[nagdu] Blind man dies of injuries

[Buddy Brannan]

Hi Dave,

Of course we won't, but the language inferring that the blind guy was at fault should be troubling to all of us. Especially since, as you say, we don't know what really happened. 
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Oct 8, 2010, at 2:34 PM, David Andrews wrote:

> Buddy:  None of us was there, so we don't know what happened.  Further, the newspaper was not there, and while they believe they got it right, they may have, and they may not have.
> 
> I am not trying to blame the guy, but none of us will ever know for sure why it happened!
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 08:10 AM 10/8/2010, you wrote:
>> Exactly. Very angry making.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 8, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Albert J Rizzi wrote:
>> 
>> > Unbelievable. the way it reads it makes the man with the guide dog
>> > responsible and decisive about walking into the path of the truck. Makes me
>> > sick.
>> >
>> > Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
>> > Founder
>> > My Blind Spot, Inc.
>> > 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
>> > New York, New York  10004
>> > www.myblindspot.org
>> > PH: 917-553-0347
>> > Fax: 212-858-5759
>> > "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
>> > doing it."
>> >
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>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> > Of Buddy Brannan
>> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 8:38 AM
>> > To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> > Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind man dies of injuries
>> >
>> > OK, what's wrong with the following opening paragraph:
>> >
>> >> MOORESTOWN - A blind man who walked with his guide dog into the
>> >> path of a pickup truck here has died from his injuries.
>> >>
> 
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