Crowd of tourists and locals laugh at drowning refugee

[Greed and Death]

The first reflex of cold shock is to gasp. If his head was below water when this happened then he would likely get a mouth full of water, causing him to become less conscious and less responsive.

As I look at the weather in Venice jumping into the canal to try and save him likely would have just gotten you killed as well.

Yes some people said some mean things but there are always assholes in this situations either because they assume he wont really drown(or jump when its a jumper).

Yes I totally agree. It's unfortunate what happened but there was nothing that could really be done

With a life vest it might be worthwhile to jump even if you were young and used to the cold and had people ready to pull you back up. But yeah it was a bad place to be.

[Greed and Death]

Yes I totally agree. It's unfortunate what happened but there was nothing that could really be done

So you mean to tell me the moment he entered that water, he was a dead man...

Damn

Unless someone had a wetsuit on nearby yes.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Awakening what?

There lack of human emotion?

Anger is a human emotion.

So is empathy.

Basic human kindness is dead.

It isn't. At least, not any more than it already was.

Which is why it's important that we do our part to treat people with kindness and mercy.

Yes of course.

[Southerly Gentleman]

skeptical about the veracity of this story, but it's a bit mean if true.

People shout "jump" at potential suicides on tall buildings. We ain't nice folks.

Suicide by splat is always an interesting spectacle, one must admit.