Thread: 2008 Olympics

Originally Posted by WolfeDreamer531

Well, as a human, Id expect some type of help from people nearby, even if it was little comforting words like,"everything's going to be alright, you're going to be ok, etc." Im mean situations like that cause a lot of shock and trauma; like I said before: I know its their job and everything... But when anybody's going through shock like that any type of help would be more-than-greatly appreciated by them.

This is coming from first hand experience if you know what Im saying.

It's just a broken elbow, jeez. It's not like he's dieing. He's a grown man.

And I've broken my arm once, so you can't say that I don't have 'experience'. But even so, why should that matter? It's just a bloody break, and it's a risk of the sport. Why mollycoddle him?

Originally Posted by Pensive Patrick

It's just a broken elbow, jeez. It's not like he's dieing. He's a grown man.

And I've broken my arm once, so you can't say that I don't have 'experience'. But even so, why should that matter? It's just a bloody break, and it's a risk of the sport. Why mollycoddle him?

B/c it was more than just a broken elbow, it more like a mangled arm.

But the point I was just trying to make was if you saw someone injured somewhat severely (regardless of whether or not it was their fault), would you just walk by them and not offer any assistance because "its not your job" to?

Originally Posted by WolfeDreamer531

B/c it was more than just a broken elbow, it more like a mangled arm.

But the point I was just trying to make was if you saw someone injured somewhat severely (regardless of whether or not it was their fault), would you just walk by them and not offer any assistance because "its not your job" to?

Not if there was a professional coming right behind me whose job it was to.

Guys I don't understand, you're saying that no one helped him? I only watched the clip once, but I was sure I saw medical people running to his aid who were also covered up by the people with the signs. Obviously if there were no medical personnel around, the people with the signs would have helped as well, but they were probably just staying out of the way of the professionals.