[pepsi_junkie]

Most people agree that the hit-to-kill phenomenon stems at least in part from perverse laws on victim compensation. In China the compensation for killing a victim in a traffic accident is relatively small—amounts typically range from $30,000 to $50,000—and once payment is made, the matter is over. By contrast, paying for lifetime care for a disabled survivor can run into the millions.

The idea that if you accidentally run over a three year old (shudder) then do a quick calculation on future cash flow and casually decide to back over her several times to ensure she is dead is monstrous. It's inhuman. I cannot come up with words to measure my level of disgust.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The question again is, where is the Chinese criminal justice system in this picture. This has to be murder at least on the books. Is it only the well connected who think they can get away with that?

[arthurus]

It is that way in most of Southeast Asia, also. In Thailand if you stop to help an injured person that is a result of someone else’s bad driving, or any other reason, you are then financially responsible for that person’s life.