killed by train in NYC

NEW YORK

“Fear grips people. People automatically do what they have practiced. Americans are largely spectators pretending at freedom, and restoring life. Cities like New York get, I feel, unjust reverence. The city is full of people isolated, self-centered, and closed off. It is reflected in the architecture. It is baffling to people from real and vibrant communities around the country to hear accolades about the greatness of life in New York city where community is expressed in a shared isolation, and heralded self-preservation! There is no surprise New Yorkers watched a man die. It is most likely to happen in Washington DC also!” – Gregory E. Woods 12.13.12



"Such a sad & tragic story. Saw this on Today Show this morning. The man who took the pic is a photographer who was at a considerable distance from the victim and could not have reached him in time even if he ran to him. But there were several other people less than a 100 feet from this man and they didn't bother to help him. As far as posting the pic on the front page...the photographer has no say in that matter.....the New York Post made that heartless decision. Its sad to say but this is the uncaring world we live it.

BTW: it was reported that several bystanders took pics with their camera phones during and after the incident...smh" - Tina Jackson (dec. 5, 2012)

"Everyone is always so quick to judge.. You were not there...until you're in a similar situation ...you don't know what you would've done...what the camera said is possible.. For an example... Lets say you see a child running towards a busy street after a ball ...if you're not in arms reach you're gonna try to get the child's attention screaming "stop" or "no" "come back" anything to stop an accident until you're able to physically help... Same thing with the camera man... He used what he had... Same goes for the bystanders screaming... There's no way I believe so many people were standing around watching and waiting for a man to die just because...if there was time someone would have helped...

I imagine so...It doesn't really matter where I have been...people stand around and watch fights everywhere... We're not talking about domestic violence...We're talking about an accident that took this mans life... Most accidents happen fast...If the subway was going slow enough..yeah help...The subway was obviously going fast...this is real life.. not a movie...regular humans...not with super powers...no one was able to fly over and use super strength to pull a man out the path of a moving subway in ten seconds... I heard people up North we're assholes but that's a bit extreme...I just don't believe people were standing around chilling snapping pictures waiting for him to die... It doesn't sound right...." - Mersadis Pitts 12.5.12