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In a disturbing new video showcasing New York City's mental health crisis, a man can be seen dangling from an elevated train platform by one hand, fully nude.
The footage, captured December 23 by an onlooker standing below the Line 6 train station at Westchester and Metropolitan avenues in the Bronx according to the New York Post, shows the unidentified man kicking his legs while holding on to the outside edge of the track as a train slowly approached.
"Look at this dude… Holy f*cking. Homie acting a fool," the person behind the camera can be heard saying.
After approximately 30 seconds into the video, the naked man released his grip, dropping about 20 feet to the pavement. A teenager walking underneath the station appeared to become startled, running by the man as he lay on the ground.
"He dropped. He dropped. He dropped," the videographer can be heard saying before approaching the man and saying "Yo, I’m gonna get the cops."
The NYPD did not identify the man, but confirmed that he was conscious and alert when taken to Jacobi Hospital, and is in his 20s.
Twitter users debated the ethics of watching the naked man fall from the platform without attempting to help.
"At least 100 people filmed it instead of figuring out a way to somehow break his fall," said one commenter.
"Sad. No one even tried to help. We have lost empathy," wrote another.
Last month, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced an increase in involuntary confinements of mentally ill individuals after the city saw a spike in subway attacks.
The footage, captured December 23 by an onlooker standing below the Line 6 train station at Westchester and Metropolitan avenues in the Bronx according to the New York Post, shows the unidentified man kicking his legs while holding on to the outside edge of the track as a train slowly approached.
"Look at this dude… Holy f*cking. Homie acting a fool," the person behind the camera can be heard saying.
After approximately 30 seconds into the video, the naked man released his grip, dropping about 20 feet to the pavement. A teenager walking underneath the station appeared to become startled, running by the man as he lay on the ground.
"He dropped. He dropped. He dropped," the videographer can be heard saying before approaching the man and saying "Yo, I’m gonna get the cops."
The NYPD did not identify the man, but confirmed that he was conscious and alert when taken to Jacobi Hospital, and is in his 20s.
Twitter users debated the ethics of watching the naked man fall from the platform without attempting to help.
"At least 100 people filmed it instead of figuring out a way to somehow break his fall," said one commenter.
"Sad. No one even tried to help. We have lost empathy," wrote another.
Last month, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced an increase in involuntary confinements of mentally ill individuals after the city saw a spike in subway attacks.
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