Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after cargo ship crashes into it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

[Anonymous]

There's a poster in here that is repeatedly making up a story about the construction crews blocking traffic.
They did no such thing-they were never aware of what happened. It was the police-listen to that radio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

The missing workers were Hispanic immigrants. These are the folks “stealing our jobs.” Yeah, right. They are hard working people doing dangerous jobs for little money. Jobs no one else wants. Sad.

[Anonymous]

So sad. RIP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

+1 I cannot imagine the pain that these families are experiencing. This situation is gut wrenching to me.

[Anonymous]

Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

Really? You can't think of anything worse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does police get there so quickly to stop traffic? They just happened to be near?

The ship radioed the harbor after the first power failure to let them know the ship might impact. There was a construction crew on the bridge working on potholes and the harbor control was able to get them to move trucks to either end to block traffic so traffic on the bridge, which was already light due to the hour, could be stopped. Police showed up after it happened.

Had this happened at 4pm, it would have been a very different story.

Are you sure? The news stories are saying police blocked traffic. And the audio recordings seem to be from police scanners.

Yes that is what I listened to as well. The police were talking about workers on the bridge and contacting the foreman when the bridge collapsed. It was all very quick from ..."stop traffic" to "bridge is down" The police must have been right there. I also read that the workers were on a break and most were in their cars (possibly the ones that went down but that is just my guess).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

It happened in the middle of the night during the work week (not weekend), and the people I see doing it are older white women who don’t live anywhere near the bridge and wouldn’t be out that late at night. It’s so weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

The missing workers were Hispanic immigrants. These are the folks “stealing our jobs.” Yeah, right. They are hard working people doing dangerous jobs for little money. Jobs no one else wants. Sad.

And don't forget that in March 2023, six Hispanic construction workers died on I-695 when a car ran into them. Highway construction work is dangerous, especially on that highway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

Really? You can't think of anything worse?

No, I can’t think of a worse kind of attention seeking than shoehorning yourself into a tragedy in the news cycle than marking yourself safe on Facebook…especially when there’s zero chance you would have been anywhere near the bridge given where you live, work, and likelihood of being on the road/or even awake at that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

It happened in the middle of the night during the work week (not weekend), and the people I see doing it are older white women who don’t live anywhere near the bridge and wouldn’t be out that late at night. It’s so weird.

It’s a gross joke. The “marked safe from X” has been a joke on FB for years. Anyone doing that after this tragedy would be unfriended and cut from my life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

Really? You can't think of anything worse?

No, I can’t think of a worse kind of attention seeking than shoehorning yourself into a tragedy in the news cycle than marking yourself safe on Facebook…especially when there’s zero chance you would have been anywhere near the bridge given where you live, work, and likelihood of being on the road/or even awake at that time.

Get off FB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

The missing workers were Hispanic immigrants. These are the folks “stealing our jobs.” Yeah, right. They are hard working people doing dangerous jobs for little money. Jobs no one else wants. Sad.

And don't forget that in March 2023, six Hispanic construction workers died on I-695 when a car ran into them. Highway construction work is dangerous, especially on that highway.

Francis Scott Key bridge is also I-695