Posted on 06/08/2005 10:01:12 AM PDT by Millee
A 6-year-old girl darted into traffic to save a turtle and was killed when she was hit by a car, officials said.
Emily Kent (search) was riding with her mother Sunday when they spotted the turtle trying to cross busy U.S. 41.
Geraldine Kent pulled over so they could help, and Emily jumped out as her mother screamed at her to wait, friends said. The first-grader was struck by a car and died of her injuries. No charges had been filed.
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However I can't help but think how proud PETA must be of this yourg martyr who gave her life for a turtle.
Six years old.I wonder if she's had her head filled with PETA garbage in "school".Save the turtles!
Oh, no, no, no... My heart has just left my body, broken... Prayers to the Mom.
Are you two freeking serious? D*mn, this isn't a political argument, folks!
A few years back, when I was pregnant and on the way to the obstetrician, the driver of a loaded gravel truck in the oncoming lane stomped on the brakes and swerved to avoid a deer. He lost partial control, swerved into my lane, and I could see the truck tipping -fortunately it didn't go over. If I had been closer that would have been it for me and the baby. He hit the deer anyway.
In a Mack truck you don't worry about hitting a deer. In a car, you don't worry about rabbits, groundhogs and turtles. I do brake for animals - but I check behind me first.
Or how about, "Screw the turtle. This situation isn't safe". Then keep driving.
My daughter would do something like this.
Now a major highway is different though I still think not enough people drive defensively, a good driver should have noted that a car had pulled off the side, would that have given enough time to react who knows? a turtle is one thing, a child is another....
they say the longer you drive the more defensive you become which means your eyes should be constantly checking the front the back the sides the mirrors. My father had to retake his driver's test, recently, he had an accident at age 70, and he failed it, because, happily they have really upped the ante and expectations, the examiners are watching your eye movements now, you get points for constantly checking, he took a few lessons and then passed.......
they did a study and it is true, younger drivers are just focused on keeping the car straight on the road, in the lane and aren't using their periphery vision, whereas older drivers do and are looking several miles down the road, and all around them in order to react+
but I know that in residential neighbourhoods it astounds me the number of people who still drive way too fast and they know, they have to know that small children are in the vicinity - the fact of the matter is, even if it isn't your fault, who the hell wants to live with the horror of hitting and killing a child so I know the moment I enter my neighbourhood, I slow down and scan for even the potential of kids darting out [I feel like I know how soliders on patrol must feel, sort of] because I've had to slam the brakes for kids darting out or they are riding bikes and suddenly zigzag in front of your car because they didn't bother to look first, so if you are going slower than the speed limit already, you can stop in time......and you feel shaken for a while when that happens so you can only guess how you feel if you didn't miss next time....
I've stopped several kids from going into the street and child molestation never crossed my mind.
Many years ago, I dated a gal who owned an Oldsmobile convertible which she loved to drive. We were out in the desert in Nevada and she was driving around 90 mph when a rabbit jumped out and tried to cross the highway.
She jerked the wheel to avoid the rabbit and we went into a spin which almost turned into a rollover and wound up in the sand off the highway.
I never rode with her again unless I did the driving.
I am unapologetic for my view. Animals do not have souls and inadequate training led to the girl's death. The mom and dad ARE responsible for that girl's death. First, even stopping in the first place was senseless. Then, failing to have trained the girl to obey was completely inexcuseable (i.e. Stay in the car.). Third, the girl rushing out of the car over a TURTLE is beyond further discussion. She is in the afterlife right now with a FULL understanding of the truth in this matter.
ooh scary one, and yes it seems trying to swerve doesn't help, the damn deer or moose just moves right into your path again
I have to admit I will slow down or brake for animals, so long as no one is behind me because I don't want animal guts all over the under body or bumper of my car and yeah, some of the animals I like
Turtles are cold-blooded. Humans are not. You don't know me at all.
Actually, I read somewhere that if you see a turtle crossing the road, you should not pick them up and take them across. Their paths of travel are ancient and programmed into their little heads, and any deviation caused by disorienting them can cause them to lose their bearings and perhaps interfere with them getting to their usual sources of water. When I see one crossing the highway, I pray for them to make it okay if it's the Lord's will. Otherwise, if a semi gets them, I take it that it was their time to go to Turtle Glory.
I hit what I believe was a racoon on a major highway at night but it was the shock of the thump and the fact I hadn't seen it at all that had me shaking all the way home.
I got lucky last week and a deer, a buck, darted out in front of me at dusk, on a four lane highway, but he was quick and there was no other traffic on the other three lanes so he made it but I drive by here all the time, esp at night so I've got my eyes extra pealed for now....it was beautiful to see the way he moved over that highway, like he flew
Just the other day my daughter stopped to help a turtle across a country road, but a police car came by and the lady officer did it first.
I'm like you....I get anxious seeing turtles crossing roads. There is something so David and Goliath about the whole thing.
But I will say this, looking in my rear view mirror, I see folks trying to miss the little fella too.
Funny how things like this restore your faith in humanity ;)
I know I don't know you. That is why I refrained from characterizing you in any way, and stuck to an assessment of your comments (which are fair game here, after all, and which do strike me as cold-blooded.)
I stand by my characterization. Maybe you're a nice guy in real life, but IMHO your blaming of the parents in such a smug sounding way is out of line.
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