How wrong was the NY Post to publish this pic?? Why didn't Howard address this?

[joyceface]

I fucking hate the Post. It's a rag like the Enquirer and everyone pretends it's a real newspaper. That way the idiots who read it can feel good about themselves.

[Tinman]

Tinman am a bit creeped out you are so observant...

Well, then I guess I won't ask you what you're drinking tonight.

[newcastlefan]

New York and New Yorkers ... two biggest shit stains on the planet

any other stereotypical bs you want to add?

[newcastlefan]

Well, then I guess I won't ask you what you're drinking tonight.

Pink Champale? bottled in Philly

[Bentknee]

it says that as non-professionals you have to do what you were trained to do to assist, once you get involved. it also says you are held harmless if you do what you have been trained to do and you fail to save the person. the key is that once you start you can't back off so most people who know, don't get involved. it's usually used to protect trained volunteers from wrongful death lawsuits, but it could be used to claim someone didn't do all they were trained to do in order to pull someone off the tracks. it would be a stretch all the way, but NY does have the statutes: without them, all the volunteer services would have to stop operating.

I think you are half right, it protects trained people who stop to help as long as they are acting within the scope of their training. There is no law that says that you have to put yourself in danger to assist someone else. What kind of training have the people on the platform had in rescuing someone who has fallen on the tracks? It would have been very easy for one of them to fall in while trying to pull him out. How many times have you heard about somebody swimming in to rescue somebody that is drowning only to drown themselves?

[DlistCelebutard]

Pink Champale? bottled in Philly

No Lavender Tea martini..champale was in my teens..

[Goo For You]

All that dude needed was a couple strong men to pull him out...no one responded...I am embarrassed and offended by every new yorker on that platform that did nothing...

Let he who can do this cast the first stone. Methinks most normal people should stay away unless they want to be pulled on the tracks by a panicking soon-to-be-dead guy.

What a terrible situation and a horrible way to go...

[newcastlefan]

I think you are half right, it protects trained people who stop to help as long as they are acting within the scope of their training. There is no law that says that you have to put yourself in danger to assist someone else. What kind of training have the people on the platform had in rescuing someone who has fallen on the tracks? It would have been very easy for one of them to fall in while trying to pull him out. How many times have you heard about somebody swimming in to rescue somebody that is drowning only to drown themselves?

the argument is that as long as you don't start the rescue attempt you aren't required to. he stated he started then stopped; that's what's not allowed. its usually in relation to performing CPR, but the argument (which would be a stretch) would be that he started the assistance then stopped to take the photo. that's heinous behavior.

[newcastlefan]

No Lavender Tea martini..champale was in my teens..

can you still get champale? we had it when i was at rutgers, then i stopped hearing about it.

[smichal]

terrible

[FCCstandards]

No one's talking about the poor train operator. Scarred for the rest of their life.

[PTRacing]

...the backpedaling is strong with this one.

[Robert Higgins]

[RobinsBedSores]

Dead wrong.

[Morrisb]

The Post and Times can do no wrong.

[Chimney Portions]

Then the Post tried to back track and say that it was a photo from the security camera...If I were the wife, I would sue the Post into bankruptcy for publishing that..

What?? You can't sue a publication because they posted a photo you don't want people to see. That's not how it works. Whoever owns that photo has the right to license it or publish it.

[Time Bandit]

the photographer needs his teeth kicked in....
there..someone had to say it

[Time Bandit]

I think you are half right, it protects trained people who stop to help as long as they are acting within the scope of their training. There is no law that says that you have to put yourself in danger to assist someone else. What kind of training have the people on the platform had in rescuing someone who has fallen on the tracks? It would have been very easy for one of them to fall in while trying to pull him out. How many times have you heard about somebody swimming in to rescue somebody that is drowning only to drown themselves?

who needs "training" to be a compassionate human being?
obviously you, but I don't think its common

[Scarfo]

Why didn't Howard address this?

Howard doesn't want to offend Non-Intact Americans.

Howard's done some soul-searching and decided that they've been bullied enough. He's taking a stand.

[Bentknee]

who needs "training" to be a compassionate human being?
obviously you, but I don't think its common

You missed my point. Newcastlefan posted that if you are trained you have to assist somebody when they need help or you can be charged with violating the Good Samaritan Law. I was just stating that since, most likely, nobody there has been trained in rescuing somebody that fell in the path of a speeding train, they can not be charged. Never mind the fact that the Good Samaritian Law dosen't say that you have to do anything. It only offers legal protection if you choose to act and unintentionally make the situation worse. As I posted earlier, some reports said that people did try to pull him out but were unable to. Would you feel better if two or three more people were killed trying to rescue him?