cleo - although I understand what you're trying to say I think you're missing the point that some people are just not in that state of mind to 'stop and think'. Instead of complaining about a few delays to your business i would advise learning a bit about what goes through peoples minds at this time.the fact that someone would actually go through with the act says a lot. The identity of the woman is unknown at this time. You apparently simply cannot empathize with someone who has stopped thinking rationally. Her life these past months may have sheer hell for and/or family and she believed that this was the "honourable way out", as the Japanese people believe it to be. Just another day in Japan. The woman jumped in front of a southbound A train at Rockaway Boulevard around 10 a.m., police said. 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I'm sure they're terribly rattled, though. Don't you think that's part of the problem here guys? 2. the person was sick of mind. 'When she was well, we never had confrontations, the only time we argued was when she didn't want to take her medication. A young mother who was behind on her rent and bills gathered her three-year-old daughter in her arms and jumped in front of a train, an inquest has heard. I think they should think about others rather be self centered. I have been late 3 times this month because someone thought to throw themselves in front of a train! - Imagine how you would feel if you were standing in the kiosk buying some brunch and a body flies through the window knocking you off your feet. The coroner heard how the religious pair met while they were both living in the Czech Republic, before separately travelling to America and reconnecting. As Cleo said - a permanent solution to a temporary problem. British Summer Time begins in March but do you wind your watch forward Britain braces for brutal -9C Arctic snap: Met Office warns more snow and ice could lash the country next Could Northern Ireland become the UK's Silicon Valley? In . How is this not a fundamentally very selfish act? Too bad about the woman who died, but I'm glad for the four who apparently weren't badly hurt. I always wonder if train jumpers are so frustrated w/ society, that this is their final, middle-finger salute. Regardless of her true mental state prior to jumping, I place blame for neither the damages nor the resulting trauma on that woman. would you agree that the definition of selfish could also be applied to the people here who are lacking in consideration for someone who was pushed to the ultimate extreme of taking her own life? Then, it sort of happened to me as well as I was waiting for Keio line - a girl and her mom were sitting on the bench and as the train approached the girl tried to jump. You know, the earthquakes, the rolling blackouts, the heat, etc. There are many selfish ways of committing suicide which involve pain or difficulty or 'meiwaku' for others (actually the English contains a nuance not in Japanese, ie of committing a crime, so perhaps 'ending your own life' might be a better way to phrase it than 'committing suicide'). . There is a good deal of toing and froing.'. Spend some time reading up about mental illness and especially depression. Who "died" and made you the queen of Japanese suicide ethics/morality? By 6pm, CCTV footage showed that Ms Redmond was with Melsadie and she tried to book an Uber toBeaconsfield and made a call to her mother. What is wrong wih you people, did you grow up in the 19th century? www.ndtv.com. ( ) A. bad B. badly C. good D . There are times when the person is such a low point that death seems the only option. In this case I'd bet she didnt want anything more than what she got. The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was seen lunging into the path of an oncoming No. Northbound 3 trains are running local from Times Square-42nd Street to 96th Street. The main thing is mental ilnnes should be seen and treated as any other illness. Brooklyn, NY - A 43-year-old woman was killed when she jumped in front of a northbound C train at Nostrand Avenue and Fulton Street in Flatbush at around 10:20 p.m. on March 19. Get real. to seek help? Just imagine buying bottled water in a train station, than suddenly get hit with blood and body parts. I've seen suicide, lived with it from someone close and i would never blame them for the hurt it caused me and others. I will never regret having her in my life.'. I saw this on the news this morning, and it was truly horrible. over 100 people off themselves everyday, many use trains. No one as far as I can see is accusing suicides in general or this woman in particular of being malevolent. Then again, she may not have been depressed at all. The inquest heard how the 39-year-old had previously aborted a child - without her religious husband's knowledge - in 2012 after discovering the baby could be born with an abnormality as a side effect of her bipolar medication. Her family may be pressured by the train company to pay a "fine" but they have no obligation to pay and any company should be condemned by the public for badgering a grieving family. I think I'd be sick to my stomach if I witnessed that. Mr Hector Bradley . I find it hard to believe no one witnessed it, as even the train conductor or people looking out from the front of the train would have seen the impact. It seems some people don't understand the meaning of the word 'selfish': lacking consideration for others. (Just read today's article about women running into problems with loan companies. "It's a shame that because of her actions others were hurt, and with the Japanese being as they are, I doubt as well that others were traumatized by this woman's actions as well.". But then, I think maybe people who do this are actually going for the effect - going out with a bang, so to speak. Let us support getting your first car loan here in Japan. There is a good deal of toing and froing.. smithinjapan; I already stated about the effects her suicide has on others. Try thinking how damaged the person is to consider ending their life, not an easy thing to do. She died at the scene. I think health ministry and public health departments should be more proactive to combat this epidemic of suicide, Ignorant selfish act, saw this on the news last night looked horrible and the people that got hit by her flying body must be traumatised. Make it "trendy"??! 