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Hit and Run
Posted by:
Tia2
()
Date: June 05, 2008 03:22PM
Take a look at this video
What a statement regarding our society’s morals!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4zAh3-HEE
Would you stand idly by or would you offer some kind of assistance...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2008 03:23PM by Tia2.
What a statement regarding our society’s morals!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4zAh3-HEE
Would you stand idly by or would you offer some kind of assistance...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2008 03:23PM by Tia2.
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
WashingToneLocian
()
Date: June 05, 2008 03:30PM
Tia2 Wrote:
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> Take a look at this video
>
> What a statement regarding our society’s morals!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4zAh3-HEE
>
>
> Would you stand idly by or would you offer some
> kind of assistance...
That is pathetic! I don't know how anyone wouldn't be compelled to go out and help that guy, call 911, etc. People are such f-ing self-involved cowards.
FYI - Before people say "what's wrong with America?" I don't think that it is just Americans. I think it is worse in many other countries. You don't think the French or Chinese would let some guy lay there as well?
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> Take a look at this video
>
> What a statement regarding our society’s morals!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4zAh3-HEE
>
>
> Would you stand idly by or would you offer some
> kind of assistance...
That is pathetic! I don't know how anyone wouldn't be compelled to go out and help that guy, call 911, etc. People are such f-ing self-involved cowards.
FYI - Before people say "what's wrong with America?" I don't think that it is just Americans. I think it is worse in many other countries. You don't think the French or Chinese would let some guy lay there as well?
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
Lurker..
()
Date: June 05, 2008 03:44PM
Your fair game in France if your in the street.
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
Tia2
()
Date: June 05, 2008 03:49PM
You know, he is 78 and is now paralyzed! It's a shame that HUMAN BEINGS have become so self centered....really a shame!
Here is the full article:
HARTFORD, Conn. - Police released chilling surveillance video of a hit-and-run accident in hopes of catching the unidentified driver who ran down a 78-year-old pedestrian, paralyzing him, and to show the callousness of bystanders who did nothing to help.
The gripping one-minute video shows the violent May 30 accident and bystanders' apparent lack of sympathy. No one rushes to Angel Arce Torres' aid, and no one bothers to stop traffic as Torres lies motionless in the street.
In the video, released by police Wednesday, Torres walks in the two-way street at 5:45 p.m. after buying milk at a grocery. He is struck by a dark Honda that was chasing a tan Toyota. Both cars dart down a side street as Torres crumples to the pavement.
Several cars pass Torres as a few people stare from the sidewalk. Some approach Torres, but most stay put until a police cruiser responding to an unrelated call arrives on the scene.
Police suggested the video shows a city that has lost its moral compass.
"At the end of the day we've got to look at ourselves and understand that our moral values have now changed." Police Chief Daryl Roberts said. "We have no regard for each other."
Torres, who was paralyzed, remained in critical condition in Hartford Hospital.
His son, Angel Arce, begged the public for help.
"My father is fighting for his life," Arce said. "I would like the public right now to help us in identifying the car and the person that did this."
Robert Luna, who works at a nearby store, blamed witnesses for failing to help Torres. "It took too long to call police," he said Thursday. "Nobody did nothing."
Witness Bryant Hayre said he didn't feel comfortable helping Torres, who he said was bleeding and conscious.
"Whoever did this should be sent away for a long time," Hayre told The Hartford Courant. "It was as if he was a dog left in the street to die."
Here is the full article:
HARTFORD, Conn. - Police released chilling surveillance video of a hit-and-run accident in hopes of catching the unidentified driver who ran down a 78-year-old pedestrian, paralyzing him, and to show the callousness of bystanders who did nothing to help.
The gripping one-minute video shows the violent May 30 accident and bystanders' apparent lack of sympathy. No one rushes to Angel Arce Torres' aid, and no one bothers to stop traffic as Torres lies motionless in the street.
In the video, released by police Wednesday, Torres walks in the two-way street at 5:45 p.m. after buying milk at a grocery. He is struck by a dark Honda that was chasing a tan Toyota. Both cars dart down a side street as Torres crumples to the pavement.
Several cars pass Torres as a few people stare from the sidewalk. Some approach Torres, but most stay put until a police cruiser responding to an unrelated call arrives on the scene.
Police suggested the video shows a city that has lost its moral compass.
"At the end of the day we've got to look at ourselves and understand that our moral values have now changed." Police Chief Daryl Roberts said. "We have no regard for each other."
Torres, who was paralyzed, remained in critical condition in Hartford Hospital.
