Twitter outcry as driver takes pic of dying hit-and-run victim then posts snap online instead of pho - Polidicks

I thought he just hit an animal or something,but a taking a picture of a dying [B]human being[/B] without even helping is utterly fucked up.

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;37020558]Fucking kids these days.[/QUOTE] Stop with this shit, seriously, I'm about his age and I'm not a knuckle draggin retard like him and the same goes for almost everyone else I know, so no, not kids these days ya old codger.

[QUOTE=Clementine;37016292]Not really, actually, not at all. The general reasons why people are called stupid or whatever, is because of their ignorance, not their actual lack of mental ability. People are generally quite smart, but are guided in such a way that makes them ignorant to things that others find generally easy, and thus they give the impression of being an idiot...when all it is is that they don't know stuff, which can't really be blamed on them. But uh, maybe this guy isn't average intelligence and is just plain stupid, a sadistic asshole, or just plain made an honest mistake (I doubt this one).[/QUOTE] Some people are just stupid. It's not an insult to them, it's a fact. Not everyone has been raised in conditions to make logical and rational thinking the best path, or have even had that presented as a path in any way. Not everyone who has that path will choose it, some people don't want to think. Some people are just stupid. It's unfortunate.

Stories like this are why I stopped giving a damn about anyone not in my friend/family circle. It happens way too much.

[QUOTE=Xanthias;37016350]a perfect example of why i fucking hate humanity[/QUOTE] so edgy the world is bad and im perfect humanity? more like hubadity!! [editline]e[/editline] wow a dumb rating a perfect example of why i fucking hate humanity!!

I work at a day camp, and that's a great showcase of all these idiotic kids. All they care about is their image. I can imagine a lot of them doing this kind of thing in 5 years.

look at the picture before anyone else posts you can't even tell the man is injured, it literally looks like a drunk guy or homeless guy sleeping in the street also where's the hate for the person who hit him

[QUOTE=JerryK;37028354]look at the picture before anyone else posts you can't even tell the man is injured, it literally looks like a drunk guy or homeless guy sleeping in the street also where's the hate for the person who hit him[/QUOTE] It still would have been considerate to call it in. If I saw a guy drunk in the road then at least I'd call the authorities and try to get him off of the road. That's the only dickish thing this guy didn't do. From the pictures the guy definitely just looks like he's sleeping in the road.

[QUOTE=Xanthias;37016350]a perfect example of why i fucking hate humanity[/QUOTE] normally facepunch agrees with these types of posts oh nevermind, this thread isn't about the death penalty or a cat

i bet this is how most of that stuff on snuff sites gets posted

[QUOTE=AnalAnnihilator;37028416]It still would have been considerate to call it in. If I saw a guy drunk in the road then at least I'd call the authorities and try to get him off of the road. That's the only dickish thing this guy didn't do. From the pictures the guy definitely just looks like he's sleeping in the road.[/QUOTE] Again, he's in the bus lane, generally regular cars don't go into the bus lane, so...its not like he was liable to get run over, at least not unless someone feels like going into the bus lane for some reason.

[QUOTE=Clementine;37028585]Again, he's in the bus lane, generally regular cars don't go into the bus lane, so...its not like he was liable to get run over, at least not unless someone feels like going into the bus lane for some reason.[/QUOTE] That seems beside the point. Bus lane or not, he's still lying in the middle of the road. At the very least, move him to the curb or something.

[QUOTE=Kabstrac;37028411]I feel bad for you [IMG]http://c0014409.r32.cf1.rackcdn.com/x2_da8be75[/IMG] here's the photo, it was only linked before[/QUOTE] I thought the picture was taken during the sunlight. It's hard to see if he's hurt.

Get the minigun. We need to save the gene pool. I thought people were educated in schools to dial 911 (or the equivalent in other countries) whenever someone's life was at risk, were they?

Is what he did actually illegal? It's immoral but I don't see what he can be charged with.

Unless you normally see people laying in the street, how can you drive by a guy like that and not call 911 or 999 or 666 or whatever the hell the emergency number in your area is?

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;37029299] I thought people were educated in schools to dial 911 (or the equivalent in other countries) whenever someone's life was at risk, were they?[/QUOTE] It has nothing to do with education and everything to do with people just not wanting to help for whatever reason. Doesn't matter why. Some don't help because they assume someone else already has, some don't because they don't want to get sued, some don't because they just don't give a damn. [editline]1st August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Kabstrac;37028411]I feel bad for you [/QUOTE] Don't. I stopped caring because society, on average, stopped caring. I stopped caring because people are far more likely to just carry on as if nothing's abnormal than they are to help, and that if I do try to help I'm more likely to end up in fucking court than I am to get a thank you. Not only that, but I'm medically useless anyway, all I have the skill to do is call for an ambulance. If that changes I'll likely start caring again. There's no reason to feel bad for me. Society is what needs the pity.