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Obviously you've never dealt with that and I sincerely hope you will never have to, but you gotta try to imagine that there are worlds out there different from yours. things will always get better especially if you change the way you live. A Great Western Railway employee, Anna Bodja, who witnessed the tragic death, said: 'I heard the fast train approaching, I heard the announcement and I saw the announcement on the board. If you are screwed up, go into that forest at the foot of Fuji and do us all a favour PS - don't wanna sound callous, she may have been mentally sick, but it's possible this selfish woman has destroyed other people's lives. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. She was caring and a good mother. Jeremy Clarkson is axed as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? A mother who was behind on her rent and bills cradled her three-year-old daughter in her arms and jumped" on to train tracks, where they were both killed, an inquest has heard. Loan compamies that are often yakuza-backed and will hound someone no end.) On January 8 2018, the husband took his two children to school and returned home to find the paperwork for the transfer of hospitals lying on the computer keyboard, before he discovered his wife had thrown herself in the path of a high speed train, tragically killing her and his unborn daughter. Why, no, of course I'm not being sarcastic! A woman is clinging to life after she jumped in front of a Midtown Manhattan train during the morning rush Friday, cops said. "I have been late 3 times this month because someone thought to throw themselves in front of a train.". I agree with steve@CPFC, there is no point trying to criticize this person. Several witnesses told police they saw the woman jump from the edge of the platform and get hit by the train around 5:20 p.m., an NYPD spokeswoman said. I know about this and how the mind will not allow rational thought, how all help means nothing and life is pointless. Obviously the woman had problems, but if she left a family behind not only will she have shocked them deeply by killing herself, but she might be making them lose a lot more than that as well. (Audio in Hindi)NDTV is one of the leaders in the production and broadcasting of un-biased and comprehensive news and entertainment programmes in India and abroad. He has left 2 lovely little girls who will grow up not even remembering their Father. DS Rees confirmed that such an arrangement had been agreed, before taking the hearing through the hours leading up to Ms Redmond's death. I am so sorry for this poor soul and the people affected, particularly the poor driver who had to witness this. Describing CCTV footage showing the mother and daughter today, Assistant Coroner Ian Wade KC told Beaconsfield Coroner's Court: 'Sadly, what we can see is that she gathers Melsadie up in her arms and jumps carefully from the platform down to what is known as the forefoot and is then struck by the train.'. A 35-year-old man allegedly died by suicide by jumping in front of a suburban train in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said on Thursday. ), I am even more horrified. If you want to feel preachy you can even require psychological counseling but give them some out of the way place to do it. But before that can even happen, the stigma in society of seeking help needs to be broken. The . But before that can even happen, the stigma in society of seeking help needs to be broken. The court heard how the pair were tragically killed after being struck by a train having been on a platform that was closed to the publicfor around six minutes beforehand. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please I am absolutely amazed how many people on this message board knew the deceased person. While it is a sad event, the method in which she did was selfish to say the least. Yeah, she was a big fail, wasn't she? Life is not just some inconvenience. host: ITV boss who 'forced out Piers Morgan' Police inspect burnt items as hundreds of officers and volunteers with sniffer dogs scour parkland for From nightmares to candy cravings, the seemingly innocuous habits in children that may be early warning What you need to know about new number plates on cars being sold across the country TODAY. I wonder what happened ? I very much doubt that she took her own life so that people would miss their flights from Narita. Did she intend to hurt 4 other people in her attempt to destroy herself? Man jumps in front of train yesterday 2022 . Life had got too much for her and she did the only thing she could think of to put a stop to it. Once in a while they have a 'mental health awareness week' where they bring in a few more people to operate a hotline for people thinking about suicide but the bottom line is they need to do more. A few reasons, I would imagine, although of course I'm also at a loss as to why people feel the need to off themselves. A six-month-old baby boy died Friday after a woman jumped in front of an oncoming subway train at St. Clair West station. Better to choose death. You can reach out and feel 'connected' to the world and to people via the myriad social streams available, but that doesn't feel to me like real engagement. The much-in-love couple married and moved to Manchester in the UK in July 2005. I was going to call the mental health service team but she said she did not want them to visit, she said they interfered with her marriage and her pregnancy,' he said. Woman killed by oncoming train in Bensonhurst: NYPD. Suruga bank provides a variety of services including onlinebank accounts and loans, speciallytailoredto foreign customers living in Japan. The only selfish people are those who criticised this poor woman. 