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OFF THE RAILS tells the remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger’s syndrome whose overwhelming love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for impersonating New York City bus drivers and subway conductors and driving their routes.
As a boy in Queens, NY, Darius found sanctuary from school bullies in the subway. There he befriended transit workers who taught him to drive trains. By age 8, he memorized the entire subway system. At 15, he drove a packed train 8 stops by himself, making all the stops and announcements.
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>>1049654
Why is he being criminalized? He's doing the MTA's job for free.
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>>1049654
What's the movie at 27:57? I remember seeing it a long time ago.
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>>1049654
all of this could have been avoided if they told him to fucking sign up on the wait-list for the MTA when he was 18.
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>>1049700
>wait-list
i don't think they would let him on the waitlist because the incident when he was 15
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>>1049699
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_SIwjXiwFQ
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I watched most of documentary. Don't know what to say, but I think we can all relate to it a bit. Thankful that my place in the world isn't at odds with society and law enforcement, at least not much.
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>>1049654
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huh.. he doesn't seem like the kind of guy I thought he was. Seems like they missed an opportunity to obtain a dedicated employee who would be dedicated to the job and probably be happy with low pay. So long as he was driving his subway cars.
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>>1049700
Even if he contained his autistic urge, the psychiatrist would've found out about his mental health during psychological test anyway
>inb4 autism is not a disease
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Fuck America. The guy needed a PSYCHOLOGIST not a fucking JAIL CELL.
I feel like I could have easily been this guy if I didn't sign up to rail forums and download train simulator.
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>>1049711
I recall seeing this when I was little; I used to get a VHS tape about the Lionel FM Trainmaster at the library, and I think I saw it there.
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>>1049761
They probably look for stuff like schizophrenia, not autism. Train driver actually seems like the best case scenario for an autist, since all you do is sit in a tiny cabin.
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True story; Met the MTA Union Leader in the UK.
Why are you Americans so gigantic?
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>>1049709
>i don't think they would let him on the waitlist because the incident when he was 15
should have been sealed or expunged on his 18th bday
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>>1049966
Did he tell you that MTA workers are not allowed to strike?
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>>1049966
corn subsidies
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