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Where Is Our Compassion ? **warning Graphic Video I just saw this on the news and couldn't believe it. Hit-and-run victim left in street without help - CNN.com The TEXT news story is in the link - Your don't have to see the video unless you CLICK ON IT ...its graphic & sad .............but what gets me is ALL THE PEOPLE that didn't try to help this poor man :(:( What is happening with people ? What were they afraid of ? Why didn't they at least help get him out of the street ? WHY DIDN'T THEY DO ANYTHING ? Some people just WALKED BY HIS BODY ! |
That makes my heart ache. I have never understood the fear or anxiety people have about helping other people. Seems like people get so caught up in their own lives they just forget to he humane. Very sad :( |
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I feel so bad for his family....now they have to see it played over and over on the news and watch those people do NOTHING :( |
I think it's the "Glad it wasn't ME" Syndrome......I could just see the thoughts of those people -...."poor guy - Glad that isn't ME layin in the street" wonder how they'd feel if THEY needed help and no one stepped up ? |
I can't believe that… My first instinct would be to GO to the man... geez, that's my first instinct when I see someone TRIP in the street, I always at least ask if they're okay. It's maddening to see all these people stand by and do nothing. :mad: |
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Thats HORRIBLE!!!! Absolutely HORRIBLE!!! I swear, I dont know about people anymore! :( :( |
I am shocked and yet...NOT shocked! I was in the bank a few weeks back here in AZ - at US Bank, where I bank - and I'll name the bank bc they should be ashamed of themselves. I was filling out a deposit slip - and out of the corner of my eye, I saw a woman - about 55-60 yrs fall down on the floor - and I rushed over to help her. Granted, I'm a nurse - so I suppose it's natural - but I think it'd be natural ANYWAY! Not a SINGLE bank employee came over to help at all - the entire time. I sat w/ her by myself until the ambulance came. I was livid. |
I am ashamed to say that this happened in my home state and hubby and I were sick to our stomachs when we saw this on our local news and then on the Today Show. I must have watched that video at least a dozen times and can't believe that noone, NOONE came forward to help him. If you watch the video you will notice that both cars that hit him turned right after the impact and that a van pulled over to the right side of the road for a moment or two and then just too off! If this wasn't bad enough ... all those people walking on the sidewalk and noone comes over to him to offer assistance. This is disgusting and it's just one more reason for me to want to leave this state forever!!! |
so sad......that poor man! |
I saw that video yesterday. Kinda makes you wonder what has happened to mankind. Have we dehumanized ourselves so much that we choose not to help those in need? Terrible! |
That was on the Today's Show this morning. How very sad. :( They interviewed this mans son and there were tears running down his face. :sad: I hope the police find the person who did this. |
Oh wow...I have no words. :( |
The world we live in is so sad and cruel sometimes. I am just in shock that this could happen. About a year ago i was driving back from getting Daisy's meds from a downtown pharmacy and was driving and seen a very elderly lady take a nasty fall off the curb into the gutter. I had my 6 yr old son (at the time) with me i immediatly pulled over and we ran to assist her. 2 colledge boys got there just before i did and they picked her up. She was banged up really bad it was a nasty fall i am pretty sure she broke her arm and she hurt her hip. This woman was covered in mud and she was also very disoriented she didn't know where she was or what was going on. We cleaned her up and got her a chair from a local business while we were waiting for the ambulance. But i tell you not 1 other person stopped to help us. I wanted to teach my son that if someone is in trouble you stop to help and i think it really hit him. he felt bad for the lady but he was very proud he helped her (he retrieved her purse and held it for her). I am ashamed of society and their carelessness anymore. Everyone is out for themselves and it is really sad:( |
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It is also called defused responsibility. If one person had gone to help and called to others for help it probably would have been different. When I teach CPR I always instruct my students to point their finger at an individual and say "You go call 911" and if there are more people "You go with him." I didn't know the poor man died. I had heard he was paralyzed from the neck down. This is so very sad. There were four cell phone calls that came in to 911 within a couple of minutes of the accident though. Someone TRIED to help. I hope they can digitally enhance the licence plates of the car that hit him and the ones that drove by. The ones that drove by should at least be told off. The hit and run needs to be punished. |
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