Moron on a Radio show didn't stop for Bicyclist
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Moron on a Radio show didn't stop for Bicyclist
Hey all,
There is a morning radio show here in Tampa. Turns out one of the guys(FROGGY is his show name) on the show is the biggest idiot and he is bragging about it.
FROGGY was driving to McDonalds Sunday morning for breakfast at about 10:15 a.m. and breakfast stops at 10:30. Well he was driving past a Church and SAW a bicyclist get hit by a car. He saw the guy fly in the air and land on his head.
HE DID NOT EVEN STOP TO SEE IF THE GUY WAS OKAY. He did not stop to see if anyone else was helping the guy. He did not even use his cell phone to call 911.
It is not a stunt or anything because I heard how it unraveled on the show and Froggy did not want them to tell the story, but after it was told was bragging about it.
Supposedly the radio show is doing a vote to see if he should be voted off. Not that I ever Solicit anything, but EVERYONE should vote FROGGY off the show..
https://www.mjmorningshow.com/morning_home.html
What a POS..
There is a morning radio show here in Tampa. Turns out one of the guys(FROGGY is his show name) on the show is the biggest idiot and he is bragging about it.
FROGGY was driving to McDonalds Sunday morning for breakfast at about 10:15 a.m. and breakfast stops at 10:30. Well he was driving past a Church and SAW a bicyclist get hit by a car. He saw the guy fly in the air and land on his head.
HE DID NOT EVEN STOP TO SEE IF THE GUY WAS OKAY. He did not stop to see if anyone else was helping the guy. He did not even use his cell phone to call 911.
It is not a stunt or anything because I heard how it unraveled on the show and Froggy did not want them to tell the story, but after it was told was bragging about it.
Supposedly the radio show is doing a vote to see if he should be voted off. Not that I ever Solicit anything, but EVERYONE should vote FROGGY off the show..
https://www.mjmorningshow.com/morning_home.html
What a POS..
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There is this button on your radio. It's called the "Vote Froggy off the show" knob; though sometimes it is labeled ON/OFF.
It may take Froggy (and his ilk) a while to get the message, but eventually it will come to them.
Dan
It may take Froggy (and his ilk) a while to get the message, but eventually it will come to them.
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Sadly enough, when I voted, this is the result of the poll so far:
"Should Froggy Be Fired???
Yes
22%
No
77%"
Everyone needs to bombard this place with votes, and then clear out their cookies and vote again.
Idiot. I thought they had Good Samaritan laws in Florida. Can't he be charged with his inaction? Is this a Clear Channel radio station? If so, they need to be made aware of this.
Koffee
"Should Froggy Be Fired???
Yes
22%
No
77%"
Everyone needs to bombard this place with votes, and then clear out their cookies and vote again.
Idiot. I thought they had Good Samaritan laws in Florida. Can't he be charged with his inaction? Is this a Clear Channel radio station? If so, they need to be made aware of this.
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Just a publicity stunt to get cyclists all over the country to send people to their website.
These guys are like spoilt children. The best way to deal with them is to not give them any more attention.
These guys are like spoilt children. The best way to deal with them is to not give them any more attention.
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Originally Posted by Koffee Brown
Idiot. I thought they had Good Samaritan laws in Florida. Can't he be charged with his inaction? Is this a Clear Channel radio station? If so, they need to be made aware of this.
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As much as I think this Ahole froggy is a POS and disagree with his actions I would hate to live where a Good Samaritan law enforced a policy of REQUIRING people to help amd prosecuted those that didn't. that would be scary.
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I wouldn't mind... I'm sure if you feel like you're going to be in physical harm, there are exceptions, but I think we should be helping people who need it- ie getting hit by a car and left lying on the side of the road. What's wrong with helping someone who's been hurt?
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It is a ClearChannel station.. I am pretty sure it is not a publicity stunt but doubt they will really fire the guy. I just think he is a POS as well and everyone should know it..
I usually don't get involved in this kind of stuff, but for the life of me I will never understand why someone would not help another human being..
I usually don't get involved in this kind of stuff, but for the life of me I will never understand why someone would not help another human being..
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Originally Posted by edk
...I would hate to live where a Good Samaritan law enforced a policy of REQUIRING people to help amd prosecuted those that didn't. that would be scary.
I think it is naturally everyone's duty to stop and offer help in that situation. If someone needs his duties explained to him by legislators, so be it.
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Im in jersey... Good samartin law here means someone can not get sued for assisting someone else.
I am an EMT so there are a couple other things that apply.
1st Unless I have an obligation to that person such as I am a payed EMT on duty (i'm volunteer) I have no legal reason to be forced to stop, although I do have a moral reason.
2nd I don't know about states like florida but in a state such as penn. if you have any sort of makrings on your car such as an EMT sticker, first responder license plate, etc... you are required to stop even if you are not yourself an EMT (ie your driving your husband/wifes car). If you do just pass on by you can be sued for not stopping.
This is what I have been told in my last 2 years teaching EMT's at my local hospital.
On a personal note the guy is a f*&ck head, McDonalds food sucks anyway.
Ray
I am an EMT so there are a couple other things that apply.
1st Unless I have an obligation to that person such as I am a payed EMT on duty (i'm volunteer) I have no legal reason to be forced to stop, although I do have a moral reason.
2nd I don't know about states like florida but in a state such as penn. if you have any sort of makrings on your car such as an EMT sticker, first responder license plate, etc... you are required to stop even if you are not yourself an EMT (ie your driving your husband/wifes car). If you do just pass on by you can be sued for not stopping.