It really depends on the people. I was getting a mc chicken at mcdonalds today. went to pull out of mcdonalds and a truck hit a car in the road. it was a pretty bad wreck too. popped out my phone and dialed 911 and checked on the people in the back of the wrecked car. they were ok. about five other people jumped out of their cars and went over to help them as well. i stuck around until emergency response arrived. Anyways, not caring about people you don't know like TestECull is horrible.

Guys, I may have read the article wrong, but if it was me driving down a road at 1:50am, I wouldn't be too keen on pulling over my car to help a guy lying down in the road. Don't get me wrong, I help people, but not if it's at night whilst I'm driving down an English country road. What this guy did was a shitty thing, I mean he pulled over to take a picture, then drove off. That's just plain wrong. But I can't help but feel a bit shit when you're all shooting this guy down for not helping. Should I feel bad if I wouldn't have helped myself? I don't know, just with me I'd have put it down to some guy being a drunk. It's one thing to help someone in broad daylight, in a public place, but to help someone at night, in the middle of the road? I don't know, I wouldn't have done it. I may have called police or something along those lines, but I wouldn't have personally helped.

Jackasses like these ALWAYS get more publicity than someone who feeds the homeless, or firefighter dashing into a burning building to save someone. Honestly, fuck the media. Doesn't make this guy any less of a dick though.

[QUOTE=TestECull;37030337]It has nothing to do with education and everything to do with people just not wanting to help for whatever reason. Doesn't matter why. Some don't help because they assume someone else already has, some don't because they don't want to get sued, some don't because they just don't give a damn. [editline]1st August 2012[/editline] Don't. I stopped caring because society, on average, stopped caring. I stopped caring because people are far more likely to just carry on as if nothing's abnormal than they are to help, and that if I do try to help I'm more likely to end up in fucking court than I am to get a thank you. Not only that, but I'm medically useless anyway, all I have the skill to do is call for an ambulance. If that changes I'll likely start caring again. There's no reason to feel bad for me. Society is what needs the pity.[/QUOTE] One day I hope to be as cool, edgy, and cynical as you.

[QUOTE=loopoo;37031563]Guys, I may have read the article wrong, but if it was me driving down a road at 1:50am, I wouldn't be too keen on pulling over my car to help a guy lying down in the road. Don't get me wrong, I help people, but not if it's at night whilst I'm driving down an English country road. What this guy did was a shitty thing, I mean he pulled over to take a picture, then drove off. That's just plain wrong. But I can't help but feel a bit shit when you're all shooting this guy down for not helping. Should I feel bad if I wouldn't have helped myself? I don't know, just with me I'd have put it down to some guy being a drunk. It's one thing to help someone in broad daylight, in a public place, but to help someone at night, in the middle of the road? I don't know, I wouldn't have done it. I may have called police or something along those lines, but I wouldn't have personally helped.[/QUOTE] I don't think anyone here would be even nearly as pissed off the the guy if he hadn't stopped and laughed at the guy, but had just driven off. It also doesn't help that he in fact, didn't call the police, like you would have, even after several people told him to on Twitter.

[QUOTE=LarparNar;37032110]I don't think anyone here would be even nearly as pissed off the the guy if he hadn't stopped and laughed at the guy, but had just driven off. It also doesn't help that he in fact, didn't call the police, like you would have, even after several people told him to on Twitter.[/QUOTE] Judging from the photo, I honestly would have driven on by, judging it was just another drunk guy. This thread makes me feel terrible.

