"He is a great man who risked his life to save someone he doesn't even know,"

That doesn't make you great. That makes you dumb. And probably dead.

Looks like he's well acquainted with the third principle of sentient life.

New Dorp station? Snerk...

FTA: The drunk somehow avoided being hit

The drunk was being treated at the same hospital...


"The drunk", really DN?

zvoidx: FTA: The drunk somehow avoided being hit

The drunk was being treated at the same hospital...


"The drunk", really DN?

Well he was a farking drunk

Humans need to stop interfering with nature.

The real hero is the guy that whips out his phone in time to record the whole thing.

otto the bull: The real hero is the guy that whips out his phone in time to record the whole thing.

1-8-2012

Camera Phone Day
Never forget

Sargun: zvoidx: FTA: The drunk somehow avoided being hit

The drunk was being treated at the same hospital...


"The drunk", really DN?

Well he was a farking drunk

I didn't see that part of the story explaining his history/was it a separate piece? Maybe it was someone who only drank once a week, who got wasted and fell on the tracks?

Even if he was a chronic abuser of alcohol, a more appropriate term for a newspaper would have been "intoxicated man" or "under the influence of alcohol".

Honest Bender: That doesn't make you great. That makes you dumb. And probably dead.

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."

You can argue whether they were friends, but some are more human than to live with the knowledge they could have done something to save someone and didn't.
/kudos to the rescuer
//you did well.

Fat-D: otto the bull: The real hero is the guy that whips out his phone in time to record the whole thing.

1-8-2012

Camera Phone Day
Never forget

Must post all actions and failures to act on the almighty u-tube.

I like trains.

Honest Bender: "He is a great man who risked his life to save someone he doesn't even know,"

That doesn't make you great. That makes you dumb. And probably dead.

Some boys think like that, but some men don't.

Kurmudgeon: "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."

If it was a friend I would have done whatever I had to in order to save them. Strangers can live with the consequences of their own actions.

HellRaisingHoosier: Some boys think like that, but some men don't.

You can be as idealistic as you want. But I'm willing to admit that when the shiat hits the fan, I'd rather walk away than risk serious injury for the sake of an idiot I don't know.

zvoidx: Even if he was a chronic abuser of alcohol, a more appropriate term for a newspaper would have been "intoxicated man" or "under the influence of alcohol".

This is the Daily News, not a newspaper.

FTA:

"Steven Santiago's brother and girlfriend, Marisol Salgado, were at his side at the hospital Sunday."

His brother is his girlfriend?

But is his recovery on track?

Darwin really got screwed over there.

/that said, those who are condemning the guy for risking his life are either trolls or douchebags

poot_rootbeer: zvoidx: Even if he was a chronic abuser of alcohol, a more appropriate term for a newspaper would have been "intoxicated man" or "under the influence of alcohol".

This is the Daily News, not a newspaper.

Well at least it wasn't the Post.

Electrify: Darwin really got screwed over there.

/that said, those who are condemning the guy for risking his life are either trolls or douchebags

Or maybe we are just smart enough to realize that a train doesn't give a damn what your intentions were as it is turning you into paste.

Clearly the drunk guy was vying for membership in the Assassins des Fauteuils Rollants. Membership denied.

/Santiago has a good shot, though.
//obscure?

Kurmudgeon: Honest Bender: That doesn't make you great. That makes you dumb. And probably dead.

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."

You can argue whether they were friends, but some are more human than to live with the knowledge they could have done something to save someone and didn't.
/kudos to the rescuer
//you did well.

I'll add that how many men fought and died for our country so that we may enjoy modern life without slavery, having to call ourselves British or learning how to goose step and speak German. How many of them have you met? I wish I could've met the relatives that died in those wars, but I am glad that their deaths kept your home safe.

Honestly I'm not sure how I feel about this. Should I LOL at him for being an idiot, or be sad that a selfless act was rewarded by a train to the head?

I think I will giggle quietly and feel bad about myself.

Honest Bender: Kurmudgeon: "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."

If it was a friend I would have done whatever I had to in order to save them. Strangers can live with the consequences of their own actions.

HellRaisingHoosier: Some boys think like that, but some men don't.

You can be as idealistic as you want. But I'm willing to admit that when the shiat hits the fan, I'd rather walk away than risk serious injury for the sake of an idiot I don't know.

Psst. hey, your vagina is hanging out.