The photographer, R. Umar Abbasi, snapped at least two photos of Han before he was run over by the downtown Q train. The married father-of-one sustained critical injuries and was later pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital. One of the haunting photos Abbasi took graces the front page of the Post this morning, incurring the ire of readers who want to know why no help was extended to the injured Han in lieu of capturing the moment for posterity. Abbasi claims that he was using his camera’s flash to warn the train’s conductor, possibly suggesting that the photos were incidental. The Post further defends Abbasi, saying he wasn’t strong enough to lift Han off the tracks. http://gawker.com/5965447/photo-of-mans-imminent-demise-covers-front-page-of-the-new-york-post-sparks-outrage?tag=ki-suk-han
a passenger who witnessed a man being crushed by a subway train today spoke of his anger at the failure of 18 people on the platform to save him – including the photographer who had time to take chilling pictures of his final moments. Patrick Gomez, who admitted that he also ‘froze’ at the scene, said it was a ‘real shame’ that no-one had the courage to ‘step up’ and attempt to rescue Mr Han. Gomez, 37, said: ‘People who were on the platform could have pulled him up but they didn’t have the courage. They just didn’t react like that.’ Subway death: New York Post photographer claims he could not help 'doomed' Ki Suk Han | Daily Mail Online :eek3
Problem is, even if you volunteer to be a hero, risk yourself to save the guy, reach down and just don’t make it in time to save him and he dies, odds are good family will sue you as that’s the wonderful world we live in.
They will claim that you either obstructed him from getting out safely and got in the way, or some other bs reason.
Eff that. Same thing as being fired for stopping a robbery. Take the risk and try to do the right thing, just to get screwed in the end.
Also don’t NY subways have a safety thing in the center of the tracks you can lay in?
Briefly reading it, there are plenty of holes and clauses that would discourage me from helping. There is even a part where consent has to be given and you can’t rescue people in a wreck unless the car is on fire or else.
shitty situation…and about people not helping, Back in the day I was a EMT and was eating at a restaurant and someone at a nearby table started choking, and I continued to eat my dinner and not pursue a EMT related job…