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2020 NASCAR Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by DanOregon, Feb 7, 2020.

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  1. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Non-life threatening. Serious condition.
     
    maumann, Feb 17, 2020
    #109
  2. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

     
    Moderator1, Feb 17, 2020
    #110
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    That'll do. Expected the worst.
     
    playthrough, Feb 17, 2020
    #111
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  4. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Again, "stable" can mean anything from "about to walk out of the hospital" to "in a vegetative state." That's seriously stupid on the part of the local TV reporter. That's a career-killer if you're wrong in any way. Why would you rush to put out something when it's not necessary?
     
    maumann, Feb 17, 2020
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  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Because, to too many, being first is much more important than being thorough and/or correct.

    (I get your bigger point, but still ... )
     
    Sam Mills 51, Feb 17, 2020
    #113
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  6. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    There is a wide gulf between "non-life-threatening" and "OK." Still amazing that he survived that impact; that was a worst-case scenario situation.
     
    FileNotFound, Feb 17, 2020
    #114
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  7. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Apparently, no one learned from the reporter in SoCal who speculated that all four of Kobe Bryant's children were on the helicopter that crashed.

    While it's always important to be accurate, it takes on added meaning under circumstances like this.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Feb 17, 2020
    #115
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  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Good gawd did we learn nothing from Kobe? Just ... stop. Everyone. When there is an announcement -- an official one -- it will come out. There is no need to be first on stuff like this.

    Having worked with law enforcement/investigators/coroner's on tragic events, trust me, they are working hard to get everything CORRECT. And they do incredible work and work closely with family members. NASCAR no doubt has emergency plans in place for just such situations. Let them do their jobs. Let them work with the families. And stop with all the damn speculating.

    JFC.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 17, 2020
    #116
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  9. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Exactly. If you can't quote the emergency room doctor who is treating Newman, you're only speculating from second-hand information. And the EMT or admissions nurse isn't going to have better knowledge of the situation than what Steve O'Donnell has.
     
    maumann, Feb 17, 2020
    #117
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  10. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    I'm no doctor, but would they issue a statement at this point if there was considerable fear that he would not recover to live a reasonably normal life? If the non-life-threatening injuries included serious neurological problems, I'd have to think they would simply say, "He has sustained serious injuries." In time, relative silence would send the message of disaster.
    I hope this guy never drives competitively again simply because it is still an inherently dangerous pursuit. I hope he recovers fully and retires to a happy, healthy life doing something else.
     
    tapintoamerica, Feb 17, 2020
    #118
  11. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Again, let's let NASCAR and the doctors do their jobs. This we-gotta-know-right-this-instant landscape sucks. OF COURSE we want to know what's going on. But trust me, there are lots and lots and lots of moving parts to this. It's fluid. And scary.

    I know it's a novel concept, but let's have clear and accurate information disseminated in due course. When, you know, all of the facts have been gathered, the proper people (i.e. family) have been notified and updated.

    Until then, stop speculating. Stop relying on anonymous sources in the race to be first. We're talking about someone's life. And the lives of his family.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 17, 2020
    #119
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  12. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    I'd guess they're trying to send two messages:
    1) He's badly hurt, but alive.
    2) He's badly hurt, but not expected to die.

    Saying "He has sustained serious injuries" leaves too much room for interpretation that he's paralyzed, on a ventilator, on life support, or any one of a dozen awful scenarios. It invites speculation.
    Saying his injuries are "serious but not life threatening" lets people know that he's obviously not doing well, but quells the speculation and questions that he's dead or might not make it through the night.
     
    Batman, Feb 17, 2020
    #120
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