My apology to you and TS for politicizing it unintentionally. Only realised after reading your feedback. Really no intention to do so. I was just puzzled why the boy held on to the handrail instead of letting go. Then I reflected on my own reactions to situations that I was not familiar with, for example, like holding on to a job that I was not happy with - simply because I felt safer. Finally I decided to let go but my friends held on. At the end, they were worst off because I was compensated for leaving voluntarily but they were forced to leave subsequently. The situation was kind of similar to that faced by the poor kid. The main difference is he has very short time to decided. I am sure his reaction will be totally different if he has experienced same situation before. Experience count.