This New York Post story had a little more detail, but I'm trying to find a better picture than this one. The one on TV was much better and it was quite scary. He's a lucky man.


http://www.nypost.com/img/front042205.gif

What I wonder about this article is if it's supposed to be somehow novel that the messenger has religion.

Or even pertinent to the story?

Yeah, that bit was a bit eyebrow raising. Then again, it might have been a precursor for the statement from his friend:

John Gomez, 22, a messenger who got Adama into the business, said his friend's survival is "kind of a miracle. It's a payoff for all the prayers he said."

Then again, it was probably just mentioned as media sensationalism to spice up the story.

It's the Post. Of *course* they think his religion was relevant... I'm just surprised they didn't condemn him as a terrorist and praise the truck driver as a hero!

and what a perfect example of all the bull the media is spewing on a daily basis. observe in post #1`on this thread: luckycat posted a link to an abc story which reported the messenger was pinned in a 6-9 inch space.

then in post #3 by turd there are pics along with what is apparently a quote, also from abc,had him pinned in a less than 6 inch space, and transported to the hospital in critical condition.

then in messenger's post (#8) the injuries were not life threatening, as reported to him by somebody who knew the person who got hit.

then luckycat's post (#21) has a link to a story by the new york post which has him trapped in "an 8 inch space." and then i saw the pic of him actually pinned in there and it's actually about a foot.

so depending on where you get your info you may be led to think he was pinned in a space less than 6 inches (which is usually not compatible with life) and in critical condition... but in reality he was pinned into a foot-wide space and he was uninjured. figures. these media types absolutely kill me, they're the sh*t talkers of the world. i am a paramedic and i see this stuff all the time. somebody could stub their toe on the side of a school bus and the local news will have him in critical condition with a partially amputated foot.

my condolences to the victim, must've been scary as hell. it was not my intent to minimize his ordeal or to say anything about the credibility of those who posted media links and such. i just thought this was a good opportunnity to illustrate the media's general lack of interest in reporting fact. because it drives me crazy.

be safe everybody, it seems this is happening all too often lately.

A co-worker taped this to my monitor one morning before I got into work.

They have these things called angles... it means that a gap between two objects can be closer together at one point than it is at another.

m.

Damn! They're using perspective on the STREET now? I'm never leaving my apartment.

all i'm sayin is it's way more than less than 6 inches. or 6. or 8. it's obvious. his head is turned to the side. and he was not in critical condition. ever. at any point in time. just pointing out the facts, no need to get sarcastic.

holy crap, thats the first time i saw the pic

What board do you think you're reading?

m.

you're right, almost forgot...