tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6415233643264102953..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Hello, Kitty.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24024433396475149842010-04-27T16:39:21.361-04:002010-04-27T16:39:21.361-04:00Okay, the dude who lifted him up and saw red stuff...Okay, the dude who lifted him up and saw red stuff, <i>he</i> should have called a farkin' ambulance or cop.<br /><br />But the people just walking by? They're off the hook. Guy dying looks just like guy passed out drunk, until the blood seeps out enough to see.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30528313623354781292010-04-27T13:11:55.231-04:002010-04-27T13:11:55.231-04:00Matt G:
While I have no great confidence in Yahoo...Matt G:<br /><br />While I have no great confidence in Yahoo's ability to accurately report things, it says this in its article related to the event: "One even lifted the homeless man's body, exposing what appeared to be blood on the sidewalk underneath him, before walking away."<br /><br />That is seriously messed up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69757729265791813632010-04-27T11:08:09.956-04:002010-04-27T11:08:09.956-04:00I have to agree with Sigvald. I have lept to assi...I have to agree with Sigvald. I have lept to assist what I thought were dying people, only to find that they were passed out drunk in their yard. The better idea would be not to tolerate passed-out drunks in public. That said, *something* looked suspicious, else the cell phone gawker wouldn't have bothered.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83473822357640482752010-04-27T00:43:46.404-04:002010-04-27T00:43:46.404-04:00Your hopes for the photographer remind me of Kevin...Your hopes for the photographer remind me of Kevin Carter. <br /><br />Carter was an award-winning South African photographer, famous for the picture of a vulture overlooking an emaciated Sudanese girl. He waited 20 minutes for the vulture to spread its wings (it never did so). In other words, instead of helping a starving child, he waited for the right moment to snap his prize-winning photo.<br /><br />He later offed himself with his pickup truck exhaust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64043822352976507992010-04-27T00:06:28.128-04:002010-04-27T00:06:28.128-04:00I'm with Sigivald on this one. I had to stay ...I'm with Sigivald on this one. I had to stay in Seattle for work for a couple weeks back in December. Every morning I'd walk from my hotel to the ferry terminal, a 10 minute walk at best. In that time I'd pass 5-10 homeless people sleeping on the sidewalk.<br /><br />If one of them had been bleeding to death, I'd have never known unless it started pooling up next to them.Laughingdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788824586959334168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63779583890419732162010-04-26T23:26:45.079-04:002010-04-26T23:26:45.079-04:00That is the quote of the day and will be part of m...That is the quote of the day and will be part of my next post.ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-448977380004954782010-04-26T21:51:07.186-04:002010-04-26T21:51:07.186-04:00Karma does tend to get its revenge on us when we l...Karma does tend to get its revenge on us when we least expect it. The picture taker will probably need life-saving help someday, only to find that nobody around him is interested in anything but becoming the latest YouTube or Flickr sensation. Sucks to be him.<br /><br />One thing that I really like about rural Texas is the fact that people will step in. Not long ago, a PCP-using butt stain crashed a stolen car into Walmart, walked inside, and proceeded to whale on the 80-year-old door greeter...until four giant rednecks heard the commotion and investigated.<br /><br />They couldn't quite whip the crap out of the guy, seeing as he was on PCP and had that Superman effect going, but they beat his ass good.<br /><br />Then the old man got up, saw that his assailant was down, and proceeded to kick that sucker in the head.<br /><br />That's one thing that my community has going for it. We don't have no steenkin' record stores or bookstores, which sucks out loud, but we'll jack you up if you screw with innocent people.Sarahhttp://sarahandmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46711470343145984972010-04-26T18:18:24.366-04:002010-04-26T18:18:24.366-04:00Now that isn't fair.
A baboon will step in to...Now that isn't fair.<br /><br />A baboon will step in to protect other members of this tribe from leopards.Living in Babylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074015464611189363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24651075761714696822010-04-26T17:09:14.636-04:002010-04-26T17:09:14.636-04:00The Kitty Genovese story as we know it is mostly m...The Kitty Genovese story <i>as we know it</i> is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese#Public_reaction" rel="nofollow">mostly myth</a> anyway.<br /><br />You know why nobody stopped "to help him"?<br /><br />Because there are drunks passed out on the sidewalk in NYC <i>all the time</i> - and nobody's going to inspect them to make sure this one isn't actually some guy who's been stabbed and is dying.<br /><br />That's the problem with tolerating being passed out in public, and homelessness in general - you can't tell a passed out drunk from someone who's dying.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20599305209141243872010-04-26T16:10:38.680-04:002010-04-26T16:10:38.680-04:00Hey, New York is getting the type of citiz, er, su...Hey, New York is getting the type of citiz, er, subjects it wants. Passive and dependent on the Government.<br />It's the Government's job to take care of the sick, right? And see what happens when you try to fight back- let the Government do it!<br />So no suprise there.Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6469160530730537382010-04-26T14:46:41.961-04:002010-04-26T14:46:41.961-04:00Pretty easy to punch 911.Pretty easy to punch 911.Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85648653487238616312010-04-26T14:34:19.416-04:002010-04-26T14:34:19.416-04:00Not hard. You can tell them from the look in the ...Not hard. You can tell them from the look in the eyes. I'm waiting on the hunting season myself.<br /><br />canis sapiens should have a bounty on them.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45903118871234217002010-04-26T14:16:38.560-04:002010-04-26T14:16:38.560-04:00I'm gonna start pretending I don't belong ...<i>I'm gonna start pretending I don't belong to that species now.</i><br /><br />I have been doing that for a long time now. Canis sapiens (the hominid wolf) is a dangerous creature. Too bad it's hard to tell them from real humans.Dixiehttp://dixiecarpetbagger.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20284543423231329082010-04-26T13:59:52.505-04:002010-04-26T13:59:52.505-04:00Huh.