His son, Angel Arce, begged the public for help.
"My father is fighting for his life," Arce said. "I would like the public right now to help us in identifying the car and the person that did this."
Robert Luna, who works at a nearby store, blamed witnesses for failing to help Torres. "It took too long to call police," he said Thursday. "Nobody did nothing."
Witness Bryant Hayre said he didn't feel comfortable helping Torres, who he said was bleeding and conscious.
"Whoever did this should be sent away for a long time," Hayre told The Hartford Courant. "It was as if he was a dog left in the street to die."
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: June 05, 2008 05:30PM
it reminds me of how pedestrains act in the GTA3 games when someone gets hit by a car or killed.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
mariokart
()
Date: June 05, 2008 05:55PM
they do that in gta iv too haha
But seriously I read about it earlier today, it was quite sad. This is also like the 5th hit and run fatal case to be reported on cnn in the last few days. I know they are not rare, but you normally don't hear about fatal accidents that happen everyday around the country on the national news unless they are huge.
Here is one, and there is video. The fucking driver just drove away after hitting the kid.
http://cbs2.com/local/Jesus.Sanchez.Hit.2.740051.html
Another where the driver left the scene too.
http://www.wfsb.com/news/16509450/detail.html
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2008 05:55PM by mariokart.
But seriously I read about it earlier today, it was quite sad. This is also like the 5th hit and run fatal case to be reported on cnn in the last few days. I know they are not rare, but you normally don't hear about fatal accidents that happen everyday around the country on the national news unless they are huge.
Here is one, and there is video. The fucking driver just drove away after hitting the kid.
http://cbs2.com/local/Jesus.Sanchez.Hit.2.740051.html
Another where the driver left the scene too.
http://www.wfsb.com/news/16509450/detail.html
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/2008 05:55PM by mariokart.
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
WashingToneLocian
()
Date: June 05, 2008 07:08PM
mariokart Wrote:
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> Here is one, and there is video. The fucking
> driver just drove away after hitting the kid.
>
> http://cbs2.com/local/Jesus.Sanchez.Hit.2.740051.h
> tml
>
>
The driver is an asshole, but what is up with the parents having a 9-year-old out after midnight and not keeping an eye on him as they cross the road. Did you see that? The parents just walk away and don't bother looking back. The kid darted out and got nailed. The dumbass driver should have stopped because it wasn't his/her fault.
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>
> Here is one, and there is video. The fucking
> driver just drove away after hitting the kid.
>
> http://cbs2.com/local/Jesus.Sanchez.Hit.2.740051.h
> tml
>
>
The driver is an asshole, but what is up with the parents having a 9-year-old out after midnight and not keeping an eye on him as they cross the road. Did you see that? The parents just walk away and don't bother looking back. The kid darted out and got nailed. The dumbass driver should have stopped because it wasn't his/her fault.
Re: Hit and Run
Posted by:
mariokart
()
Date: June 05, 2008 08:13PM
WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> mariokart Wrote:
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> -----
>
> >
> > Here is one, and there is video. The fucking
> > driver just drove away after hitting the kid.
> >
> >
> http://cbs2.com/local/Jesus.Sanchez.Hit.2.740051.h
>
> > tml
> >
> >
>
> The driver is an asshole, but what is up with the
> parents having a 9-year-old out after midnight and
> not keeping an eye on him as they cross the road.
> Did you see that? The parents just walk away and
> don't bother looking back. The kid darted out and
> got nailed. The dumbass driver should have stopped
> because it wasn't his/her fault.
Yeah, it was kind of weird seeing him behind them. You would think parents would make sure their kids are at least next to them and holding hands, even at age 9. I don't think the driver would have been charged, espcially with the camera capturing the whole thing but now he's fucked wherever he is.
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> mariokart Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> >
> > Here is one, and there is video. The fucking
> > driver just drove away after hitting the kid.
> >
> >
> http://cbs2.com/local/Jesus.Sanchez.Hit.2.740051.h
>
> > tml
> >
> >
>
> The driver is an asshole, but what is up with the
> parents having a 9-year-old out after midnight and
> not keeping an eye on him as they cross the road.
> Did you see that? The parents just walk away and
> don't bother looking back. The kid darted out and
> got nailed. The dumbass driver should have stopped
> because it wasn't his/her fault.
Yeah, it was kind of weird seeing him behind them. You would think parents would make sure their kids are at least next to them and holding hands, even at age 9. I don't think the driver would have been charged, espcially with the camera capturing the whole thing but now he's fucked wherever he is.