han because you were a former air traffic controller.

You can't make this kinda shit up - whaddya got, a fuck'n "SUPER PAULBOT" superhero costume underneath your pleated trousers and sweater vest? C'mon man, I know I'd posted think before you post prior but damn...maybe it's better you just stop now before it gets the best of you...
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no, i have 6 years of marine corps service, which makes me about 50x the man that you are.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
no, i have 6 years of marine corps service, which makes me about 50x the man that you are.
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Hopefully not as an air traffic controller...you could have ten years in the Marines for all I could give a fuck - you didn't go with "Marines" your dumb ass went with "air traffic controller," let's face it, even the Marines have fuck'n retards milling about it's ranks, I see it and hear about it all the time.

Your mistake is thinking you're the only one out of the two of us who's served in the military.
 
Zombie Jesus said:
Hopefully not as an air traffic controller...you could have ten years in the Marines for all I could give a fuck - you didn't go with "Marines" your dumb ass went with "air traffic controller," let's face it, even the Marines have fuck'n retards milling about it's ranks, I see it and hear about it all the time.

Your mistake is thinking you're the only one out of the two of us who's served in the military.
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i doubt you ever served in anything, including fast food
 
cannabis said:
i doubt you ever served in anything, including fast food
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Yeah, because the internet told you so...

Fort Sill, Fort Bliss, Schofield Barracks, Vicenza, Norway (AMF(L) MEF II and MMWTC train the trainer), Fort Benning, Fort Lewis, and Germany...are where I've been stationed.

Your internet deductive reasoning skill sets are non existant.
 
Zombie Jesus said:
Yeah, because the internet told you so...

Fort Sill, Fort Bliss, Schofield Barracks, Vicenza, Norway (AMF(L) MEF II and MMWTC train the trainer), Fort Benning, Fort Lewis, and Germany...are where I've been stationed.

Your internet deductive reasoning skill sets are non existant.
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? what ?

i didn't look up your sorry ass on the internet. so no, the internet did not tell me anything about a loser who never served.

all your claims are likely bullshit. just like rune claiming he has an IQ in the 99th percentile, yet most of his posts are completely in the retard level IQ zone.
 
Zombie Jesus said:
Hopefully not as an air traffic controller...you could have ten years in the Marines for all I could give a fuck - you didn't go with "Marines" your dumb ass went with "air traffic controller," let's face it, even the Marines have fuck'n retards milling about it's ranks, I see it and hear about it all the time.

Your mistake is thinking you're the only one out of the two of us who's served in the military.
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back to that projection thing again. it really discredits you.
 
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