Comments on: Man on the line at Clapham Junction http://eyedropper.co.uk/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/ Who do you believe, me or your own eyes? - Groucho Marx Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Adam Osborne Hall http://eyedropper.co.uk/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-4978 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:44:34 +0000 http://eyedropper.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-4978 To the person that felt the need to take a picture of someone in distress. I am the supervisor that was on shift when this happened and i am deeply angered by these dimwitted views. because of the bravery of the emergency services and of my staff a mans life was saved.The person who told you to put your camera away had just seen this accident happen and to be honest let you off lighty. Now if you would like to return to Clapham and thank those responsible by all means we will set up a date. But to bash those how went beyond the call of duty i.e my staff i will not tolerate this each member was given a letter of praise for their efforts and quite rightly so.I look forward to your new and hopefully better thought out appion on this matter. I would like to thank the emergency services for there help you do a fantasic job every day and despite the views of a few idiots on that evening you saved a mans life, maybe they will think about if it was someone they cared for do you think any pictures would be taken then i doubt it.

]]> By: A o Hall http://eyedropper.co.uk/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-4977 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:42:17 +0000 http://eyedropper.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-4977 To the person that felt the need to take a picture of someone in distress. I am the supervisor that was on shift when this happened and i am deeply angered by these dimwitted views. because of the bravery of the emergency services and of my staff a mans life was saved.The person who told you to put your camera away had just seen this accident happen and to be honest let you off lighty. Now if you would like to return to Clapham and thank those responsible by all means we will set up a date. But to bash those how went beyond the call of duty i.e my staff i will not tolerate this each member was given a letter of praise for their efforts and quite rightly so.I look forward to your new and hopefully better thought out appion on this matter. I would like to thank the emergency services for there help you do a fantasic job every day and despite the views of a few idiots on that evening you saved a mans life, maybe they will think about if it was someone they cared for do you think any pictures would be taken then i doubt it.

]]> By: A. Matthews http://eyedropper.co.uk/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-4976 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:40:26 +0000 http://eyedropper.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-4976 I am the man on the track on the right side of the picture in the shirt In response to your two earlier comments How would you feel if it was a member of your family laying on the line half dead I dont think you would want pictures taken. And as for the person who said about the fireman standing idle there Without those fireman we would never have got that man out of there. My thanks go to all the emergency services that came out that night thanks to those people that man IS still alive today.

]]> By: Ross Mackenzie http://eyedropper.co.uk/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-2470 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:45:14 +0000 http://eyedropper.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-2470 Yet again, this is PC rearing its ugly head – in the name of ‘humanity’ this time. The police and all other officialdom nowadays seem to take delight in leaning on we, their wage-paying public, at the drop of a hat in the name of political (in)correctness. And there’s not a Court in the land that would dare deny them that misbegotten ‘right’! Your piece on the removal of the Barclays Bank Eagle (after 300+ YEARS!) is a similar example of misguided do-gooding.

Snap, print and be damned – if only to stir the sh** for the large group of idle firemen wasting both their, and our, time and money.

Regards,
A ‘guilty by association’ bystander – until proven innocent in Strasbourg if I could afford the costs!

]]> By: Ben http://eyedropper.co.uk/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-2340 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:29:49 +0000 http://eyedropper.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/man-on-the-line-at-clapham-junction/#comment-2340 Hello,
I had a similar experience with pushy cops in Blackheath a while ago. One of them refused to give me his badge number and they moved the cordon tape back another 200 metres to push me back. I’m writing something for tomorrow’s South London Press on the accident. (guy appears to be ok, by the way) and wondered if we could use your picture?
Cheers
Ben Clover
South London Press
020 8710 6445

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