Baby hit by train...and survives

bui · #1 10-16-2009, 04:19 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_323800.html

Pretty amazing story...even though the train was already slowing down by the time it hit the pram, the fall from the platform alone could have very well been disastrous.

santucci218 · #2 10-16-2009, 04:27 PM

thats just one of those videos that shouldnt be on the web.

Jim Campbell · #3 10-16-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by santucci218

thats just one of those videos that shouldnt be on the web.

cnn had it playing on a loop this am.....i think they said the train pushed the carriage instead of running over it....

RWP · #4 10-16-2009, 04:35 PM

I thought it was going to be a horrible video like THIS

Selta · #5 10-16-2009, 04:50 PM

Hmmm....

Simo98 · #6 10-16-2009, 07:20 PM

That poor kid, his mother will probably never let him out of her sight again untill hes 20.

I can't imagine how tramuatising it would be for the mother, even though i knew the outcome my blood ran cold as it fell off the platform.

WookieeForLife · #7 10-16-2009, 08:09 PM

I wanna strap the mother in a stroller and push her infront of a train.

ADbassman · #8 10-16-2009, 09:28 PM

Overreaction anyone?

The video isn't violent and the outcome is favorable considering the circumstances. We should be grateful it didn't turn into another headline where everyone starts bitching about the end times.

ehque · #9 10-16-2009, 09:33 PM

Ok. Who the crap designs train platforms that slope towards the train tracks?!

WookieeForLife · #10 10-16-2009, 09:35 PM

Trying not to be religious but a higher power was deff looking out for this kid.

bui · #11 10-16-2009, 09:44 PM

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Ok. Who the crap designs train platforms that slope towards the train tracks?!

That's what I was wondering. It looks like she only took her hand off for 2 seconds at most, and that thing was rolling. From this angle, I find it hard to blame the mom...

Jeff K · #12 10-16-2009, 09:51 PM

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I wanna strap the mother in a stroller and push her infront of a train.

She almost got hit by the train herself. And I agree with WookieeForLife...

Jim Campbell · #13 10-17-2009, 07:17 AM

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She almost got hit by the train herself. And I agree with WookieeForLife...

wookie is pretty young and perhaps he'll get through life without a momentary lapse where something bad happens....but if not i hope he remembers how quick to judgement he was when others are pointing the finger......jeez,i can't believe how the knives come out.......nancy grace is probably organizing the lynch mob as we speak

Jeff K · #14 10-17-2009, 07:57 AM

I just realized that WookieeForLife had two posts. When I said I agreed with him, I was referring to the second post in which he said that a higher power was looking out for that baby.

I do NOT agree with his first post about throwing the mother in front of the train (although I would hope he wasn't serious about that). As a father of three kids (now adults), I know how quickly bad things can happen to even the most well-intentioned of parents. Most parents would throw THEMSELVES in front of a train if it would prevent the child from being hit.

Judging that mother in a negative way for what happened never occurred to me. Instead, I was thinking about the horror she must have been experiencing as she realized what was about to happen.

Jim Campbell · #15 10-17-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff K

I just realized that WookieeForLife had two posts. When I said I agreed with him, I was referring to the second post in which he said that a higher power was looking out for that baby.

I do NOT agree with his first post about throwing the mother in front of the train (although I would hope he wasn't serious about that). As a father of three kids (now adults), I know how quickly bad things can happen to even the most well-intentioned of parents. Most parents would throw THEMSELVES in front of a train if it would prevent the child from being hit.

Judging that mother in a negatively for what happened never occurred to me. Instead, I was thinking about the horror she must have been experiencing as she realized what was about to happen.

i missed that too,sorry to jump the gun.....

when i was small my old man was walking with me on a big concrete pier....he loosened his grip on my hand for a second and i promptly bolted to the end of the pier and jumped in.....looked like fun i guess....fortunately there was a guy there that pulled me out as i had not yet learned to swim.....

Kink Rimson · #16 10-17-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by santucci218

thats just one of those videos that shouldnt be on the web.

WookieeForLife · #17 10-17-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff K

I just realized that WookieeForLife had two posts. When I said I agreed with him, I was referring to the second post in which he said that a higher power was looking out for that baby.

I do NOT agree with his first post about throwing the mother in front of the train (although I would hope he wasn't serious about that). As a father of three kids (now adults), I know how quickly bad things can happen to even the most well-intentioned of parents. Most parents would throw THEMSELVES in front of a train if it would prevent the child from being hit.

Judging that mother in a negatively for what happened never occurred to me. Instead, I was thinking about the horror she must have been experiencing as she realized what was about to happen.

Wasn't being serious. Her own punishment is how bad she feels already. When I was four I went down the steps in a stroller and cut my eye really bad. I think my mom still feels bad.

Jeff K · #18 10-17-2009, 10:03 AM

Yeah. One of my sons broke his arm 3 times before he was 10. (Climbing trees, jumping on a bed and getting his arm caught between the mattress and footboard, etc.). Sometimes I felt like a criminal the way the E.R. people would look at me as if I had broken his arm.

Boys are boys. Kids are kids. And bad things sometimes happen without a parent being at fault. I'm just glad this little bundle got through the ordeal safely. What a nightmare...

WookieeForLife · #19 10-17-2009, 10:07 AM

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Yeah. One of my sons broke his arm 3 times before he was 10. (Climbing trees, jumping on a bed and getting his arm caught between the mattress and footboard, etc.). Sometimes I felt like a criminal the way the E.R. people would look at me as if I had broken his arm.

Boys are boys. Kids are kids. And bad things sometimes happen without a parent being at fault. I'm just glad this little bundle got through the ordeal safely. What a nightmare...

+1

santucci218 · #20 10-17-2009, 10:27 AM

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Call me old fashion, but If i were that mother i wouldnt want too see that clip, ya know? I'm not saying it wasn't an accident, but IMHO it was neglectful a little.