Who doesn't stop to help?

[sharkythesharkdogg]

2 year old left for dead. (http://media.smh.com.au/news/world-news/chinese-outrage-at-hitandrun-inhumanity-2698184.html)

Newspaper article. (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/10/18/Girl%2Bhit%2Bby%2B2%2Bvans%2Bgets%2Ba%2Bbit%2Bbett er/)

Follow up article. (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/10/19/Prognosis%2Bfor%2Bgirl%2Bhit%2Bby%2Bvans%2Bappears %2Bbleak/)

I could rant and rant, but what would it really accomplish? I can't even describe how empty situations like this make me feel.

To me it's a clear reflection of a society that puts so little value in the life of a female infant compared to a male. "So this one died a little later than most. Big deal." Maybe a dash of nihilism or something too. Oi.

[nickt93]

Pretty jacked up

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Yep - saw this break while I was working. I have trouble expressing my disdain for this story.

[iscariot]

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/03/08/bystander-effect/

The Misconception: When someone is hurt, people rush to their aid.

The Truth: The more people who witness a person in distress, the less likely any one person will help.

ever heard of Kitty Genovese?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

There really wasn't much bystander effect going on this one. One person ran her over and there was not a crowd around her. This was followed by various individuals passing by on their own and not taking any action.

The reason most touted for this is that people were scared of getting involved for fear of any accusations of causing the harm or being blamed by the police.

Regardless, it's disgraceful. Utterly shameful.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I've heard something about that too. Something about the laws over there laying the blame for situations like this at the feet of good samaritans, or people who stop to help.

I don't know if it's truly how things can go down over there, but even if it is, it doesn't change how bad the situation i. Just twisted in a different way.

[epilonious]

The act of stopping to help someone is really rough. At least for me.

If it was a kid lying in blood in the middle of the street... probably not very hard. I would be like that lady and poke the kid with a foot and then do my best to drag her out of the pool of her own blood.

But if I come across a homeless man or college student who apparently puked on himself and passed out (and not necessarily in that order) I wouldn't want to touch him. For fear that he might wake up and scream at me or otherwise yell at me for bothering him. Or even the fear that I was being set up for some sort of spoof video.

Once I was at a con where someone was in the back of a room during a computer discussion and fell asleep, and several other folks in the room built a fort of chairs around him as a joke. He woke up and was a bit despondent... and I (who didn't participate in the joke) went and deconstructed the fort silently while noticing whoever fell asleep wouldn't look me in the eyes... and then left the room without looking back.

This morning I had to pass a Jeep that broke down in the right lane of Jonesboro road. I didn't even think to stop. Then again, the person next to the Jeep was waving me on which probably meant they had already called someone to help.

I'd wager the reason for people just sort of walking by the little girl is that they had something to do and didn't even think about stopping that much. They had their armor up as it were and probably didn't even realize what was going on. They might have even had the M*A*S*H reaction and their mind transposed the girl with a dog or a random pile of rubble.

But yeah... I don't plan on passing judgement on the people that walked/rode/drove by. I don't think they are bad or callous people. And they probably feel horrible about it now that they have a full understanding of what happened. I find more hope in the lady who did stop and help not really wanting money or fame and just promoting that "it's what I should have done".

[JEMERY]

My opinion is in an obvious situation where someone whom of no fault of their own is in distress I would honorably do my best to help. That being said I'm CPR certified and was a lifeguard for four years in which I had to perform several rescue breathing exercises over that span, and if you do mess up you can still be sued-probably win but doesn't stop people from trying.

If I see some idiot try and dodge a car on a dark street wearing black clothes and get hit, the world is better off without em.

And finally, a trip to the store like a trip across the state must be prepared for-proper car maintenance, spare tire, road hazard kit, an lastly a cell phone. I still have helped the "weaker" sex change a tire.

Fail to plan, plan to fail.

[theothersawyer]

Um I don't know how you do not stop to help a little baby that just got hit by a car! I mean all of those people walked right by and acted as if the baby wasn't even there.

I mean it is one thing if you drive by someone with a flat tire, out of gas, etc. but when someones life is on the line. Why would you not stop to help? That is low!