American man hit by train in Japan

A video tells the story of Armand Nelson Schneider, an American who got so drunk at a Japanese nomikai that he ended up getting hit by a train:

More details can be found at the Colorado Daily.

[hat tip to Mulboyne]

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25 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - July 7, 2009 at 7:41 am

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http://www.hormel.com VonSkippy

Yeah, I’m sure being stupid drunk had nothing to do with the accident. So many times when I’m sober I think how useful it would be to watch the trains approach while standing ON THE TRACKS.
http://whatjapanthinks.com Ken Y-N

Wow, pretty amazing story! But:

“There’s no denying I was very drunk,” he said. “But I don’t think the accident was caused by that.”

Err, puking your guts out over the edge of the platform was all due to you being guttered.
jingjong

hmmm…if i almost get hit by a train and injure the whole right side of my body…i can get a cool TITANIC looking lifesaver vest?
drj

deep, deep denial there. I love how they try and place blame for the severity of his injuries on the mix of his height and the person who tried to help him.

How about not vomiting and making an ass of yourself in public. Some people just don’t care about anyone else. I never did like that part of tokyo. Too many public drunks of all types.

Level3

Wow, watching it again, the way they choose to phrase things, it really seems like they probably talked to a lawyer about figuring out how to sue the rescuer for some kind of negligence or even “causing” the injuries (even though his life got saved)

I bet if it weren’t for the language barrier and legal hurdles of trying to start a lawsuit in Japan, this guy would be easily convinced by a lawyer to try to sue the railroad and the Good Samaritan and the hospital.

lots of fun info in the linked article

“Schneider said he doesn’t struggle with alcohol and has always been a safe drinker — his mother calls him “Mr. Responsibility.”

Level3

The angel removed him from eligibility for a Darwin Award.

But with his level of denial, I’m sure he’ll earn a nomination pretty soon.
http://paxnortona.notfrisco2.com Joel Sax

Not only denial, but codependency!

Get real! Be glad that you were spared despite your stupidity and don’t blame the poor train driver! You were snogged beyond belief. It’s your fault!
Nico

Yup, there’s a reason that drunk people throw up on the platform, and don’t stick their head out over the tracks. I think he’s right: being drunk didn’t have much to do with it, because even drunk people have more sense than this guy.
Jim

Navel-gazing dweebs. “They this…”, “They that…”, “They the other…” Tedious.

Ido

I agree, can’t even have any part of responsibility so he projects it to the others.

Get A Job, Son!

From the Video

What should have been said…
“I was hopelessly drunk and should be dead now… thankfully a kind stranger stopped me from killing myself and only hurting myself. I am so embarrased to have been so drunk, cause so much trouble, to have had to be cared for by hospital staff and worried over by family and friends… I wont drink to excess ever again”

What was said…
“I was drunk, but that’s not why I got hurt… Its because some stranger didnt save me correctly, or in time. All my injuries are resultant from that persons actions”.

Hopeless case!

The article at least has some level of contrition and recognition of the help he got.
Eddie

Hahaha, look at much of a geek he is.

The man doesn’t know how to handle his drink. Definitely lucky to be alive.
inuZ

what a fag, cant he talk to the reporter without his mom sitting in the background? or does she want to make sure he doesnt blur out something stupid that could stop them from suing? typical american behaviour imo. (fortunately not all americans are like this)
somegirl

he is pathetic, typical though, used to live near Boulder and many people think like him. “It’s not my fault, it was somebody elses”
Dansto

Pretty amazing… I wish this idiot was forced to spend a night in jail to think about the incident.
hl

How about going to a bathroom to barf? How in the world does this have nothing to do with him being drunk?
http://www.ieatmypigeon.wordpress.com Liv

Unbelievable!!! Something similar happened to me in Guatemala – I was in a car accident, broke my back and had to stay there for months. Also, with a much, MUCH lighter hospital fee than if the accident had happened back home in the states. Isn’t it kind of sick that American citizens can count on being taken better care of in a country that isn’t their own?
404error

so what he was fucking smashed and had an accident… happens all the time…
lucky for him that he was saved, idiot

even i (was smashed very often) would nbever puke or so near the tracks, i puke where i stand or sit^^ but by instinct never where its dangerous
http://talesovercoffee.blogspot.com T.

This guy is a real douche. Way to go there guy, denying any responsibility for your actions.

I also wanted to know why the guy’s mom was there, constantly trying to interrupt. Did you notice where they edited the video at one point, right after she started to cut in? It’s like he can’t do anything on his own, or the mother just can’t shut the hell up.

Either way this guy is an ass clown. He should be thankful to the person that saved him. He sounded almost insulted that the person wanted to be anonymous. Of course they do. Who wouldn’t in a situation like that?

I agree with the other commenters that they would try to sue over this if they could. Stupid stupid stupid. Almost as stupid as trying to sue because hot coffee is hot.
Eloy

Not even a thank you for the person who saved his stupid life. Maybe he should have died. He should be eternally grateful for the good Samaritan. So he couldn’t hear the train over his vomiting.
oro_the_dog

i even like the way hot the title is phrased “american man hit by train…” It’s as if… the train steered to where the douchebag was standing… or got derailed… evil evil train driver!
Mister M

pretty sad
http://www.zdwonline.de Haf

I think he really seriously got injured by the train – it killed his sanity.
http://www.zdwonline.de Haf

I just read through the article.
‘”Eventually, I will go back to Japan to finish where I left off,” he said.’
Sooo… he plans to get hit by a train again while drunk and this time in the head?
Jack the Tripper

First he blamed the event for giving him too much alcohol. Then he said his drunkenness was not to blame.
I give him an A+ for idiocy.

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