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Tired of working that mindless, dead end job? Sick of never picking the right numbers in the lottery? Well get off your lazy ass and get out there on those subway tracks and makes some serious cash.
The state’s highest court has decided the Transit Authority should be held liable for a train hitting a Queens man - even though the man was illegally trespassing on the subway tracks after a night of drinking.
The ruling by the state Court of Appeals Thursday makes Juan Soto a millionaire with $400,000 to spare.
By a 4-to-3 vote, the judges concluded that Sojo, who was 18 at the time of the 1997 incident, was “undeniably reckless” for walking near the electrified rails in Queens along the No. 7 line.
He and his pals thought they could outrun the train when they saw it coming. His pals made it; Soto didn’t. His legs had to be amputated below the knee.
What the fuck? Listen, we feel sorry for the guy that he lost his legs, but we actually have a very close family member that was in an accident and had his leg amputated below the knee, and not to sound sardonic, but that’s actually the best place for your leg to be amputated if they have to be amputated at all.
Besides the fact that this guy was illegally trespassing on the tracks, they somehow blamed the motorman of the train because he didn’t stop in time based on the fact that Soto once ran eight miles an hour on a treadmill so therefore, the motorman should have had time to stop.
Like I said, nothing will ever bring back this guy’s legs, and I’m not even going to pretend to imagine how that feels, but to hold the MTA responsible in this case seems a little ludicrous.
Loses to train & wins big [Daily News]
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