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Originally Posted by Spoon  Because social media. .png "Y U NO...?") | +1.
She is very well known within not only SFU but a ton of other local communities/associations. I only met her randomly through school but found she knew a ton of my mutual friends. Given that most of them/us are so adept with social media, it's no surprise it's gained so much traction.
Coincidentally she works and is quite involved in the local PR/communications/digital marketing realm.
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08-06-2014, 10:38 AM
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I didn't know anything about this until I saw Ronin post it on facebook. I hope she has a speedy recovery. Question though, if you spot the car in question do you call non-emerg or 911? 911 right since it's an open case and the driver fled?
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08-06-2014, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Inaii I didn't know anything about this until I saw Ronin post it on facebook. I hope she has a speedy recovery. Question though, if you spot the car in question do you call non-emerg or 911? 911 right since it's an open case and the driver fled? | Police are asking anyone with information to call the VPD Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
According to article...
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08-06-2014, 11:35 AM
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#29 | | My name is Michael. J. Caboose, and I hate BABIES!
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo Police are asking anyone with information to call the VPD Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
According to article... | Thanks missed that. I skimmed the article.
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08-06-2014, 12:09 PM
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#30 | | I keep RS good
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Originally Posted by stewie hope the best for her.
but i just need to know...why does everyone care so damn much about this? this happens all the time and nobody else sets up a donation for medical bills for that person. ive actually never even heard of this girl before so really ive no emotional attachment to her/this scenario. i see person after person on my facebook feed posting this saying "lets help her" or "shes the best" etc etc, yet not a single one of them are friends with her (or so their friends list says). | because she is popular. lots of people know her. she is super extroverted (in the smart way) and well known in whatever community she decides to partake in.
that being said, i know people that have been permanently disabled and yes, the government shines when you see what these people get, and how the government really takes care of them.... that being said again... there are a lot of costs that will come out of your own pocket when you're disabled. Beginning to explain how different a disabled person's life is, their needs and requirements to just "get by the day" ...is futile when the person listening isn't disabled or hasnt worked with disabled people themselves. there's lots of small obstacles that cost money and it all adds up.
The optimistic side of me hopes for a speedy recover, but the realistic and naturally pessimistic side of me knows that if she's in a medically induced coma... they probably loaded her up with barbs to do surgery on her head.
I think there's a pretty good chance she'll never be normal again. of course i don't really know any details other than she has critical head injuries and is in a medically induced coma (and what a medically induced coma pertains to).
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08-06-2014, 12:32 PM
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#31 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma I think there's a pretty good chance she'll never be normal again. of course i don't really know any details other than she has critical head injuries and is in a medically induced coma (and what a medically induced coma pertains to). |
In that case, I'm going for an open craniotomy at the end of sept to remove my right anterior temporal lobe and it will result in me having visual memory loss.
If someone could set up a charity for me that would be great. I'm not well known among 18-twenty-sonething year olds, but 75% of city workers in Burnaby know me, people from telus, kinder morgan, shaw, she'll, chevron, and other companies I have to deal with on a daily basis.
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08-06-2014, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma I think there's a pretty good chance she'll never be normal again. of course i don't really know any details other than she has critical head injuries and is in a medically induced coma (and what a medically induced coma pertains to). | Yup, I feel bad for her family and friends. When she is out of the coma, what's going to happen to her? Amnesia, vegetable, the list goes on. The sad part is that due to all this social media coverage, you know the black Civic owner is hiding and repairing the damage right now.
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08-06-2014, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by stewie In that case, I'm going for an open craniotomy at the end of sept to remove my right anterior temporal lobe and it will result in me having visual memory loss.
If someone could set up a charity for me that would be great. I'm not well known among 18-twenty-sonething year olds, but 75% of city workers in Burnaby know me, people from telus, kinder morgan, shaw, she'll, chevron, and other companies I have to deal with on a daily basis. | I can see why you feel this way, but seriously, she just got smoked by a car... She never asked for this to happen, and her friends are simply reaching out and trying to support her both emotionally and physically. If your friends were to set up a charity for you, then so be it.. If you want to set one up for your self, go ahead. I don't think there's anything wrong with what's going on. People are free to feel however they want. If they feel bad for her but don't give a shit about anyone else that's completely fine... Free world.
People often respond WAY more to things that happen to those that are somehow "connected" to them. I know people who only know her through others, and were really sad when they heard about the news. However, they had a much more mild reaction to a plane coming down and killing 300 people. I don't personally agree with that but it seems like that's just the way people are.
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08-06-2014, 12:39 PM
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#34 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by stewie If someone could set up a charity for me that would be great. I'm not well known among 18-twenty-sonething year olds, but 75% of city workers in Burnaby know me, people from telus, kinder morgan, shaw, she'll, chevron, and other companies I have to deal with on a daily basis. | this might sound blunt but no one's stopping you from setting up a kickstarter/indiegogo account
I feel these sympathy/empathy crowdsourcing is more successful when it's a sudden onset....ie someone lost their house in a fire, a hit-n-run incident etc vs something you've lived with the majority of your life.
