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Little Chinese girl run over by van, pedestrians do nothing to help

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1) Where were her parents?
2) Why is a kid in such a busy and dangerous place? I understand if they can't afford a babysitter/child care/whatever, but I would at least try to take some steps to keep the kid somewhere safe.
3) What a bunch of apathetic people.
 
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Lot's of posts referring to fear of being sued, what kind of court could see that and not grant any passer-by immunity from prosecution is un-fucking believable. We have "Good Samaritan" here that prevents this and why any civilized country with a viable justice system would not enact the same principle is mind-boggling..
 
Broheim said:
this wouldn't happen here in Denmark, first off because I doubt you could even find 10 people so indifferent about a little girl, but most importantly because you are forced by law to help out a victim the best you can. you also can't be sued afterwards.
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You are referring to the good samaritan law, citizens have responsibilities for each other and in cases of accidents passerby's have to summon help.
I think in US states which have no such provision, a person can much a hamburger 2 inches from an accident victim oozing from numerous puncture wounds without lifting a finger and watch the person slowly expire without facing any charges.

bbhaag said:
Why was a child left alone to walk out into the street? Shouldn't the blame fall on the parents, not the bystanders?
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Maybe the parents were one of the millions of displaced rural farmers who are forced to seek work in cities because of lopsided development policies, the hukou system which is in effect a 2 tier citizenship policy. Maybe the bedrock wages in the global race to the bottom is insufficient to afford one fulltime stay-home parent or daycare or nursery school which also functions in rich countries as a daycare.

Developing countries have gone headlong into liberalizing their economies and creating alot of social problems while their rising middle class and elites have totally bought into the free market system and blame every social ill on the individual.
 
She lived? That's impressive.

Litigation makes people do crazy things. For example if someone breaks into your house and you shoot them they can sue you. So you better kill them.
 
NUSNA_Moebius said:
D: x ∞

1) Where were her parents?
2) Why is a kid in such a busy and dangerous place? I understand if they can't afford a babysitter/child care/whatever, but I would at least try to take some steps to keep the kid somewhere safe.
3) What a bunch of apathetic people.
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Read the thread.
 
"Many people in China are hesitant to help people who appear to be in distress for fear that they will be blamed," Reuters' Martina wrote in his report. "High-profile law suits have ended with good Samaritans ordered to pay hefty fines to individuals they sought to help."
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This is it pretty much.

I would call the police and stop traffic as best as possible. Hell, I would even chase down the drivers.

But, there is no way in hell I am placing a single hand nor finger on anyone who is hurt.
 
randomrogue said:
She lived? That's impressive.

Litigation makes people do crazy things. For example if someone breaks into your house and you shoot them they can sue you. So you better kill them.
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If you have a hazard that leads to them to getting hurt - like a rusty bear trap under a open window which said window overlooks your open vault of gold bars - you deserve to get sued.
 
You guys need to read. Location of the mother, and why helping in china is dangerous.

Some asshat judge passed a 'common sense' clause stating for someone to have gone out of there way must mean they were responsible in some way.

More than likely the judge was paid well for this.
 
HamburgerBoy said:
Hit and runs do, yes, but show me a story where several people walk nonchalantly past a dying toddler.
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Happened to my sis' brother. He was riding a bike and he got ran over. He laid in the middle of the street while everyone just drove by. He ended up walking home all bloody for about a mile. He had several broken bones and was rushed to the hospital when he finally got home. This was in FL.

So yeah, just because you never read it does not mean it does not happen.
 
I almost got hit by some stubborn jack ass while I was crossing the street the other day. He purposely changed lanes AND sped up to hit me. I felt his mirror knick the back of my coat...

Couldn't believe it.
 
that is the worst video i might have ever seen. that wouldnt happen in most of america. as soon as she got hit the first time the whole city block would have stopped cold and helped.
 
Fuck, I now wish I didn't watch that. I literally got chills up my back watching that.
As a father of a 2 yr old toddler, I can't understand how people could do nothing and carry on, business as usual. At least someone pulled her off to the side. I can't get the image of her arm flailing around out of my head. 🙁
 
ShawnD1 said:
Even if I had hardcore first aid training, I probably wouldn't help random people. I'm not going to risk making my family homeless and poor as the result of some bullshit lawsuit.
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Honestly, you have to be incredibly ignorant if you believe helping someone would get you sued. (At least in the United States).

http://www.heartsafeam.com/pages/faq_good_samaritan

Every state has a Good Samaritan law or act to protect individuals that aid a victim during a medical emergency. Please review your state's Good Samaritan Law or Act below.
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Don't forget this "bystander effect" happened in the US too:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/passers_by_let_good_sam_die_5SGkf5XDP5ooudVuEd8fbI
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/dying-homeless-man-stopped-mugging-sidewalk/story?id=10471047


BUTCH1 said:
Lot's of posts referring to fear of being sued, what kind of court could see that and not grant any passer-by immunity from prosecution is un-fucking believable. We have "Good Samaritan" here that prevents this and why any civilized country with a viable justice system would not enact the same principle is mind-boggling..
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Here is an article about a good samaritan being sued in China:
http://www.danwei.org/law/common_sense_decency_and_crowd.php
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2011-01/05/content_11794724.htm

And in the US:
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6498405&page=1
 
Why the fusk did they not arrest the fucikng mother? Where the hell was she? Who the fuck leaves a 2 year old alone?
 
I can't believe you guys can judge a country or their way of life because of a video. You can't pass judgement unless you live in that country. It might be a normal thing for them.
 
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