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Bostian has been active on social media and train websites advocating for better train safety features and stricter limits on how long a train crew can remain on duty.<ref name=mail/>

Bostian has been active on social media and train websites advocating for better train safety features and stricter limits on how long a train crew can remain on duty.<ref name=mail/>

Bostian has been a [[homosexual]] activist in support of [[same-sex marriage]].  Bostian was quoted in 2012 as saying:<ref>http://themidtowngazette.com/2012/10/campaign-for-marriage-equality-continues-in-new-york/</ref>

Bostian has been a [[homosexual]] activist in support of [[same-sex "marriage"]].  Bostian was quoted in 2012 as saying:<ref>http://themidtowngazette.com/2012/10/campaign-for-marriage-equality-continues-in-new-york/</ref>

{{cquote|It’s kind of insulting to have to beg people for my right to marry. I feel like we shouldn’t even have to have this fight.}}  

{{cquote|It’s kind of insulting to have to beg people for my right to marry. I feel like we shouldn’t even have to have this fight.}}  

After the derailment, Bostian told investigators that he could not recall any of the facts surrounding the crash, although on the same day as the crash he did subsequently edit his Facebook profile to darken his image, and also spoke with a friend.  Bostian was an expert on trains, with one friend saying he was "obsessed" with them.<ref name="students">http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/high-school-friends-speak-about-bostian/20131/PM-0mEr8TkeTyRPJahLu9w</ref>

After the derailment, Bostian told investigators that he could not recall any of the facts surrounding the crash, although on the same day as the crash he did subsequently edit his Facebook profile to darken his image, and also spoke with a friend.  Bostian was an expert on trains, with one friend saying he was "obsessed" with them.<ref name="students">http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/high-school-friends-speak-about-bostian/20131/PM-0mEr8TkeTyRPJahLu9w</ref>

When Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter criticized Bostian, not by name, for the reckless speed, the media and the NTSB lashed back at ... Nutter.  The media then published stories from friends of Bostian who praised him.  The NTSB claimed that Bostian was "extremely cooperative" with the investigation, even though he said that he could not recall the circumstances of the crash.  Mayor Nutter dismissed the theory, raised by an unidentified person at the press conference, that an object such as a rock may have struck the train, causing the crash.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1505/13/cnr.06.html</ref>  On May 12, 2017, the Pennsylvania Attorney General charged Bostian with multiple serious crimes for the derailment.<ref>http://courts.phila.gov/news/pic/CR-1705129509/index.asp</ref>

When Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter criticized Bostian, not by name, for the reckless speed, the [[mainstream media]] and the NTSB lashed back at ... Nutter.  The media, [[liberal bias|motivated by politics and resorting to emotionalism]], then published stories from friends of Bostian who praised him.  The NTSB claimed that Bostian was "extremely cooperative" with the investigation, even though he claimed that he could not recall the circumstances of the crash.  Mayor Nutter dismissed the theory, raised by an unidentified person at the press conference, that an object such as a rock may have struck the train, causing the crash.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1505/13/cnr.06.html</ref>  On May 12, 2017, the Pennsylvania Attorney General charged Bostian with multiple serious crimes for the derailment.<ref>http://courts.phila.gov/news/pic/CR-1705129509/index.asp</ref>

== Prior public statements about trains ==

== Prior public statements about trains ==

Bostian had publicly criticized the train industry, including the government, for not installing technology on trains to prevent the same type of crash in which he participated.  When asked about the curious fact that Bostian had made such comments, the lead investigator for the NTSB showed no interest in their evidentiary value.

Bostian had publicly criticized the train industry, including the government, for not installing technology on trains to prevent the same type of crash in which he participated.  When asked about the curious fact that Bostian had made such comments, the lead investigator for the NTSB showed no interest in their evidentiary value.

Bostian retained an attorney quickly after the crash, and Bostian has not appeared in the media himself to explain the excessive speeding and his role in it.

Bostian retained an attorney quickly after the crash, and Bostian has not appeared in the media himself to explain the excessive speeding and his role in it.

== Media bias ==

== Liberal media bias ==

 

As of six days after the massive crash, the [[liberal]] ''Daily Beast'' ran a headline claiming "How Congress Caused the Amtrak Crash."<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/15/how-congress-caused-the-amtrak-crash.html</ref>

As of six days after the massive crash, the [[liberal]] ''Daily Beast'' ran a headline claiming "How Congress Caused the Amtrak Crash."<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/15/how-congress-caused-the-amtrak-crash.html</ref>

== Attorney for several victims ==

== Attorney for several victims ==

An attorney for several of the victims was more candid:<ref>http://6abc.com/news/sources-human-error-led-to-amtrak-train-derailment/729203/</ref>

An attorney for several of the victims was more candid:<ref>http://6abc.com/news/sources-human-error-led-to-amtrak-train-derailment/729203/</ref>

{{cquote|The conduct of the engineer is both unfathomable and unconscionable.}}

{{cquote|The conduct of the engineer is both unfathomable and unconscionable.}}

== Coherent after accident ==

== Coherent after accident ==

 

Although Bostian claimed to investigators that he could not recall key details, he was in fact coherent immediately after the accident and even called 911:<ref>http://www.fox29.com/news/local-news/48061516-story</ref>

Although Bostian told investigators that he could not recall key details, he was in fact coherent immediately after the accident and even called 911:<ref>http://www.fox29.com/news/local-news/48061516-story</ref>

{{cquote|“He was able to find and locate his phone  which had been bagged, he was able to exit the locomotive, he called 9-1-1 himself. He was able to give his phone to another passenger,” said [a plaintiff's attorney].

{{cquote|“He was able to find and locate his phone  which had been bagged, he was able to exit the locomotive, he called 9-1-1 himself. He was able to give his phone to another passenger,” said [a plaintiff's attorney].