Obese woman falls through NYC sidewalk, Bloomberg bans brownies

Story links below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpvmYWViqSo

http://gothamist.com/2013/01/12/woman_falls_through_sidewalk_grate.php

http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/fat-woman-breaks-through-the-sidewalk-on-the-upper-east-side/

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

rescued using a crane with cargo netting.

c'mon man.

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

sonicare

Yes... the mandatory "fat tax." I'm sure Michelle Obama would agree.

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

hartsickdiscipl

Yes... the mandatory "fat tax." I'm sure Michelle Obama would agree.

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

sonicare

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

CreasianDevaili

She fell through right outside Atomic Wings. That can't be a coincidence.

Everybody in the bar got up to look."

Everybody in the bar got up to laugh."

lol That's embarrassing. I hope it will at least inspire her to lose weight. Next time she might not be so lucky.

lol That's embarrassing. I hope it will at least inspire her to lose weight. Next time she might not be so lucky.

soulless4now

Could go either way. If she were even heavier her lipid life preserver might catch on the ground around her and catch her after the cave-in.

Man now aint that some sh!t.

This fat fvck spends her life doing nothing but eating and lounging around like a snorlax and now she's going to get paid(obvious lawsuit) for it too?

:|

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

CreasianDevaili

Good excercise, though. I walk to a store 4 miles from home 4 times a week.

ban fat people from airplanes too. They break the seats

[QUOTE="CreasianDevaili"][QUOTE="sonicare"]

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

Good excercise, though. I walk to a store 4 miles from home 4 times a week.

ban fat people from airplanes too. They break the seats

wis3boi

Yes, ban them for safety reasons.. I love it. Some airlines do charge extra if you spill into the seats next to you. The seats are made with a certain standard in mind. They can't accommodate people who are just too damn wide.

Murika!

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

ban fat people from airplanes too. They break the seats

Yes, ban them for safety reasons.. I love it. Some airlines do charge extra if you spill into the seats next to you. The seats are made with a certain standard in mind. They can't accommodate people who are just too damn wide.

They have a fat tax in japan and they have like 2% overweight people.

I think we should follow suit.

I hope the woman got plenty of support from friends and family after sych an ordeal, because she certainly won't be getting any from Earth.

So many jokes, so many jokes...

Err... I hope she' s fine....

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[QUOTE="sonicare"]

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

sonicare

Yes... the mandatory "fat tax." I'm sure Michelle Obama would agree.

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

Yes... the mandatory "fat tax." I'm sure Michelle Obama would agree.

lightleggy

It's not hard.

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="sonicare"] They are just doing what is best for you, regardless of what you want.LostProphetFLCL

It's not hard.

Some people will still be fat even if they eat less, and some will still be thin if they eat like pigs. When I was younger, I was a living proof of the latter.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="lightleggy"] Some people will get fat even if they do those 36 minutes of exercise.lightleggy

It's not hard.

Some people will still be fat even if they eat less, and some will still be thin if they eat like pigs. When I was younger, I was a living proof of the latter.

people are fat because they lack self control; they eat too much and exercise too little.

What you're saying is stupid.

They have a fat tax in japan and they have like 2% overweight people.

I think we should follow suit.

LostProphetFLCL

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="lightleggy"] Some people will get fat even if they do those 36 minutes of exercise.lightleggy

It's not hard.

Some people will still be fat even if they eat less, and some will still be thin if they eat like pigs. When I was younger, I was a living proof of the latter.

This thread is deceptive; the woman didn't fall through concrete, but through metal grating, which is essentially a face-down fence that's built into the ground.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

They have a fat tax in japan and they have like 2% overweight people.

I think we should follow suit.

Laihendi

eh hope she gets better.

Concrete is extraordinarily strong stuff - takes some tremendous force to actually cause it to buckle.

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

ban fat people from airplanes too. They break the seats

hartsickdiscipl

Yes, ban them for safety reasons.. I love it. Some airlines do charge extra if you spill into the seats next to you. The seats are made with a certain standard in mind. They can't accommodate people who are just too damn wide.

