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passengers on a train ignore crazy man with a gun in favor of their blackberries and iPhones -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Oct 10 '13, 14:30

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http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/10/smartphone-usersoblivioustogunmanwhokilledstudentontrain.html (america.aljazeera.com)

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And really, who pays attention to the other people on the train? Staring at others is creepy -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 14:47 1
- The last thing I want to look at on a train is other people. -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 14:49
I think ignoring crazy people on your train commute is a smart practice that predates mobile devices by quite a bit. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 10, 14:45 1
- not to mention, they could have been texting or calling for help. -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 14:50
10 years ago i t would have been newspapers and books. -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 14:43 2
- Gutenberg has spawned a society of distracted, antisocial drones! -- nm - Pretentious 1460 A.D. Columnist Oct 10, 14:50
- "Walkman" -- nm - ty97 Oct 10, 14:46

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