Posted on 09/04/2022 8:34:12 PM PDT by Morgana
NEW YORK -- A 15-year-old boy lost his arm when he and friends were reportedly trying to subway surf on Monday in Queens.
MTA officials have been warning younger passengers against the risky trend of subway surfing, which is gaining popularity on social media, CBS2's Christina Fan reported.
The blood-stained platform at the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights station was a gruesome reminder of the dangerous consequences.
"They just don't understand the meaning of life. That's what the problem is with a lot of these young people who are doing this kind of moronic, ridiculous thing," said Everett Jennings, of Rego Park.
According to police, the 15-year-old and three friends were trying to subway surf just before 10:30 a.m. The boy was walking between train cars when he lost his balance and fell to the tracks. His left arm was severed by a moving R train.
The accident delayed service on multiple lines while paramedics worked to get him to Bellevue Hospital. He was reported to be in stable condition.
"A lot of people are being more daredevil. I don't get it, but what can we do?" one person said.
"When you're a younger person, you don't have limits, even for a dangerous situation," commuter Jorge Seans told CBS2's Ali Bauman.
Data obtained by CBS2 shows there have been 627 incidents of people riding outside of trains in the subway system so far this year. That's up drastically from 96 incidents during the same period last year, 116 in 2020, and less than 300 incidents in 2019.
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Yeah, I think we did this one. Sad story. Stupid kid.
Don’t know if my contempt should be directed at the kid,his mother or his father (although I’d wager there’s no father in the picture).
Working on that Darwin award apparently. I’m going to say he’s in the top 10.
Darwin awards special prizes regardless of age.
There has been several subway surfing stories posted. Don’t recall anyone losing limbs until now. It was bound to happen. I’m really shocked no one has died.
Not qualified.
Doesn’t one have to be dead and leave no children?
Not that he’s totally unqualified. He’s still alive, no children (yet) and it’s doubtful he’s learned his lesson.
So a future award is still in the cards.
If he wasn’t right handed, he is now.
Stupid foolishness.
Stupid should hurt.
You must leave the planet without reproducing to win them.
I got served by a one armed waiter the other day
You have to hand it to him
I've found a job helping a one armed typist do capital letters.
It's shift work.
How do you get a one armed man out of a tree?
Wave to him!
Saw a one armed man shopping in a second hand store.
I told him, you’re not going to find what you’re looking for.
Well, let’s give him a big hand.
In a world with no weapons, the one armed man . . .
Could still have a better punchline than this.
I ran into a one armed fisherman
I asked if he had any luck. He said “yea caught one this big”
This joke works better in person.
What is the definition of pain?
A one armed man hanging off a cliff with an itchy bum.
Sorry. I keep forgetting that prerequisite for the award.
A dude fell asleep on the tracks around here last week. The train severed his leg and he bled to death.
So, telling them the answer is "42" wouldn't help, I suppose.
Where’s a photo of the severed arm ? That what needs to be on social media. Will get a lot of likes I bet.
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