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Is this what society is coming to?
This is really disturbing.
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10-17-2011, 11:12 PM | #2 |
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Re: Is this what society is coming to?
Disturbing. But then, in somewhere like China the overcrowding and population are such an issue that spectacles like this are not as uncommon as you'd think. Usually it's an adult passed out on the street - injured or not by the slums. Many pedestrians see blood and get scared or are afraid they might catch something. Not making excuses, but it is what it is. I haven't seen the video that the article discusses (can barely look at the stills without cringing) so I don't know how many saw it happen and walked away immediately. India is another place that is frickin horrific for stuff like this. People are treated like bugs in some places.
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10-18-2011, 10:25 AM | #3 |
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The news story said 18 people walked by, but the video doesn't show that many; however, it does show at least 5--most of whom walked around the child lying in the street. This is only the latest Kitty Genovese-type story which happen more often than people think.
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10-18-2011, 08:32 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Is this what society is coming to?
Well, here are the excuses from those who walked around her - they claim they "didn't see her".
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10-18-2011, 09:33 PM | #5 |
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I can't watch the vid so I will take your word for it. I am glad the government gave the lady money, but it says little about a people when they need a cash incentive to aid a toddler in such a situation.
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10-19-2011, 11:28 AM | #6 |
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Re: Is this what society is coming to?
Kitty Genovese, like I said. They all saw; they simply didn't want to get involved for whatever reason. I have no idea what the "Good Samaritan" laws might or might not be in China. Here in the United States we are required to stop and render aid, especially if trained in first aid like my wife is or if we are involved in the accident. Trying to help absolves you of liability in most circumstances.
Seriously, though, with all we see in the news regularly are we really shocked or surprised by this?
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10-19-2011, 01:26 PM | #7 |
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Maybe because the 18 people scared of being sued by the little girl's parent for knocking down their child?
http://www.whatsontianjin.com/news-1...ide-court.html However, where is the little girl's parent or guardian? Why are they letting a little girl cross the road? Or in my place, if you stop to help, you'll be beaten up by the person's family members and relatives and distant relatives and so on and so forth. Because it's clearly you are the one who knock down that person... Strange ain't it? |
10-25-2011, 10:52 PM | #8 |
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Re: Is this what society is coming to?
An old boss from a previous job once told me about a similar experience he had witnessed, whilst on a business trip to China.
I'm not sure where exactly in the country they were, but they witnessed a young chap get thrown off his bike during a traffic accident on a busy street, within moments a crowd had congregated around the poor chap, but not to help him, oh no. They were to busy fighting with each other over who would get to take home the guys bike! Its sad, but it seems we live in such different worlds. Last edited by Daniel; 10-25-2011 at 11:08 PM. |
10-26-2011, 07:30 PM | #9 |
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I saw this online last week, and was very sad to hear the little girl died. It is awful that people didn't just hit her and kept going, but passersby just ignored her lying there.
And it is not just China. I will never forget about 10 years ago, in my area here in America, where I was walking in a subway long entrance and this older woman just collapsed about 20 feet in front of me. There were many people ahead of me who just looked, and walked on by, ignoring her. I ended up running to the info booth and telling them there was a woman down and they called the paramedics. After that I went back and luckily some other man was there, kneeling down next to her. He took off his jacket and made a pillow for her, she was still semi-concious. I told him the paramedics were on the way. Eventually they came and hopefully she ended up OK. But I will never forget how so many just glanced at her and kept going on their own way. Sad... |
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