[QUOTE=AnalAnnihilator;37030983]It really depends on the people. I was getting a mc chicken at mcdonalds today. went to pull out of mcdonalds and a truck hit a car in the road. it was a pretty bad wreck too. popped out my phone and dialed 911 and checked on the people in the back of the wrecked car. they were ok. about five other people jumped out of their cars and went over to help them as well. i stuck around until emergency response arrived.[/quote] Moments like that are why I have a dash cam. Provides evidence to the police at the time, and yes I'd phone for help and possibly extinguish any fires I can if they're present, and makes great youtube footage after the fact. [quote]Anyways, not caring about people you don't know like TestECull is horrible.[/QUOTE] How about instead of just saying not caring is horrible you address why people like me don't care. Hrm? How about addressing the fact that you're as likely to get sued as thanked if you help, that the average joe walknig down the sidewalk will actively ignore you more often than they help. I stopped caring because the incidence of "Walk on by" became more common than the incidence of "Stop and help." If they don't care about me there's no reason for me to care about them. [QUOTE=Falubii;37031748]One day I hope to be as cool, edgy, and cynical as you.[/QUOTE] That's not hard, seeing as I'm not cool, edge or cynical, nor am I trying to be any of the three. I just don't care anymore. If it helps you sleep at night feel free to continue thinking that way, but you're quite wrong either way. [QUOTE=Kabstrac;37030938]citation needed lmao.[/quote] Find a window and look out of it. There's your citation.[quote]What do you mean "medically useless"? As in, you aren't a doctor/nurse?[/quote] As in I'm medically useless. I know to apply pressure to a cut and call for an ambulance. That's about it. Well that and not to move someone that just got smashed by a car, in case they have a broken spine/neck. For the record, if I'd been the guy in the article I would have called him in. I may not have stayed on scene, but I would have called it in.

[QUOTE=TestECull;37033247]Moments like that are why I have a dash cam. Provides evidence to the police at the time, and yes I'd phone for help and possibly extinguish any fires I can if they're present, and makes great youtube footage after the fact.[/QUOTE] This seems really, really impractical. Unless you carry some sort of extinguisher on your vehicle 24/7 then I seriously doubt that you would be able to stop a car fire. There'd be no need to post youtube footage either. For one it would be a legal gray area in some states, but also there's no reason to over glorify a good deed. [QUOTE]How about instead of just saying not caring is horrible you address why people like me don't care. Hrm? How about addressing the fact that you're as likely to get sued as thanked if you help, that the average joe walknig down the sidewalk will actively ignore you more often than they help.[/QUOTE] Uh, no you aren't as likely to get sued. Unless you can pull out some kind of study proving this then I'm going to assume that this is utter and complete bullshit. There are probably several assholes out there who will sue you for helping them, but I can guarantee you that the number of them is exponentially less than the number of people who would be genuinely thankful. I shouldn't have to address someone as oblivious as you. To quote you: [quote]Don't. I stopped caring because society, on average, stopped caring.[/quote] No, society on average has not stopped caring. Just because a vocal minority makes itself known does not mean that society as a whole has stopped caring. And by not caring for others simply because some others have stopped is not a fucking excuse. That's just as bad as the people who stopped caring. "Oh, these people stopped caring about others so I should as well." How does that make sense at all. T [quote]I stopped caring because the incidence of "Walk on by" became more common than the incidence of "Stop and help." If they don't care about me there's no reason for me to care about them.[/quote] Pretty anecdotal here. Of course there's the bystander effect and what not, but that's nothing new. I also love how you're giving them an eye for an eye here. "Oh they don't care about me? I won't care about them then." Seriously, that makes you no better than them at all. [quote]That's not hard, seeing as I'm not cool, edge or cynical, nor am I trying to be any of the three. I just don't care anymore. If it helps you sleep at night feel free to continue thinking that way, but you're quite wrong either way.[/quote] [img]http://puu.sh/NGAR[/img] [img]http://puu.sh/NGBj[/img] Um, you're the textbook definition of cynical. You also fit the "cool and edgey" theme. Maybe you should learn the meaning of words before disregarding them as nonsense. [quote]Find a window and look out of it. There's your citation. As in I'm medically useless. I know to apply pressure to a cut and call for an ambulance. That's about it. Well that and not to move someone that just got smashed by a car, in case they have a broken spine/neck.[/quote] Um, no what you see out your window is hardly a citation. You can't make sweeping claims such as "society as a whole doesn't care anymore" without backing it up with solid proof. For every time you see that someone doesn't help someone in need, someone else will have helped someone in need and so on. You can't use "looking out a window" as a citation because variables vary so much in different locations. That's why you have studies and statistics to back it up. [quote]For the record, if I'd been the guy in the article I would have called him in. I may not have stayed on scene, but I would have called it in.[/quote] Ok there was no way for us to infer this since all you said was "society stopped caring so i did too" which would make us assume that you wouldn't call it in. I find it hilarious that you think society no longer cares. Especially when there a people like you who stoop down to the level of said people because "they don't care about me."