I actually worked in Midtown manhattan a few...Huh.<br /><br />I actually worked in Midtown manhattan a few years, for my sins.<br /><br />You know, I can't even imagine that, New Yorkers were brusque and rude as a group, but they weren't uncaring shits.<br /><br />I saw some surprisingly scenes that would reaffirm your sense of humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6606820478859631082010-04-26T13:38:51.734-04:002010-04-26T13:38:51.734-04:00My grandfather took a header on the subway steps a...My grandfather took a header on the subway steps and staggered 4 city blocks bleeding and confused to his apartment in NYC in the 70's.<br /><br />He had a severe concussion and need a dozen stiches and no one did a thing.<br /><br />Your on your own.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58630639827490619362010-04-26T12:51:16.406-04:002010-04-26T12:51:16.406-04:00I'm gonna start pretending I don't belong ...I'm gonna start pretending I don't belong to that species now.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46603827224321991382010-04-26T12:45:23.280-04:002010-04-26T12:45:23.280-04:00Sometimes, I hate people.Sometimes, I hate people.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40348393443635305112010-04-26T12:22:45.242-04:002010-04-26T12:22:45.242-04:00Or Chicago: "Never touch anyone on the street...Or Chicago: "Never touch anyone on the street. They'll think you need help, and they'll kill you."Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73387003768219762112010-04-26T12:08:55.971-04:002010-04-26T12:08:55.971-04:00Reminds me of that old joke:
Q: How do New Yorker...Reminds me of that old joke: <br />Q: How do New Yorkers perform first aid?<br />A: (Pointing at the victim, lying on the sidewalk) "Hey! Get off the ground before you fukkin' die!"B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820065559822788663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2242954425564538712010-04-26T12:04:51.138-04:002010-04-26T12:04:51.138-04:00That just ruined my day. I wonder why I even both...That just ruined my day. I wonder why I even bother any more. I know that many things are better than they were in my grandfather's day but then, people helped others. Nobody would stand by and let this happen. We cared about each other. We got into each others business because doing the right thing was the only thing that mattered.<br /><br />We need to work to bring that back.Patrickhttp://www.angelsfeartotread.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52952975497128438522010-04-26T11:56:29.325-04:002010-04-26T11:56:29.325-04:00New York City. Home of all the compassionate assho...New York City. Home of all the compassionate assholes who want to tell all of us how to live.<br />OK wait, I said that wrong. Not ALL the compassionate assholes, just some. <br /><br />Come on Meteorite!Grumpyunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494777446194872126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79129807882459481332010-04-26T11:05:11.126-04:002010-04-26T11:05:11.126-04:00This is just sickening.
I just saw Kick-Ass (good...This is just sickening.<br /><br />I just saw Kick-Ass (good movie) and my favorite quote from the "Hero" of the movie after a bad guy asks him what's wrong with him.<br /><br />"Three assholes layin' in to one guy while everyone else watches and you want to know what's wrong with me?!?"Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207808793722026516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70119822263035671722010-04-26T10:55:00.810-04:002010-04-26T10:55:00.810-04:00I saw this on the morning show this morning show a...I saw this on the morning show this morning show and I just couldn't believe that not one person at least called 911. <br /><br />I am also hoping karma seriously bites that picture taker on the as. He could have easily called 911JeanChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506460151352291506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44277651816241955672010-04-26T10:24:14.791-04:002010-04-26T10:24:14.791-04:00There are days when I think (just for a minute -- ...There are days when I think (just for a minute -- I have young children, and cannot wish it on them) that it can't collapse fast enough.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30902330628829234772010-04-26T09:50:30.820-04:002010-04-26T09:50:30.820-04:00It's not like someone would have had to perfor...It's not like someone would have had to perform first aid; you'd think at least one of those assholes could have called 911 as an anonymous caller.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.com