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08-06-2014, 12:40 PM
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#35 | | I'll never be Diggy, no matter how hard I try
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well looks like vancitybuzz has posted her donation page. up to $20k in donations
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08-06-2014, 12:53 PM
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#36 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by stewie hope the best for her.
but i just need to know...why does everyone care so damn much about this? this happens all the time and nobody else sets up a donation for medical bills for that person. ive actually never even heard of this girl before so really ive no emotional attachment to her/this scenario. i see person after person on my facebook feed posting this saying "lets help her" or "shes the best" etc etc, yet not a single one of them are friends with her (or so their friends list says). |
She's well-networked. She was already setting up these events and galas while she was in high school and I'm sure she did more networking while at SFU. Whenever I am in some sort of event or fund raiser, I would not be surprised if I find out if she was an organizer.
Anyways, my group of friends are friends with her and she really is that type of person with lots of positive energy. Maybe that's why folks are more than willing to help her out.
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08-06-2014, 01:00 PM
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#37 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Should set up a kickstarter for the family of that del sol driver.
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Originally Posted by stewie In that case, I'm going for an open craniotomy at the end of sept to remove my right anterior temporal lobe and it will result in me having visual memory loss.
If someone could set up a charity for me that would be great. I'm not well known among 18-twenty-sonething year olds, but 75% of city workers in Burnaby know me, people from telus, kinder morgan, shaw, she'll, chevron, and other companies I have to deal with on a daily basis. | That blows but honestly, no one is stopping anyone that knows you from doing the exact same thing.
She just happens to work in a very social media and tech orientated crowd and is well networked. I'm going to guess most of the people that you work with don't know what "the Twitter" is. Maybe one of them will have a bake sale for you.
Not hating. Just telling you the difference.
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08-06-2014, 01:08 PM
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#39 | | I'll never be Diggy, no matter how hard I try
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Originally Posted by meme405 Should set up a kickstarter for the family of that del sol driver. | think vancitybuzz will post it on their FB page? they've set precedent for this after all...
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08-06-2014, 01:16 PM
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#40 | | I keep RS good
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Originally Posted by stewie In that case, I'm going for an open craniotomy at the end of sept to remove my right anterior temporal lobe and it will result in me having visual memory loss.
If someone could set up a charity for me that would be great. I'm not well known among 18-twenty-sonething year olds, but 75% of city workers in Burnaby know me, people from telus, kinder morgan, shaw, she'll, chevron, and other companies I have to deal with on a daily basis. | if you want to, im sure people you know and people of RS will donate.
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08-06-2014, 01:19 PM
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#41 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by stewie In that case, I'm going for an open craniotomy at the end of sept to remove my right anterior temporal lobe and it will result in me having visual memory loss.
If someone could set up a charity for me that would be great. I'm not well known among 18-twenty-sonething year olds, but 75% of city workers in Burnaby know me, people from telus, kinder morgan, shaw, she'll, chevron, and other companies I have to deal with on a daily basis. | Let's just make the wild hypothesis that this individual did enough good and positively influenced others that she deserves this. Because dwelling on the whole "why her, not me" bit will just eat you up and not contribute to anything.
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08-06-2014, 01:31 PM
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This maybe a stupid question but lets say I was behind this civic and saw the whole thing, should I stop and tend/see the victim or follow that civic and just keeping my distance to let the cops know the exact location/direction of the car??
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08-06-2014, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronin That blows but honestly, no one is stopping anyone that knows you from doing the exact same thing.
She just happens to work in a very social media and tech orientated crowd and is well networked. I'm going to guess most of the people that you work with don't know what "the Twitter" is. Maybe one of them will have a bake sale for you.
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08-06-2014, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo This maybe a stupid question but lets say I was behind this civic and saw the whole thing, should I stop and tend/see the victim or follow that civic and just keeping my distance to let the cops know the exact location/direction of the car?? | the answer is obvious.
you would call the cops and follow the civic and try to get a licence plate.
what are u gonna do to help the victim? you a doctor? you a paramedic? you have the proper equipment? paramedics are coming anyway. but the civic is getting away every second you hesitate to follow it.
the damage has already been done, nothing you can do to lessen the physical harm done unless they were literally bleeding out and you knew how to stop the blood.
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08-06-2014, 01:45 PM
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#45 | | My name is Michael. J. Caboose, and I hate BABIES!
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo This maybe a stupid question but lets say I was behind this civic and saw the whole thing, should I stop and tend/see the victim or follow that civic and just keeping my distance to let the cops know the exact location/direction of the car?? | If other people stopped I would say follow the car.
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08-06-2014, 01:54 PM
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I would stop after making sure I got the plate #. That's all you really need to report and authorities can take it from there.
I am doubtful the 911 operator will tell you to continue chase the car.
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08-06-2014, 02:02 PM
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Her sister confirmed that she's now in stable condition
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08-06-2014, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma the answer is obvious.
what are u gonna do to help the victim? you a doctor? you a paramedic? you have the proper equipment? | Every high school kid learns first aid.
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08-06-2014, 02:20 PM
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#49 | | My name is Michael. J. Caboose, and I hate BABIES!
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Originally Posted by slowguy I would stop after making sure I got the plate #. That's all you really need to report and authorities can take it from there.
I am doubtful the 911 operator will tell you to continue chase the car. | Any time I've called in about someone who was weaving all over the place and nearly hitting other cars, they've asked me to follow them.
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08-06-2014, 02:21 PM
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#50 | | I'll never be Diggy, no matter how hard I try
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seriously? haha.
i stand corrected then. free ticket to weave!
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