35.000 last year, which roughly means 100 per day, which turn to be one every 15 minutes more or less The MTA confirmed that somebody was hit at the station and that 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 train service was affected by the ensuing emergency response. Many here seem to think that suicide is a matter of choice as is the means to commit the act. More like a temporary solution to a permanent problem steve@CPFC - "Compassion is free" and wasted on the feeble minded. A 28-year-old woman jumped in front of an approaching train at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Shaw Boulevard station in Mandaluyong City before noon yesterday. Thank You. This article tells us where she died but not where she was from. How absurd and heartless to say, "legalize suicide". This woman was obviously highly coordinated, had excellent timing and gymnastics ability. I understand it completely. Not sure what you're saying in the last line, here are you saying you doubt others were traumatized? If the person can redirect their thoughts to include others, they're more likely to realise that things aren't that bad and so less likely to actually commit suicide. Bihar News: - . A bullied teen's last tweet revealed her despair from relentless teasing two days before she jumped in front of a train in New York City. My life is more complicated>. A big tsunami like Fukushima every year. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Seems the bottom line in some of these posts is "I don't care about you or what you do, just don't inconvenience us.". A suicide note has also been recovered by the police. Meaning that I don't believe that Japanese people, generally speaking here, take things like this in the same manner as many if not most westerners do. Just legalize euthanasia. . Ppl who experienced this will be traumatised. I am even more glad like i choose to work from home, never socialse anymore and just be with those who matter. By someone. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, She jumped onto tracks atTaplow station with daughter on February 18, 2019. It is mental illness, do you lot get it "illness". I had a good friend kill themselves when I was young and a family member threaten to me to do so (while in the hospital, dying). A train fatally struck a woman after she jumped onto the tracks at Bay Parkway Station in Bensonhurst on Wednesday morning, police confirmed. Call the Samaritans on 116 123 or email them atjo@samaritans.org. Awareness of the effects of one's actions on others yet choosing in one's own favor is a requisite of selfishness, and this woman, in all likelyhood, wasn't. A very great part of the problem though, is that people simply withdraw, something very easy to do in society nowadays. Thoughtless, yes. 16:07 GMT 13 Nov 2020 These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Have it government regulated? Princess Diana's nieces Lady Eliza and Amelia share 'Appalled and sickened but not surprised at all': Fury of Covid families as WhatsApps 'show Matt Hancock Head over heels for Kate! Nevertheless, that doesn't excuse the fact that Japan is in dire need of social support services, anywhere from distress centers for abused women or victims of rape to trauma counselling and psychiatric treatment. I have contemplated running away from seemingly insurmountable life problems through death at least twice in my lifetime. 'Selfish' is a description, not a judgement. If you must kill yourself, put your affairs in order first and choose a method that doesn't leave a gory mess. If you really think about it (which you CAN do if you really try) I don't believe that she went down onto the platform, lined up the shot like a pool player, made sure there were sufficient people in the shop, then jumped infront of the train but if your just Trolling, keep up the good work. I know they are not in their normal state of mind, but still, if one wants to end his/her life it's better to do it quietly and away from people's eyes. 'I noticed a woman in a white jacket back away and start running across the platform.'. Furious motorist is fined 650 after council worker paints disabled bay around his parked car. Put up the fences and legalize suicide so people will go for a needle rather than a train. What a waste! Maybe we should ask ourselves how could we do that instead of pointing the finger? The distressed woman leapt in front of a northbound D train as it entered the station near 86th Street shortly before 9 am, according to authorities. 'Is it right that the outcome of that was she had an arrangement whereby she would be able to repay it down by monthly 143 contributions?'. That's truly sad. I even came close once, and I probably would not be sitting here typing this if not for intervention. It is true that mental illness is still taboo in Japan and that is a lot of the problem. I was in a rather cynical mood while typing that out in a frenzy. But seriously here, counselling is available for those that look for it. Leighane Melsadie Redmond had been taken to court over unpaid bills, the inquest at Beaconsfield Coroners Court heard today (November 15). All of you who said "she was selfish" knew her right? The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Kate Oh invites you to a Small Works Group Exhibition for the New York K-Art Festival! while tragic, her act delayed thousands of people. where a woman and a child were at various subway stations yesterday . If anything, it was cowardice more than selfishness. Felicia Garcia, 15, was reportedly tormented by her peers at Tottenville High School, who teased her about sexual encounters with football players, police sources told the New York Daily News. By Jamie Phillips and Charlie Moloney For Mailonline, Published: 21:07 GMT, 15 November 2022 | Updated: 10:11 GMT, 30 November 2022. DS Rees agreed that Melsadie was 'behaving well' and did not 'appear to be demanding' until the mother and daughter were seen leaving the station. The inquest heard Ms Redmond had a bill to her electricity supplier of 334 outstanding, a bill to her gas supplier of 638 and she was in rent arrears of 1499.37. before typing odd corny comments. No - she simply didn't think of the effect her action would have on others. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can DS Rees said: Leighane Redmond had several debts in several forms. Leighane Melsadie Redmond, 27, had been taken to court over unpaid bills before jumping onto the tracks at Taplow station in Buckinghamshire on February 18, 2019. Morre and more we see a lack of empathy for those who suffer.Modern society? 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