Man gets hit by hit and run driver - Page 2

Jon-Marc · 06-07-2008, 07:31 PM

I never cease to be amazed at how heartless and uncaring people have become.

BreathOfGod · 06-07-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Who am I

A lot of people think… “someone else will help”
A lot of people don’t want to help an injured person for fear of getting sued if they make the injuries worse. (it actually happens)

That is so true.

It is sad, but it is common in our society for people to not help. In Psychology it is called the Bystander Effect......

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Mellow · 06-08-2008, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NearertoGod

Unless this was a deliberate hit-and-run...

It looked like a hit a run. I mean the car was fast from the beginning, almost if they where trying to do something bad anyways. Also it's hard to tell if it was intentional or not. Thats how bad it looked.

Ausgirl · 06-08-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by NearertoGod

I don't think this person who hit the man was hating him. Many people have gotten hit by cars and they are hit-and-run incidents, and are kind of like freak accidents gone wrong. I do not understand why people do not stop these days when they hit people...? Whatever it is they need to make the streets and roads safer for people so we do not have to live in a state of fear of crossing our own roads!

Now for comic relief: The chicken has a good reason NOT to cross the road.

It may have been an accident, however two cars were on the wrong side of the road! That's not really an accident, that is really not using any care.

adonaicole · 06-08-2008, 03:11 PM

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I never cease to be amazed at how heartless and uncaring people have become.

This is sad, but we were warned ahead of time, "in the last days, peoples love will grow cold". This is sad and I see it all over, people who will not lift a finger to help another in need. Even if it is their job to help, they will try to pass the buck.

etnavibes · 06-08-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by adonaicole

This is sad, but we were warned ahead of time, "in the last days, peoples love will grow cold". This is sad and I see it all over, people who will not lift a finger to help another in need. Even if it is their job to help, they will try to pass the buck.

I know Hartford pretty well. And though this is sad, I'm not surprised at this. On the smaller scale, Hartford has been a decaying city- but there is a chance to minister to them and to help them, in other areas around the world too- through suffering there is mercy and redemption. On the larger scale it is very true that people all over have become indifferent to things that are happening. It is almost a desensitization of sorts. I find that what would usually make people angry or upset is instead making people go "meh". It is in this environment that the beast will come from nowhere.

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