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TipTok

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24. Different strokes for different folks...

Reply to GreatGazoo (Reply #21)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:05 PM

Dec 2015

As stated above, that would be a full time job in San Fran. The streets are littered with people in various states of consciousness...

At a certain point you have to choose...

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All but one BART rider ignore unconscious man [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 OP

"BART ended up holding the train at the station." KamaAina Dec 2015 #1

If I don't get to my station on time, I won't be able to get my Starbucks JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #12

That's about the size of it KamaAina Dec 2015 #14

Peet's? No way! zigby Dec 2015 #17

WTF happened to us is right Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #2

Xposted to California group KamaAina Dec 2015 #3

I see people passed out on BART literally every morning, though not on the floor of the train. arcane1 Dec 2015 #4

Exactly... TipTok Dec 2015 #9

Same in NYC. It�s actually an act of mercy to allow the homeless to sleep on the train lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #22

This isn't a new phenomenon Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #5

The "Genovese Syndrome" has been refuted REP Dec 2015 #11

Guess I'll have to start referencing another example of the bystander effect. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #19

What would I do? closeupready Dec 2015 #6

The people thought, "if I help the guy, it will make us late for our cool (or uncool actually) jobs" winstars Dec 2015 #7

One of my employees was on a train this summer when a woman jumped on the tracks. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #23

drunk guy passed out on a commuter train ? GreatGazoo Dec 2015 #8

Gotta have something to blog... TipTok Dec 2015 #10

ouch! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #13

Seriously. Many people seem to think that being a cameraman and a critic equals helping GreatGazoo Dec 2015 #18

Depends on how you're built and what you can do... TipTok Dec 2015 #20

yes. for the guy on the train, if one is so inclined, step one is get close enough to smell for GreatGazoo Dec 2015 #21

Different strokes for different folks... TipTok Dec 2015 #24

Why are you trying to interrupt his twitter traffic? Prism Dec 2015 #16

Homeless people rest on BART all the time Prism Dec 2015 #15