Some people will still be fat even if they eat less, and some will still be thin if they eat like pigs. When I was younger, I was a living proof of the latter.lightleggy

Obese people are a disease and we should just deport them, or put them in camps. That would solve all these first-world problems, would it not?

[spoiler] Sarcasm of course. I'm sure few people here know the stigma of being obese and trying but failing to do something about it for a long time. My wife was obese for years, trying almost everything: diet, exercise, counseling, nutritionists. Nothing worked for the longest time. But she found something and lost 100 pounds. She did get treated differently and negatively, though she was trying as hard as she could to change.

If the general public and perhaps the government could be a little more understand and helpful, many of you wouldn't have to b1tch and moan so much [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

They should also enforce a mandatory 36 minutes of exercise per day, punishable by further taxes if you dont.

CreasianDevaili

Earthquake...

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

They have a fat tax in japan and they have like 2% overweight people.

I think we should follow suit.

Laihendi

Confirmed fatboy

"The woman fell straight through the concrete into an area below that appeared to lead to the restaurants basement, witnesses added."

Actually, I think this was a plan of the woman's to get free food, but it didn't work out as she planned.

I see Bloomberg's fat taxes and junk food bans are working very well in NYC

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

They have a fat tax in japan and they have like 2% overweight people.

I think we should follow suit.

STAR_Admiral

[QUOTE="lightleggy"]

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]then they should eat less.

It's not hard.

LostProphetFLCL

Some people will still be fat even if they eat less, and some will still be thin if they eat like pigs. When I was younger, I was a living proof of the latter.

people are fat because they lack self control; they eat too much and exercise too little.

What you're saying is stupid.

I'm no fattie, but I know that people's bodies are different. I know people that eat 4000 calories a day consisting of mostly junk food, and they stay thin sitting on their asses all day. Then I know people who eat 2000 calories, work out 4 times a week, and are still a little heavy.

By and large, people who are actually obese do have a self-control problem. That's not always the case though.

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

They have a fat tax in japan and they have like 2% overweight people.

I think we should follow suit.

Cloud_Insurance

Confirmed fatboy

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[QUOTE="Laihendi"] People should not be punished for not conforming to the government's preferred body type. That would be a tyrannical violation of our rights. Also, this woman didn't fall through the sidewalk just because she was obese. The sidewalk clearly was not stable. I wouldn't want to walk on a sidewalk that can't even support a few hundred pounds.Laihendi

[QUOTE="Laihendi"][QUOTE="STAR_Admiral"] Taxes are not a tyrannical violation of rights. If you cost the country more money, you pay more. The obese result in greater health care expenditure. People who own homes or property must pay property taxes because the cost per capita to keep up roads, sidewalks, etc goes up.. People who drive must pay additional taxes on gas because of all the costly effects it has. There is nothing tyrannical about that.

Nuck81

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_ridicule

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority

I guess it's impressive that you managed all three of these in one sentence. However, I am still wondering if you are actually capable of refuting my statements.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="Laihendi"] Taxes based on BMI is tyrannical because of the implications it has on the lifestyles of those being taxed. If you don't eat healthy enough then the government taxes you. If you don't exercise enough then the government taxes you. I don't want the government controlling my diet and exercise habits. No one should have that degree of control over someone else. The fact that obese people are leeching others for their healthcare expenses is a compelling argument against socialization of healthcare. We need less government control, not more. Obese people should be free to choose their own diet and exercise habits, and they should bear the responsibility of the consequences their choices have on their lives. And the existing tax policy is institutionalized theft, so citing it as proof that a fat tax isn't tyrannical is meaningless.Laihendi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_ridicule

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority

I guess it's impressive that you managed all three of these in one sentence. However, I am still wondering if you are actually capable of refuting my statements.

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[QUOTE="Nuck81"] Honestly I hope you're like 12Nuck81

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_ridicule

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority

I guess it's impressive that you managed all three of these in one sentence. However, I am still wondering if you are actually capable of refuting my statements.