Commuter trains crash in Glendale

[Siggie]

Damn, ckBejug, we both wrote the same thing at the same time. (Talking about the train pulling-pushing situation).

Except she said it 7 minutes before you.

They should consider safety first, but they never do
They assign a value to a human life, estimate how many deaths would result if they didn't add whatever or change whatever, and compare that to the cost of the change. If it costs more to change it, it doesn't happen.
Airlines do the same thing.

[Thai-Samurai]

Did you learn about that in Fight Club?

[violette829]

I think it's sad..the whole thing. I mean, the guy was so suicidal after his wife left him, that he had been saying that he wanted to die for weeks before the incident. The wife wouldn't allow him to see his son, and he had a horrible drug habit. With all that said, how can you not feel sorry for him? I have a feeling that he wasn't very knowledgable about trains and probably thought that he could let his car get hit, and nothing would happen to the train. Even in movies, we see things get slammed by trains, probably ones with the engine pulling instead of pushing, and are blown to pieces. I think he wanted to kill himself, went to the train tracks, parked his car there, and when seeing the train approaching, he got scared and changed his mind. Well, that's not quick enough to start the car and get it off the track. He did what any of you would do, he jumped. I believe every story has 2 sides. What he did was terrible and shouldn't have cost the lives of 11 people, but I can't help but feel for the guy. IMAGINE he was soo depressed that he had slits on his wrists and stab wounds in his chest. HE DID THIS TO HIMSELF. He was reported to be very distraut and remorseful. I bet he feels like dying even more now.

[IamLegend]

empathy shouldn't be wasted on morons. I wish people like this guy didn't exist, they're a burden upon society and this was just a literal example of how they burden society with their existance.

[ckBejug]

Did you learn about that in Fight Club?

How dare you break the first AND SECOND rules of Fight Club!?!?!

[ckBejug]

I think it's sad..the whole thing. I mean, the guy was so suicidal after his wife left him, that he had been saying that he wanted to die for weeks before the incident. The wife wouldn't allow him to see his son, and he had a horrible drug habit. With all that said, how can you not feel sorry for him? I have a feeling that he wasn't very knowledgable about trains and probably thought that he could let his car get hit, and nothing would happen to the train. Even in movies, we see things get slammed by trains, probably ones with the engine pulling instead of pushing, and are blown to pieces. I think he wanted to kill himself, went to the train tracks, parked his car there, and when seeing the train approaching, he got scared and changed his mind. Well, that's not quick enough to start the car and get it off the track. He did what any of you would do, he jumped. I believe every story has 2 sides. What he did was terrible and shouldn't have cost the lives of 11 people, but I can't help but feel for the guy. IMAGINE he was soo depressed that he had slits on his wrists and stab wounds in his chest. HE DID THIS TO HIMSELF. He was reported to be very distraut and remorseful. I bet he feels like dying even more now.

Well no crap he's going to be distraught and remorseful. Too bad he didn't just walk onto the train tracks. I feel sorry for the poor people who had to be somewhere at the wrong time where this nutcase was trying to do the world a favor and off himself. 11 people died and more than a hundred are injured with broken bones. I would never ever feel sorry about someone like this. Apparently, he is a druggie and beat his wife (this according to the wifes sister who told him to get lost when he announced, in front of his kid mind you, that he wanted to kill himself). Everyone has a hard time, no one said life was easy, he is a dumbass who doesn't deserve sympathy from anyone. Too bad he was such a wuss he couldn't kill himself when he slit his wrists AND stabbed himself in the chest. I hope that isn't grounds for getting off on an insanity plea.

empathy shouldn't be wasted on morons. I wish people like this guy didn't exist, they're a burden upon society and this was just a literal example of how they burden society with their existance.

I agree!

[Siggie]

Did you learn about that in Fight Club?

No, shocking as it might be, I read it in a book.

[Anonymouse]

And why are we always so worried about suicidal people?

[violette829]

What's going on with this world? What do you mean why are we always concerned about suicidal people? How can you say that? If we don't take care of eachother, where are we going to be? Ooh I think this topic is WAYY too much for me right now. I'll just stop. Thanks.

[Mags]

Because ultimately they end up hurting more people than just themselves.

And why are we always so worried about suicidal people?