Police: Diabetic Man Missing After Being Kicked Off Train
Jun 30, 2007, 3:35 pm
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Also, as the follow-up news reports have made clear, he wasn't "dumped". The train stopped, the conductor descended with the passenger and his luggage, and everyone waited for the police to arrive. When the police drove up the passenger ran. All his trouble appears to have been of his own making.
Jun 30, 2007, 7:32 pm
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Only according to the "diabetic". Highly unlikely the diner ran out of food. More likley he was too cheap (or disoriented) to buy food in the diner.
Also, as the follow-up news reports have made clear, he wasn't "dumped". The train stopped, the conductor descended with the passenger and his luggage, and everyone waited for the police to arrive. When the police drove up the passenger ran. All his trouble appears to have been of his own making.
Also, as the follow-up news reports have made clear, he wasn't "dumped". The train stopped, the conductor descended with the passenger and his luggage, and everyone waited for the police to arrive. When the police drove up the passenger ran. All his trouble appears to have been of his own making.
Jul 1, 2007, 9:01 am
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Jul 1, 2007, 7:31 pm
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And IF he has a chronic medical condition it is HIS responsibility to manage it, not Amtrak's.
Jul 1, 2007, 7:49 pm
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So...they should have handcuffed him while they were waiting for the authorities? How exactly do you propose they should have prevented him from running off? And...wouldn't the police be in a better position to get the guy medical care than Amtrak??
Jul 3, 2007, 12:13 am
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Only according to the "diabetic". Highly unlikely the diner ran out of food. More likley he was too cheap (or disoriented) to buy food in the diner.
Also, as the follow-up news reports have made clear, he wasn't "dumped". The train stopped, the conductor descended with the passenger and his luggage, and everyone waited for the police to arrive. When the police drove up the passenger ran. All his trouble appears to have been of his own making.
Also, as the follow-up news reports have made clear, he wasn't "dumped". The train stopped, the conductor descended with the passenger and his luggage, and everyone waited for the police to arrive. When the police drove up the passenger ran. All his trouble appears to have been of his own making.
According to the Post-Dispatch article, the pax was a recently diagnosed diabetic and may have been having his first hypoglycemic episode.
The conductor ought to be charged with attempted manslaughter. And sued.
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Jul 3, 2007, 8:15 pm
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He was not "let off".
The train stopped. The conductor alighted with the passeneger and his luggage. Then the conductor, the passenger, the train and all the other passengers on it, waited for the police to arrive. When the police showed up the passenger in question took to his heels.
This is in no way being "let off".
Jul 3, 2007, 8:28 pm
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Please, read all the reports.
He was not "let off".
The train stopped. The conductor alighted with the passeneger and his luggage. Then the conductor, the passenger, the train and all the other passengers on it, waited for the police to arrive. When the police showed up the passenger in question took to his heels.
This is in no way being "let off".
He was not "let off".
The train stopped. The conductor alighted with the passeneger and his luggage. Then the conductor, the passenger, the train and all the other passengers on it, waited for the police to arrive. When the police showed up the passenger in question took to his heels.
This is in no way being "let off".
One would hope the Amtrak manual says something about recognizing medical emergencies.