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Yep, had cars nearly run my feet over and sound their horns at me to move when i was knelt giving cpr to an old lady who had been hit by a car. Not really that much different here.
This reminds me of a constant theme in J G Ballards autobiography. He grew up in wartime shanghai, a pretty brutal place. He was shocked by how cheap life appeared to be there, but learnt that his morality was effectively purchased, by way of his privileged position in society.
Also, as hora points out, similar things happen here. Either way, its a tragedy.
Then there are dying people who have had their wallet/pockets rifled. A case recently in the press where a young, promising member of society jumped off a multi story and a fella helped himself to her possessions and legged it. Again local to me, here in Manchester.
Without trying to course any argument, the M60 if your travelling past at 60mph and see another person, Laura Warmoth helping you may feel that the incident is being dealt with appropriately although I must say it does sound a bit worse than that.
In the Wang Yue case a van at walking pace murdered her and 18 people walked yes walked past!! Beggars belief although as I mentioned earlier the well publicised baby P case is equally gobsmacking!
It was on the slip road though.
We all see the way some drivers treat cyclists. I've given up cycling to work after two nasty close misses.
sorry hora but I've had a long day. what do you mean by racist? genuine question as i can't be arsed to go through all the posts.
cheers
A couple of years ago an old lady collapsed on the pavement; the guy a few yards in front of me stepped over her and carried on walking. That was in England.
Whilst that would never happen in the UK
yet in the UK people will walk past a woman screaming for help whilst being attacked and not get involved.
or that horrific case where someone drowned trying to save their dog in heavy seas and lots of people just stood around filming it on their phones. We in the UK are just as F__ked 😥
''or that horrific case where someone drowned trying to save their dog in heavy seas and lots of people just stood around filming it on their phones''.
Poor comparison there tazz, to assist the todler would not have put their life at risk, unlike jumping into a heavy sea to save someone from drowning.
Not the same at all.
Prety sick to film it though.
Can't view the video but I get the idea.
I'm just on my way home from 2 weeks in Africa; last week a customer insisted on showing me some pics on his phone that he took after Christians massacred several hundred Muslims in his town - completely unreported by the media as usual. I felt sick and handed the phone back after the third pic. Suffice to say that cannibalism is still practised in Africa with obvious gusto.
ditch_jockey - Member
There are undoubtedly people in this country who share a similar attitude, usually on the basis of 'health and safety' concerns, or fears about the 'compensation culture' - I worked with someone recently whose organisation has decided not to train them in First Aid, in order to avoid being exposed to litigation, despite there being no legal precedent for a First Aider ever having been successfully sued for offering assistance.
not going to watch the vid i have enough bad things in my head.
i have been the 1st and 2nd person on the scene to two motorbike accidents, both in west midlands and both times the passing drivers treated the scenes as a nuisance with no help and people almost driving over the injured parties etc.
in the company i work for a 1st aider was recently grilled for several hours over a couple of days by some horrible f*ing lawyers over the immediate 1st aid they supplied after a nasty accident(blood loss and comfort really). the company paid up before going to court. as a result people are now (unofficialy)advised not to apply for 1st aid training with this being used as a reason = whatever you do you will be attacked by nasty lawyers.
in summary, people are sh!t sometimes.
tazzymtb - Member
or that horrific case where someone drowned trying to save their dog in heavy seas and lots of people just stood around filming it on their phones. We in the UK are just as F__ked
no that is only slightly below you have been framed. (=sum)dumbass1 tries to save dog that will prob be ok + dumbass2 tries to save dumbass1 + dog = 2 dead dumbasses +1 wet dog +1 one £250 video. get a grip man.
jesu, there are some mentals on this forum.
first pag reads like a splash line from any redtop, oh dear.
i have experienced this type of disregard for human suffering when i found an old lady who had collapsed on the pavement, cutting her head in the process. Where and when did this happen? Royal Leamington spa, on the Parade(main st) and on a sat afternoon.
We dont know how we will react when these situations arise.
To be honest even if someone tried to take me for all my money for stopping to help a two year who had been run over, I still would help. Its the right thing to do.
This isn't a cultural thing, this is just people being selfish and down right disgusting. The same thing would happen in every major city in the world. Including the 'civilised' western ones.
[i]To be honest even if someone tried to take me for all my money for stopping to help a two year who had been run over, I still would help. Its the right thing to do.[/i]
I suppose the fact is that that is easier to say in a country with reasonable standards of law and legal recourse. Also, being sued in the UK does not mean your children will end up on the streets begging for food or becoming prostitutes (possibly with you pimping them) with no health provision or state assistance until they die prematurely.
The sad fact is that in many nations getting involved could put you in that scenario.
It is harder to understand in our secure western states.
What I find harder to understand is why anyone would actually want to watch the video.
Sick...neighbours daughter witnessed similar in Africa...truck hit a kid breaking his leg....then proceeded to engage reverse gear to finish him off...she dragged him out of the way, told they couldn't afford hospital treatment so it was common practice...happy ending was she paid for kids leg repair...makes you realise how lucky we are here