‘Manchester Pusher’



The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?
 

Give this a watch. The coroners reckon there’s nothing suspicious though.

The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?
 
The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?
Dutchmen set their seatboxes up better and dont go fishing in out of the way places by themsens?
 
The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?

It has a similar death rate, higher most years I think.

The canals in Manchester also aren't as heavily populated as Amsterdam. You've got a very good chance of being spotted and helped out in Amsterdam, you've got virtually no chance of anyone seeing you fall in Manchester. I don't think they're particularly comparable.

Why would a serial killer choose pushing someone into a canal as his method of murder? It's a pretty shit choice, your death rate must be super low and it massively increases the chances of being caught.
 
The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?
Lad from Peterlee drowned there just last month. Sure there was another British lad recently as well.
 
The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?

The Dutch are better at risk management than we are. If they weren't they'd be underwater
 
I've lived in Manchester city centre. there was a canal out the back of my flats.
From what I can remember in the main there were no railings alongside it although you could probably get back out if you were pushed/fell in.

The canal runs through The Village and I can't recall anyone falling in it there recently.
Some of the ones where people have fallen in are off Oxford Road and behind large buildings. They're used as a cut through to Deansgate Locks etc.
It doesn't surprise me one bit that people have fallen in when pissed.
The solutions are these:
1. Close the towpaths over night
2. Put up barriers (not going to stop people going in IMHO)
3. Look after your friends FFS.

In terms of "Manchester Pusher" the only way I can see someone going in the canal and not being heard/seen is if they're
1) Pissed
2) Already unconscious - whack on the bonce and in you go. I've seen no evidence of this though.

Granted there's a case for cold water shock doing people in and I suspect there's a lot of that. But if you're sober, you should be able to get yourself to a position where you can get out - or get help to get you out.
 
Serious questions being raised surrounding this, over 80 deaths in 8 years but most evidence has been inconclusive.

Daily Mail I know-
'Manchester Pusher' strikes again as body found in canals | Daily Mail Online

What’s the general consensus here ? Personally I find it hard to believe, but looking at the Manchester Evening News website, locals are getting increasing worried.

"28 of the 85 deaths are unexplained".

So, 57 of the deaths have been explained, then? And they aren't the work of a "pusher"? So why include them in the numbers in the article?

Daily f***ing Mail, useless scaremongering xenophobic cancer-panic-inducing wankers who give journalism a bad name with their lie-filled rag that's fit for nothing except wiping your arse.

The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?

The water will be colder in Manchester.

I used to do rowing at school in the river Tyne. One day I capsized and although I managed to keep hold of my boat, I couldn't even feel any of my body that was below the waterline - it was instantly numb with the cold. I'm a pretty strong swimmer but if my boat hadn't have been there for me to grab hold of I would have drowned that day as my legs just wouldn't work and presumably if my arms had gone under too then I wouldn't have been able to use those either.
 
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The problem I have with these being accidents is that there are far more canals in Amsterdam and I’d hazard a guess that people there are far more baked than they are in Manchester, and the canals are incredibly easy to fall into (I did). So therefore the Dam should have a far higher canal death rate than Manchester. If it doesn’t, what else does that suggest?
:lol:
 
Can nobody swim? If someone pushed me in to a canal, even if drunk, I'd just swim to a ladder or get some attention from a passerby to help?
 
aren't most excavated canals in cities quite shallow too, barring the ship canal or a lock? iirc around 4ft deep. Seems odd people would struggle unless they're massively incapacitated through alcohol or something else, that they cannot get out.
 
aren't most excavated canals in cities quite shallow too, barring the ship canal or a lock? iirc around 4ft deep. Seems odd people would struggle unless they're massively incapacitated through alcohol or something else, that they cannot get out.

Most that go through the city centre are pretty deep IIRC. The one out the back of my flats were.

Rochdale Canal | Canal & River Trust

This one in fact. You can see where it comes from the ship canal, goes through the city and out towards Rochdale etc.
 

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