{"id":20015,"date":"2024-01-20T02:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T09:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=20015"},"modified":"2024-01-21T03:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T10:15:19","slug":"reviewer-tv-carlsbad-train-suicide-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2024\/01\/20\/reviewer-tv-carlsbad-train-suicide-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEWER.TV Carlsbad Train Suicide Witness: &#8220;He did it on purpose.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[First-person Account]<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<h1>&#8220;What I saw is what I saw.&#8221;<\/h1>\n<h3>When what was not sought gets seen<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 15, 2023:<\/strong> Some poor soul checked out early this afternoon in Carlsbad by standing in front of a speeding Surfliner train, arms open in the Jesus Christ pose, facing his oncoming destiny. Frank gives REVIEWER.TV his eyewitness account.<\/p>\n<p>REVIEWER.TV had a follow-up interview scheduled with Cori Kat, the North County sober bartender guru lady, to talk about her mind-shaping techniques I guess you could call it. She&#8217;s the expert so I&#8217;ll let her tell you &#8212; in another post. <\/p>\n<p>Because there was a tragic event that interjected itself into the otherwise fantastic, gorgeous sunny January afternoon in Carlsbad Villiage, a man chose to end his life by standing in front of the speeding train. Cori and I did the interview afterward and she reflected on how a better mindset may have helped avoid this fate for the unfortunate man. <\/p>\n<p>After the interview with Cori, I spotted Frank, the eyewitness from the event, whom I&#8217;d met earlier in the day. He was riding his bicycle to work now after speaking to the police, and I got his story. Intense stuff.<br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GaHuLw60guc?si=19MHIwyIF_6E1quX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[First-person Account] &#8220;What I saw is what I saw.&#8221; When what was not sought gets seen January 15, 2023: Some poor soul checked out early this afternoon in Carlsbad by standing in front of a speeding Surfliner train, arms open in the Jesus Christ pose, facing his oncoming destiny. Frank gives REVIEWER.TV his eyewitness account. 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