(PHOTO) NYC Subway Tragedy: Why Didn’t Anyone Help?

The photographer behind this infamous photo of the New York City subway tragedy is defending himself today. He says he couldn’t have saved the man who was tossed to the tracks by an apparent crazy person. Are criticisms of this photographer fair? And why do some people freeze in an emergency and why do some people respond?



3 Comments

  1. Lyle Job

    December 5, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Trying hard not to judge the photographer not helping but instead pushing the shutter button. Then all the networks showing this
    picture will fly by in their helicopters filming people stranded or in life threatening situations time after time doing nothing but filming for the best ratings. Hmmm, wonder what the final fate of those people ended up being. Guess I missed that news release.

  2. zee chen

    December 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    I don't understand why no one on the platform ran over and helped him up!
    I would of grabbed a few people and said come on we have to help him up now. What is wrong with people, they obviously had time to pull him up!

  3. Dennis mahaffy

    December 6, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Zee chen … how do you know they had time to pull him up ? where you there ? how fast was the train moving ?