Comments on: A Bus Full of Heros – Rest In Peace Tim McLean

By: s.osman

s.osman — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:11:47 +0000

Sorry but they nothing but bunch of cowards in my eyes. 1.Poor kid was a sleep,2.How many of you were there? 3.The man didn’t have gun, it was a knife. Last but not least HE WAS NO ONE TO YOU THAT IS WHY YOU DID NOTHING. I bet you any money passengers if that was your kid, brother, father, uncle or ever your friend you wouldn’t be to hurry to save your life………SHAME ON YOU. As for me there is no way I would ever run for cover unless someone have gun and more folks would be in danger. ONE GUY, ONE KNIFE AND HOW MANY PASSENGERS ON BOARD?? Please!! SHAME ON YOU ALL!!!

By: NO

NO — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:57:07 +0000

This could be a major injustice to the righteous in the land. Li is supposedly a decent guy, aren’t we all, UNTIL WE KILL SOMEONE! He apparently has schizophrenia and believed that he was destroying a demon therefore had no idea what he was doing. HE KNEW FULL WELL WHAT HE WAS DOING AND IS TRYING TO WRITE IT OFF AS SUCH. How can the courts be accepting the introduction of religious ideas with this man when there’s supposed to be a seperation of church and state? The fact that this trial is being heard by Judge only says just what kind of verdict they want in this. Had they gone with a jury, he’d be in jail for life with no chance of parole for a hundred years, No he’s probably going to a hospital where he’ll play the part and be out in 5 years. I don’t know what happened to the days when a murder was a murder but this guy needs to be held accountable for his actions no matter his condition of psychological state, that’s a cop out!

By: MJ

MJ — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:46:31 +0000

I completely, 100% agree with this. Not one of us can know how we would react in this situation. Its pretty easy to say “someone should have”, without realizing all the details of the situation. I dont actually blame people for feeling that way, but its just not logical. The likelihood that any of them could have *ACTUALLY* saved his life is slim. How many stabs does it take to kill someone? Just. One.

I agree with Missy, the passengers are victims too, they will have to live with what they saw/heard that day for the rest of their lives (similarly to Titanic and 9-11 survivors). It has traumatized them. Im sure they have survivors guilt. That is why I find it PROFOUNDLY unfair of anyone to criticize them, which no doubt, theyll be aware of. Just to make them feel worse!

By: Tim McLean Memorial

Tim McLean Memorial — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:02:25 +0000

It is somewhat natural to seek a guilty party (or group of people) after any tragedy of such proportions. The reality is that most of us switch into survival mode when confronted with extreme danger. After that, perhaps there is being resigned to failure (or death, as in the emerging comparisons to the 9/11 plane analogies) upon which one may stand up and “go down as a hero, saving others”… but the initial reaction is to save one and those around us who *can* be saved.

The only true fact in this case is that we can mourn the loss of Tim.

By: Missy A

Missy A — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:23:21 +0000

I think it’s completely inconsiderate for anyone to criticize the reactions of the passengers. Are they failing to realize that these passengers are also victims of this crime? They might now have suffered physical injuries but this will likely impair them emotionally the rest of their lives. It’s natural human instinct to run to safety when they see a 40-year-old psychopath with a bowie knife. My prayers go out to Tim McLean’s family, no one should suffer a death like that. My heart aches for him. If the passengers had done anything different, Tim McLean could have very well been one of many dead that night.