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Pay no attention to the man waving the gun
« on: October 10, 2013, 08:14:52 AM »
We see them everyday, idiots so engrossed in their phones whether it's texting, reading, playing games etc.

Phone-Obsessed Train Passengers Didn't Spot Gunman

by Rob Quinn,

(Newser)  – When a killer in search of a victim pulled out his handgun on a crowded commuter train in San Francisco last month, the dozens of passengers nearby were so engrossed in their smartphones and tablet computers that they didn't notice a thing, police say. Security video shows the gunman repeatedly flashing the .45 caliber pistol with other passengers close by, pointing it across the aisle and even using the hand holding the gun to wipe his nose before shooting university student Justin Valdez dead, apparently at random, police tell the San Francisco Chronicle.

"These weren't concealed movements—the gun is very clear," the district attorney says. "These people are in very close proximity with him, and nobody sees this. They're just so engrossed, texting and reading and whatnot. They're completely oblivious of their surroundings." The city's police chief says that while the force appreciates the evidence cell phone videos provide, people who use smartphones in public need to pay more attention to their surroundings, because being preoccupied makes them "so incredibly vulnerable to crime." A 30-year-old man has been charged with the student's murder.
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Re: Pay no attention to the man waving the gun
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2013, 08:32:22 AM »
I read this yesterday, and it is already being put into my presentations.  You would be amazed, yes even people here would be amazed, by the push back I get in safety talks when I discuss "smart" technology and the dangers of it.  Remember, those who did not notice the gun are the same ones who walk out in front of buses, trucks and trains, because they don't have a clue what is going on around them.
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Re: Pay no attention to the man waving the gun
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2013, 08:37:20 AM »
Quote from: m58 on October 10, 2013, 08:32:22 AM
I read this yesterday, and it is already being put into my presentations.  You would be amazed, yes even people here would be amazed, by the push back I get in safety talks when I discuss "smart" technology and the dangers of it.  Remember, those who did not notice the gun are the same ones who walk out in front of buses, trucks and trains, because they don't have a clue what is going on around them.

That can be a good thing because it helps thin the herd. Seeing that the gene pool has been diluted, those are the ones that haven't a clue.
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“As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.  On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and a complete narcissistic moron.”  H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun,  July 26, 1920.

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Re: Pay no attention to the man waving the gun
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2013, 12:26:53 PM »
Sublime example of Condition White.
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Re: Pay no attention to the man waving the gun
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2013, 01:09:55 PM »
It is not even Condition White.  These people are brain dead and just waiting for someone to pull the plug.
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Re: Pay no attention to the man waving the gun
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2013, 11:46:03 AM »
If it's not on the internet, it's not real.
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