Comments on: Man found dead underneath a BART train http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: derrell http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 derrell Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:33:13 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/#comment-2963 Welcome to Doublespeak, it's all the rage these days. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak</a> Welcome to Doublespeak, it’s all the rage these days.

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]]> By: Victoria E http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 Victoria E Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:47:41 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/#comment-2962 Duh folks, let's stay away from the tracks that the train run on ... der. Duh folks, let’s stay away from the tracks that the train run on … der.

]]> By: Nicole Lee http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 Nicole Lee Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:35:41 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/#comment-2961 Actually, yea, I agree. I think KCBS reported as "two people were struck", instead of "two people were found". Actually, yea, I agree. I think KCBS reported as “two people were struck”, instead of “two people were found”.

]]> By: Mark http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 Mark Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:30:31 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/08/22/man-found-dead-underneath-a-bart-train/#comment-2960 I saw that story on SF Gate, and I was struck (no pun intended) by the way it says people "were found under BART trains." Did the driver stick his head out of the cab during a stop and say "OMG, look that that"? How many options do we have, really? 1. Someone fell, or deliberately jumped, in front of a train and was struck. 2. Someone jumped onto the tracks to retrieve a dollar that had fallen out of their pocket, couldn't get back on the platform, decided to take their chances in the concrete slot under the train, and was injured or killed anyway. No. 1 sounds a lot more likely. Why don't they just say "Someone was struck by a BART train"? I saw that story on SF Gate, and I was struck (no pun intended) by the way it says people “were found under BART trains.” Did the driver stick his head out of the cab during a stop and say “OMG, look that that”?

How many options do we have, really?

1. Someone fell, or deliberately jumped, in front of a train and was struck.
2. Someone jumped onto the tracks to retrieve a dollar that had fallen out of their pocket, couldn’t get back on the platform, decided to take their chances in the concrete slot under the train, and was injured or killed anyway.

No. 1 sounds a lot more likely. Why don’t they just say “Someone was struck by a BART train”?

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