This is what I have been told in my last 2 years teaching EMT's at my local hospital.
On a personal note the guy is a f*&ck head, McDonalds food sucks anyway.
Ray
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Originally Posted by bab
It is a ClearChannel station.. I am pretty sure it is not a publicity stunt but doubt they will really fire the guy. I just think he is a POS as well and everyone should know it..
I usually don't get involved in this kind of stuff, but for the life of me I will never understand why someone would not help another human being..
I usually don't get involved in this kind of stuff, but for the life of me I will never understand why someone would not help another human being..
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Originally Posted by Brillig
Just a publicity stunt to get cyclists all over the country to send people to their website.
These guys are like spoilt children. The best way to deal with them is to not give them any more attention.
These guys are like spoilt children. The best way to deal with them is to not give them any more attention.
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And how many times have you read about someone helping and then getting sued.Or an A-hole breaks in your house and gets hurt or u beat his a$$ and you are sued.
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Originally Posted by Juha
How's this for scary: you crash with a car and end up unconscious or otherwise unable to help yourself, the cager flees the scene, nobody else stops to see how you are doing.
I think it is naturally everyone's duty to stop and offer help in that situation. If someone needs his duties explained to him by legislators, so be it.
--J
I think it is naturally everyone's duty to stop and offer help in that situation. If someone needs his duties explained to him by legislators, so be it.
--J
I can make the disticntin between what standards I hold myself accountable and what role legislation should play there. I don't want laws telling us every detial of how we should act.
sounds like we agree on a sentiment level,but disagree on an actionable level.
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Cant say how you should act because everybody is made different. You dont know for sure how one will act in a car wreck,earthquake,whatever. We had a teacher that was a leader here on campus,real standup. Well one day she's leaving,middle of the day and see's a guy in our parking lot taking taoff our cars.She gets in her car,goes home and after a few hours of being scared,calls the school to tell what happened. He's long gone and she's so scared he doesnt even want to think what he looked like and was of zero help to the police.You just never know.
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sometimes i wonder if we should start and international bike gang. we'd cycle around beating up car drivers and putting weird crap down their gas tanks... heeeeee
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Froggy may not have been legally required to render or call for aid, but the motorist who struck the cyclist definitely was.
This Froggy story definitely fits the typical CCC radio station modus operandi and is further evidence that any given story can be told various ways, with different impacts on the audience. For example, a socially responsible radio announcer could use the incident as the seed of an unsolicited public service announcement regarding every motorist's responsibility to avoid a collision and to render or summon aid following one.
This Froggy story definitely fits the typical CCC radio station modus operandi and is further evidence that any given story can be told various ways, with different impacts on the audience. For example, a socially responsible radio announcer could use the incident as the seed of an unsolicited public service announcement regarding every motorist's responsibility to avoid a collision and to render or summon aid following one.
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How is the cyclist? Are there any more details on the real crime here?
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Originally Posted by Allister
How is the cyclist? Are there any more details on the real crime here?
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If the incident was in fact real, the crash itself should have been covered in other local media - a cyclist hit and run should, for example, have made the police blotter section of the local daily paper, or some such...
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Everyone needs to bombard this place with votes, and then clear out their cookies and vote again.
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I'm not trying to defend "Froggy" or anything but I too have to question the authenticity of this whole incident. Can anyone confirm that the accident really happened and that "Froggy" was actually there? This does sound a bit like some radio producer's idea of a sick joke to try and stir up some more contraversy and get a rise out of cyclists. And if it is a CC station then I can see that as a definate possibility.
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If this is Clear Channel they have a history of this once again it is time to start emailing their sponsers. This kind of trash talk on radio needs to stop
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Now that the FCC has decided to crack down on indecency on the radio, the DJs are looking for some other cheap way to get your attention.
There probably was no accident. The DJ knows about recent incidents with other DJs jokingly suggesting that motorists run down cyclists and decided to yank your chain.
As other suggested, the best thing is to switch stations and ignore the twerp. I recommend classical music or jazz if these formats are available. The DJs don't act like third graders.
There probably was no accident. The DJ knows about recent incidents with other DJs jokingly suggesting that motorists run down cyclists and decided to yank your chain.
As other suggested, the best thing is to switch stations and ignore the twerp. I recommend classical music or jazz if these formats are available. The DJs don't act like third graders.
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Originally Posted by supcom
Now that the FCC has decided to crack down on indecency on the radio, the DJs are looking for some other cheap way to get your attention.
There probably was no accident. The DJ knows about recent incidents with other DJs jokingly suggesting that motorists run down cyclists and decided to yank your chain.
As other suggested, the best thing is to switch stations and ignore the twerp. I recommend classical music or jazz if these formats are available. The DJs don't act like third graders.
There probably was no accident. The DJ knows about recent incidents with other DJs jokingly suggesting that motorists run down cyclists and decided to yank your chain.
As other suggested, the best thing is to switch stations and ignore the twerp. I recommend classical music or jazz if these formats are available. The DJs don't act like third graders.
These guys are idiots, and they need to go. Maybe organizing a sit in in the on-air booth, complete with bicycles? That would probably both make them take notice of cyclists issues with their dombass attitude AND boost their ratings at the same time...
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I'm still wondering if any alternative radio station out there has the "balls" to make a "firebomb your local Clear Channel Station" joke. Now I would be laughing at that!
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