[QUOTE=AnalAnnihilator;37036620]This seems really, really impractical. Unless you carry some sort of extinguisher on your vehicle 24/7 then I seriously doubt that you would be able to stop a car fire.[/quote] Why [i]wouldn't[/i] you carry one? It's federally mandated that most commercial vehicles carry one, it makes logical sense to carry one in your commuter car too. You never know when your own ride will catch fire, as things turn up defective all the time, and it comes in handy if you witness a nasty crash and need to be of some use. I'd be 100% in support of massive insurance rate cuts for drivers who carry a 10lb ABC fire extinguisher in their car. Maybe even tax cuts, who knows. It's something you should have in there anyway, just like signal flares, a charged cell phone and a spare tire. [quote]There'd be no need to post youtube footage either.[/quote] Entertainment, education(See what these idiots did? Don't do this), that sort of thing. [quote]For one it would be a legal gray area in some states[/quote] Posting 30 seconds of two cars thwacking into each other is not a grey area. [quote]but also there's no reason to over glorify a good deed.[/quote] wait what? Over-glorify a good deed? I'd cut the footage that gets uploaded to start 5 seconds before impact and end 5 seconds after the cars come to a stop. I wouldn't post the whole 20 minutes of us standing around arguing over fault and who gets to use the fire extinguisher. [quote]Pretty anecdotal here. Of course there's the bystander effect and what not, but that's nothing new. I also love how you're giving them an eye for an eye here. "Oh they don't care about me? I won't care about them then." Seriously, that makes you no better than them at all.[/quote] Your point? I don't need to be better than anyone else. I just need to be happy, and I get happier in direct proportion to how little I care about the affairs and fates of those I do not know. [quote]You also fit the "cool and edgey" theme. Maybe you should learn the meaning of words before disregarding them as nonsense.[/quote] I'm disregarding it as bullshit because he's implying I'm trying to achieve them, actively seeking to be those things, when I'm not. I'm just stating my thoughts and my reasoning thereof. [quote]Ok there was no way for us to infer this since all you said was "society stopped caring so i did too" which would make us assume that you wouldn't call it in.[/quote] Calling it in and caring about the fate of the person are two entirely different things. It takes no energy at all to call 911 and report a guy laying in the bus lane unconcious, as well as where said bus lane is. I actually called in a truck fire once, saw a semi truck pulled over with the battery box billowing smoke. Didn't stop as he already fired his extinguishers, I didn't have one as I was only 16 at the time, and he was sitting on the shoulder ahead of the truck a safe distance, but I called it in anyway. Dispatcher said they already had a truck en route, so it was a waste of my time anyway. :v: [quote]I find it hilarious that you think society no longer cares.[/QUOTE] Things like this are far too common....I'm not entirely sure why you're wasting your breath on me anyway. I don't care about others, why would I care what they think about me? ESPECIALLY what anonymous screen names on a forum think about me? We will never meet, if we do we'll never know it, so I couldn't care less what you think about me.

[QUOTE=TestECull;37036882]Things like this are far too common....I'm not entirely sure why you're wasting your breath on me anyway. I don't care about others, why would I care what they think about me? ESPECIALLY what anonymous screen names on a forum think about me? We will never meet, if we do we'll never know it, so I couldn't care less what you think about me.[/QUOTE] For someone who doesn't care what people with anonymous screen names think about him, you sure have gone out of your way to reply to my posts. I'm going to stop now. You honestly seem like the stereotypical, cynical, pretentious, teenaged [I]rebel[/I]. I mean that in the nicest way possible. [quote]Your point? I don't need to be better than anyone else. I just need to be happy, and I get happier in direct proportion to how little I care about the affairs and fates of those I do not know.[/quote] [quote]Don't. I stopped caring because society, on average, stopped caring.[/quote] The epitome of irony.

[QUOTE=AnalAnnihilator;37037064]For someone who doesn't care what people with anonymous screen names think about him, you sure have gone out of your way to reply to my posts. I'm going to stop now. You honestly seem like the stereotypical, cynical, pretentious, teenaged [I]rebel[/I]. I mean that in the nicest way possible. [/quote] And it's still wrong. What a coincidence though, I'm done with you as well. [quote]The epitome of irony.[/QUOTE] Not really.

[QUOTE=loopoo;37032127]Judging from the photo, I honestly would have driven on by, judging it was just another drunk guy. This thread makes me feel terrible.[/QUOTE] While there are some homeless people in my city, there is never "another drunk guy" laying in the street. In fact I can say I've never seen anyone laying out in the street except after an accident. So I do think it has to do with where you live. For me something like that is so unusual it demands an immediate call to authorities, if for no other reason than to get the person off the road so people can drive safely.