1. The victim was pushed onto the train tracks when he attempted to calm a man who was harassing people. Photographer R. Umar Abbasi repeatedly took flash photos with his camera as an unsuccessful attempt to get the train drivers attention. Reportedly, Abbasi "started running... hoping that the driver [would] see [his] flash.” 2. Although I am skeptical of Abbasi's tactic for warning the train (as I am not sure if he is making up excuses for the reasoning of the existence of his photograph), he could have been frozen like a deer in the headlights like the man on the train tracks because they both knew what was about to happen. Taking photos could have been his first instinct though, which is disgusting. 3. I think the photographer did what he could. Based on the speed of the New York subway and the distance between him and the victim as the train approached, it would have been impossible for Abassi to save him. However, I don't think...