Hit & Run Victim Lays In Street While No One Helps
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In a disturbing video from the streets of Hartford, CT., a elderly 78 year man is gunned down by a hit and run driver who fled the scene. The video shows what appears are two vehicles that cross over on the wrong side of the street and gun down the elderly pedestrian. Cops are showing the video in the hopes of identifying the suspects in the case, while the victim is in the hospital paralyzed from the neck down.
It is unfortunate that incidents such as this do occur. But what is disturbing in this video is that none of the citizens seen on the street come to the mans aid. He is just left there in the street. Vehicles are seen traveling in the opposite direction and don’t even bother slowing down.
What the heck are we becoming when we have such a disregard for others? I think that this should not be just a local incident of shame and disgust, but we as Americans should be ashamed of this behavior.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
One Comment
Bill
June 6th, 2008
at 4:34pm
This is a bad comment on man as a whole. Please show compassion for your fellow human being. The man laying on the street was not some roadkill squirrel. People looked and stared. HELP HIM. Don’t stand there looking. Yes, it is a shock to the system. Yes, you are scared. Yes, there are diseases and blood and liability. So. Do no harm. Stop traffic. Call for help. We show such sympathy when we see storms and tornadoes on TV, but when it happens right next to us, do we just stand there?
I know that helpful, caring people are out there. We see it all the time.