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Tomates wrote on 2010-04-27 02:46
Thats so sad. People are sick. This winter coming home from and appointment i had with my mom we turned in saw a car overturned in a ditch.
We got out to check if whoever was in there was alright. It was really scary though, we called out and didn't hear anyone, so we didn't know if someone was in there or not. Another guy pulled over and went into the ditch to make sure no one was in there. Luckily no one was. During the mean time my mom called 911. Even if someone already called we didn't know that so we called anyway. Apparently it was taken care of.
I guess it was my neighbour too. She must have been driving pretty fast given the road she was on (which was straight) and how durable the car is.
Here's a picture.
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The site was just overall scary. I've never seen anything like it up close.
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Moppy wrote on 2010-04-27 02:52
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I heard about this earlier... So horrible...
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-04-27 02:56
fun stuff
nobody would be laughing in a war on american soil
oh fuzz, the cat is getting pain references
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Magenera wrote on 2010-04-27 03:24
Why are we being surprise by this? This happens a lot and it is not like we are not the only nation in the world that does this. We judge people on their standing, being homeless is the same as being dirt in a majority of societies. I can say that we have done the same thing at one point or another, with out a second thought. Why cause they are in a lowest standing in our society so we don't really give a damn. This just proves how much we don't care. I'm not saying that what happen is a good thing, but what I am saying is, that we do the same thing when we see a homeless person begging for money to eat. Now tell me this, do we help or just ignore them and continue with our own lives? Because it is just the same as leaving someone out to die.
A quote from a book that I read some time ago, that for me describes what humans are,"Humans didn't become the most dominate species because we where the smartest, we became the dominate species cause we where the most murderous **kers on the planet". (Cell, Stephen king)
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-04-27 03:32
I'm not surprised, I'm just saying that it isn't right.
It is, however, something that each person can change for his or her own self.
We are being unkind when we refuse to give money to those to who for it, like homeless people as you said. We do this because we listen to that general perception that many homeless people are drug addicts or alcoholics.
I've bought burgers at McDonalds for homeless people who have stood outside asking for money. I rather give them food than money. And if they don't take the food, they're almost always up to no good.
But we can't do this everytime. We can't give to every one who needs, hence why there are poor people in the world.
However, in an extreme circumstance like seeing a man laying in his own pool of blood, you're not even gonna do anything?
Call it cowardice if you want. I see it as inhumane.
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Magenera wrote on 2010-04-27 03:54
Seeing someone laying in a pool of blood and not doing anything about it, is wrong. But we surely not going to ever change, considering that humans never change, only the time, and setting. There are probably more of this happening, and the reason why it is not reported, cause it is the norm and for that matter not news worthy, and this incident will like the others where someone was injure in a server manner, was ignore. And along with this incident, it will be forgotten, as another one will eventually pop up, and we will have another discussion about why no one bother to help. History repeats it self, over and over, and if this was a realistic scenario, how many of us would actually do the right thing?
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-04-27 03:56
You can change!
You can't change the world, but you can change yourself.
Next time an incident like this happens, maybe it won't take 25ish people to walk by for someone to take action. Had you been the first person to walk by and to actually do something about it, MAYBE, just MAYBE he could have been helped.
Heck, had you been the 2nd or 3rd person to walk by, it could have made a difference.
It shouldn't take 25 people to walk by for someone to actually do something finally.
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Athde wrote on 2010-04-27 04:28
They need one of those motivational speakers to be brodcasted on everything electronic in New York... Then maybe, just maybe, they won't be such... assholes.
P.S. Now Fidel Castro hates us even more :T_T:
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Chillax wrote on 2010-04-27 05:04
There are too many factors to simply say "shame on anyone who walks by and doesn't do anything". What if you had to go to the emergency room to see your dying family member?
I think the main reason people try not to get involved is because they are afraid of getting hurt, either by the people who hurt the victim, or by the victim him/herself, who might file a lawsuit. I believe in the goodness of human beings, but fear often overrides potential good deeds.
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-04-27 05:52
It's never an absolute, OH YOU SHOULD DO THIS OR THAT. Of course not.
However, there are way too many times where you are in a situation where you can do something and you don't do so. Fear plays a lot into it, yes.
But like I said, you don't have to even touch the injured individual if you're scared. Just pick up your damn phone and dial 911.
It's so simple that it's shameful to not do so.
There is no goodness in that.
When it comes to these situations, it's not the thought that counts.
Oh, I was gonna, but...
No, you should have.
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VitaminC wrote on 2010-04-27 06:08
What I was wondering is why the victim didn't call the police.
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Chillax wrote on 2010-04-27 06:29
Quote from VitaminC;20024:
What I was wondering is why the victim didn't call the police.
I believe the article said he was homeless. Can you imagine the pain from the stab wounds and the weakness from loss of blood and trying to find a phone to dial? He may have given up on himself as well. I'm not him, so I have no idea what went on other than what I read in the article.
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Falsetto wrote on 2010-04-27 07:03
It's very common psychology. People find it unusual, but it is the most normal thing since the beginning of time. Read.
Bystander Effect - What is the Bystander Effect
The Bystander Effect is one of the first things you learn in psychology classes.
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VitaminC wrote on 2010-04-27 07:08
Quote from Chillax;20033:
I believe the article said he was homeless. Can you imagine the pain from the stab wounds and the weakness from loss of blood and trying to find a phone to dial? He may have given up on himself as well. I'm not him, so I have no idea what went on other than what I read in the article.
Sorry. Clarificating. The Woman herself. She was no bystander.
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VitaminC wrote on 2010-04-27 07:11
Quote from Chillax;20033:
I believe the article said he was homeless. Can you imagine the pain from the stab wounds and the weakness from loss of blood and trying to find a phone to dial? He may have given up on himself as well. I'm not him, so I have no idea what went on other than what I read in the article.
Sorry. Clarificating. The Woman herself. She was no bystander.
Quote from Falsetto;20049:
It's very common psychology. People find it unusual, but it is the most normal thing since the beginning of time. Read.
Bystander Effect - What is the Bystander Effect
The Bystander Effect is one of the first things you learn in psychology classes.
So in order to be a better person. Its best not to follow what everyone else is doing.