What could have inspired this?
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Police launch appeal after man pushed on to tube tracks in London
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 2 Nov 2022, 17:16,
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Seems to me like sharing it far and wide is counter to your argument.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 2 Nov 2022, 19:45,
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Sharing it far and wide.
Sharing it here.
Not sure they're the same thing anymore.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 2 Nov 2022, 21:02,
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Hardly. Pushers have been a thing at British rail/tube stations for as long as there have been British rail/tube stations
The incidence rate might be significantly lower than it is in the US, but that's probably due largely in part to the astronomical number of individuals using American Subways compared to British Underground systems, and the complete lack of affordable mental health services in the states.
No doubt the tabloids will make a dubious connection between the two incidents and begin a sensationalised hunpanic about the 'Albanian Illegal Immigrant Pusher Epidemic' spreading across our public transport networks, though.
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You’re probably right.
I thought it might be one of those social media challenges gone wrong.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 2 Nov 2022, 21:38,
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Steppenwolf wrote a song about them
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 2 Nov 2022, 21:52,
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