What in the hell
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What in the hell
I came across this article. 2 year old gets hit by truck and run over. People walking by clearly see her but don't do anything. Another car comes by and runs her over. 7 minutes later someone finally does something. I was so enraged I just had to share. Every one of those passers-by deserve to die... well maybe no that harsh. But sh!t. seriously?!!?
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I saw this video. It is very viral.
Sad as is, I wonder what was going on the minds of the passerbys. I'm wondering if they were even really thinking when they saw the little girl. Are there sociological or psychological explanations to this?
Regardless, I am very sad about this story. I can only hope this video will waken others who might experience a similar situation.
Condolences to the family.
Sad as is, I wonder what was going on the minds of the passerbys. I'm wondering if they were even really thinking when they saw the little girl. Are there sociological or psychological explanations to this?
Regardless, I am very sad about this story. I can only hope this video will waken others who might experience a similar situation.
Condolences to the family.
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The psychological explanation is that everyone thought someone else would help - its called the bystander effect. Most famous case is the New York woman that cried for help for hours after being stabbed and got none, which prompted study of the phenomenon.
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No value for human life? 
That's the sick part, seriously this guy should be hung in the streets...along with the child's parents. This is clear and complete negligence.
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The driver pauses briefly, but then continues to drive forward, running over her with the back wheel.
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This guy = Full of Wins!! LMAO
From the article...
Reporter(R): Are you the one who ran over Yueyue?
Accident driver (A): I didn’t want that happen either. I’m just a driver.
R: Why did you call her father?
A: When the accident happened, I was on the phone.
R: Why didn’t you stop after running into something? Did you know you had hit somebody?
A: I knew I’ve run into a person. I was scared. If you hit somebody, you would ran away too.
R: Don’t you have any conscience? Why didn’t you save her?
A: I was too scared. I am just a driver.
R: How many years have you been driving? Don’t you know hit-and-run is a very severe crime?
A: I’ve been driving for 2 years. Who never makes a mistake? As you can see, that kid walked and looked around. If she walked more carefully, how would I run into her?
R: Was there any heavy goods on the truck?
A: Yes, that’s why I stepped on the gas.
R: Now how do you like to deal with this accident?
A: I want to offer them some money. But I don’t want to show up.
…
Later reporter called the accident driver again:
R: Do you want to turn yourself in now?
A: No. I’ve asked my friend to send my wife and kids over here from Guangxi. I’ll find a job in the construction site where no one knows me.
R: You want to hide yourself for the rest of your life?
A: I’m scared. I didn’t mean to (run over the girl.) Everybody makes mistake. I have a wife and a 14 year-old kid. Without me, they can’t survive.
R: One should be responsible for his own fault. You have kid too, don’t you know how Yueyue’s parent feel?
A: so what?
…
R: How is your feeling now?
A: sad..haha
R :At this point, you still laugh?
A: It’s a bitter smile. You have no idea how much pressure I’m under now. One word-’scared’. I would hide until I couldn’t anymore. I know sometime it take more than a few decades to catch a murder. I’m over 30 year-old now. In 30 years, I might have died. This whole thing would have been forgotten. I know how to deal with the cops. I would shy away from the big cities, just stay in the suburbs and don’t make big money.
R: Seeing your kid, wouldn’t that remind you of the little girl you ran over?
A: Why should I? She wasn’t even my kid.
…
R : How would you like to compensate the losses of Yueyue’s family?
A: I also have losses myself. I didn’t get my salary. I told my boss there was some emergency in my family and just quit the job.
On 17th, The first accident driver was arrested too.
From the article...
Reporter(R): Are you the one who ran over Yueyue?
Accident driver (A): I didn’t want that happen either. I’m just a driver.
R: Why did you call her father?
A: When the accident happened, I was on the phone.
R: Why didn’t you stop after running into something? Did you know you had hit somebody?
A: I knew I’ve run into a person. I was scared. If you hit somebody, you would ran away too.
R: Don’t you have any conscience? Why didn’t you save her?
A: I was too scared. I am just a driver.
R: How many years have you been driving? Don’t you know hit-and-run is a very severe crime?
A: I’ve been driving for 2 years. Who never makes a mistake? As you can see, that kid walked and looked around. If she walked more carefully, how would I run into her?
R: Was there any heavy goods on the truck?
A: Yes, that’s why I stepped on the gas.
R: Now how do you like to deal with this accident?
A: I want to offer them some money. But I don’t want to show up.
…
Later reporter called the accident driver again:
R: Do you want to turn yourself in now?
A: No. I’ve asked my friend to send my wife and kids over here from Guangxi. I’ll find a job in the construction site where no one knows me.
R: You want to hide yourself for the rest of your life?
A: I’m scared. I didn’t mean to (run over the girl.) Everybody makes mistake. I have a wife and a 14 year-old kid. Without me, they can’t survive.
R: One should be responsible for his own fault. You have kid too, don’t you know how Yueyue’s parent feel?
A: so what?
…
R: How is your feeling now?
A: sad..haha
R :At this point, you still laugh?
A: It’s a bitter smile. You have no idea how much pressure I’m under now. One word-’scared’. I would hide until I couldn’t anymore. I know sometime it take more than a few decades to catch a murder. I’m over 30 year-old now. In 30 years, I might have died. This whole thing would have been forgotten. I know how to deal with the cops. I would shy away from the big cities, just stay in the suburbs and don’t make big money.
R: Seeing your kid, wouldn’t that remind you of the little girl you ran over?
A: Why should I? She wasn’t even my kid.
…
R : How would you like to compensate the losses of Yueyue’s family?
A: I also have losses myself. I didn’t get my salary. I told my boss there was some emergency in my family and just quit the job.
On 17th, The first accident driver was arrested too.
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Agreed. I read about the NY case in one of Malcom Gladwell's book. People looking out the window literally witnessing the woman being stabbed and none even troubled themselves to call the police because they assume someone else would do it.
Another explanation may be that, in a society with so many scams that prey on people's sympathy in every corner, people become apathetic and assume it's just another scam.
