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Man hit, killed by Red Line train at Wollaston
By adamg on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 5:03pm
An inbound train hit a man around 4:50 p.m. at Wollaston, an MBTA spokeswoman says. The T reports it's now putting passengers on buses between North Quincy and Quincy Center. No further info on how the collision happened.
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he jumped. i was there and
he jumped. i was there and have a picture of him under the train. he was nonresponsive. i feel terrible
You should feel terrible. Why
You should feel terrible.
Why in the world would you take a picture if a suicide under a train?
(if in fact that's what happened)
F'ing ghoul.
My condolences to the family.
Because
Because one takes pictures of noteworthy things that befall one. Lay off.
That is seriously disgusting.
That is seriously disgusting. Another's tragedy is not your "noteworthy thing." Sick.
Handled properly, I see nothing wrong.
Tagedies are pretty noteworthy. Are you saying that this was mundane and unremarkable?
Absurd statement
Tragedy is by definition noteworthy. Should we not take photos of the war-wounded soldiers or civilians on the battlefields? Should we never show pictures or video of children starving or pet abuse? Tragedy as a medium is the depiction of suffering to elicit a response of pity or sorrow in the viewer. A good deal of the most award-winning photojournalism is from pictures taken of tragedy.
We shouldn't shy away or discourage the chronicling of death just because it's death. Sometimes it's important to be reminded of our own mortality. It is easily one of the biggest things that every one of us has in common.
Taking a picture or having a picture of such a tragedy isn't disgusting, however it then falls on the owner not to treat the picture with irreverence.
Absurd stretch of
Absurd stretch of reasoning.
All the examples you cited are fine.
Unfortunately the chances of a war photog or artist being at Wolly station are slim.
Chances some douche w/ a camera phone and no sense of decency being there are almost infinitely higher.
Shitbag move, bottom line.
If that was your brother down there under a train I bet you'd be a lot less idealistic about it.
Nope
If it was my brother down there, then I'd want to talk to this person and see the picture for myself because it's the last time anyone saw my brother alive...just like the family member elsewhere in the comments posted.
What's your point about whether it's a war photog or artist or not being at Wollaston? Does it make the event any less tragic based on who takes the picture? Does the equipment really matter? I know a few photojournalists and some of them use point-and-shoots when the situation calls for it, because you don't always have time to pull out the right equipment or ask the situation to wait while you adjust your flash. They still turn out high quality work.
You don't have a clue what that anon decides to do with that photo, neither do I, but to condemn the *act* itself of taking a picture is what's absurd and I see a lot of that going on here. They're acting as if the only possible reason to take such a picture is perversion and that's just not the case.
Sorry, I'm cynical. I'd wager
Sorry, I'm cynical.
I'd wager the pic was taken to shoe friends and gawk not to inform the police or portray tragedy.
Seen too many Lookie Loos.
Amen to that
Amen to that
I would do it
It is called "evidence" I would turn the picture over to the authorities and then delete it.
I guess I just know too many people who have worked accident reconstruction, and thus know the value of such things, to get all sentimental about it.
"befall"...what's next...
"Don't Jump to Conclusions?"
I can see if a picture were needed in order to forward to the authorities, but the MBTA probably has a security camera shot of it, and the MBTA cops would take pictures, since some of them believe nobody else is allowed to use a camera on the T.
R.I.P. to the victim and condolences to his family.
No, "one" doesn't take
No, "one" doesn't take pictures of suicides.
Ghouls do.
Last thing in the world I'd do.
And you don't need to take a pic of the guy under the T.
They reconstruct.
Unless of course the first
Unless of course the first poster means that he/she has a 'mental picture' of the man under the train, and not a photo? I least that's how I took the comment. I don't think anyone who would expressed remorse over the tragedy would have taken a photo of it.
Please write to me
To the person who said he/she was there. Please write to me. The person who died is family. I need to know what happened. Thank you.
You need to give contact info
You didn't log in or give an email/phone/etc in your request, so there's no way for the original poster to contact you.
My condolencenses on your loss.
you are terrible
This man was my cousin, and you had the nerve to take his picture on your cell phone before his family was notified! You are not a journalist documenting a war. You are not the police! You are just a nosey person who happened to be standing near by!
RIP Hope the guy didnt
RIP
Hope the guy didnt jump.
Don't even want to ponder . . .
At least 500 people at North Quincy T at 6 pm. Shit show.
Cops came in for crowd and traffic control.
That would have been an OK picture to take.
pray for the poor soul
pray for the motorperson and the police and firemen who will have nightmares over this tradgedy
Pray for all involved,
Pray for all involved, indeed. Tragic.
And the less pictures taken the better.
terrible
i had someone close to me do the same thing, and it was the most horrible thing to go through. your mind just constantly plays over and over what could have happened in the moment. to know that someone had a picture of something so horrible, would devastate me. thoughts and prayers are with the family. you will get through this, it just takes a lot of time.