Death at Farmer's Market?

[kikicabell.livejournal.com]

I've heard that some poor man had a heart attack or something on Wednesday at the Farmer's Market - ambulance came. Apparently, he died. I was wondering if this is true and I also was appalled by the responses of people there - apparently people were just walking around him and I can't believe the market wouldn't shut down if something that horrific happened. Does anyone know anything about it?  Thanks.

Comments

Re: what the f?

[hominidj.livejournal.com]

in general i agree with most of the people here that it was not necessary to close the market. i also agree that once the paramedics arrive, it's best to get out of their way. personally, i would have hung around until they did and lent moral support, if not actual help.

on the other hand, i feel some of your indignation kikicabell. i don't like this whole "death is a part of life" line. when my parents died, it was a part of life. that didn't mean that it wasn't tragic and horrible. i don't think i'd say "horrific," but definitely tragic and horrible. i guess i'd like to see a little more sensitivity to that.

Re: what the f?

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone here isn't affected by someone dying nearby, even if they don't know them. We* weren't responding to the tragedy, but rather to the OP's attitude that there is somehow something wrong with the entire area that the market didn't shut down and people did not form a circle and wail in agony or something.

If the post had simply talked about the fact that a man had died and how tragic that was, the responses would have been very different.

(Or at least me, but I think I can safely extrapolate here, since I know many of the commenters personally.)