I was on the Manhattan-bound L train last Saturday morning when we stopped   
   abruptly about 6 am. We hadn't yet pulled out of Myrtle-Wyckoff (I boarded at   
   Halsey), and when the doors opened and we were told to get off, I saw a man   
   sprawled on the platform,    
   unable to stand.   
      
   Eventually the train was *backed out* of the station, the ailing(?) gent was   
   helped up and away, and the following train picked us up. This whole maneuver   
   took nearly half an hour, and I almost missed my bus to Boston. (As it turns   
   out, J service was    
   restricted that day, and it didn't seem any better a bet to try to get to Port   
   Authority that way.)   
      
   My question is: Does MTA protocol demand that a stopped train be taken out of   
   service (even though the reason was in no way mechanical)?   
      
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