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Video shows bystanders ignoring hit-and-run victim
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| 6.5.2008
| STEPHEN SINGER, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 06/05/2008 1:05:45 PM PDT by TexasNative2000
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To: WayneS
You are so right. My understanding is many states now have a “Good Samaritan” law of some kind. I'm not sure if Connecticut does, but that matters not. Hell, I've witnessed people react with far more horror and concern over a dog hit by a car. Sickening!
To: WayneS
In most jurisdictions, Good Samaritan laws only protect those that have had basic first aid training and are certified by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, St. John Ambulance, American Safety and Health Institute or other health organization. In other jurisdictions, any rescuer is protected from liability, granted the responder acted rationally.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:29:16 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: TexasNative2000
I saw this on TV myself.
I live in Dixie.
Folks would be crawling all over themselves to help.
It’s folks like these that have turned America into a neurotic nanny state.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:29:31 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Obama will bring the Second Reconstruction to America.......I can't wait, the first was a blast)
To: TexasNative2000
I’m confused.
All they can do is call 911. There’s not much else they can do for the man.
The article states that they don’t know if anyone called 911 or not, and that a police car was there within 2 minutes.
Not sure the story is what it’s being hyped to be.
Someone may have called 911, the others probably heard this, and a cop arrived quickly.
I’m not sure what the bystanders were expected to do, assuming one of them called 911.
They certainly do not want to move him at all.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:31:05 PM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: TexasNative2000
It’s a consequence of the belief in letting the government do everything. The larger and more pervasive the government, the more infantilized its citizenry.
An infant in a playpen isn’t concerned about the other kid in the next playpen. The only thing that matters to him is his own needs.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:31:33 PM PDT
by
denydenydeny
(Expel the priest and you don't inaugurate the age of reason, you get the witch doctor--Paul Johnson)
To: WayneS
Some of us indeed have souls, it's the only thing keeping NE alive! But far too many do not. NE is known nationwide for being cold, unfeeling, unfriendly, and just in general, people who do not want to “get involved”. I can attest to that as someone who grew up in NE and then experienced the stark difference in the south. We are not ALL that way, but as has been stated, far too many are.
This incident exemplifies that.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:31:58 PM PDT
by
gidget7
(Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
To: TexasNative2000
When I lived in the third world for almost two decades it was common to see bodies for hours or days even rotting on the side of a street or highway....pockets rifled.
Buzzards and feral dogs (the kind libs get from the pound) were happy.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:32:12 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Obama will bring the Second Reconstruction to America.......I can't wait, the first was a blast)
To: Salamander
That just broke my heart. Tears, lots of tears. WHAT IN THE HELL HAVE WE BECOME!!!!!
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:32:15 PM PDT
by
efs111
(Hasta La Vista, Baby!)
To: Jagdgewehr
My understanding is many states now have a Good Samaritan law of some kind. I'm not sure if Connecticut does, but that matters notI believe I would assist regardless of a law that protects me. However, CT is not a state that protects a lay person in these scenarios.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2000/rpt/olr/htm/2000-r-0336.htm
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:33:02 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: momincombatboots
Indeed you do!! I Love the south, and God willing I will move down there in a few years.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:33:10 PM PDT
by
gidget7
(Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
To: ltc8k6
They can block traffic; and wait NEXT to him.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:33:57 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(What the hell is wrong with these people?)
To: TexasNative2000
This is what happens when people assume the police are there to protect them.
Police are LAW ENFORCEMENT. They enforce the law. Citizens are to protect themselves. That’s the whole point of the Second Amendment (or what’s left of it).
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:34:02 PM PDT
by
ARBY1
To: vietvet67
To: ltc8k6
You are joking right? They should have stopped traffic to ensure that the guy didn't get run over again. It took over a minute before anyone even went into the street. This is one of the most despicable acts I have ever seen. And the hit and run driver should be thrown in jail for life. What kind of people are these?
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:34:31 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: RaceBannon
Hey Race! Watch your step when crossing the street up there!
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:35:42 PM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: WayneS
I agree, it wouldn't even justify a lawsuit or fear of one to stop, block traffic and give the guy a blanket, talk to him, and for God's sake call 911!
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:36:29 PM PDT
by
gidget7
(Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
To: TexasNative2000
I guess we are living in a GTA4 world now :-(
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:39:24 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(What do I know, I'm a Typical White Guy)
To: wardaddy
This is Hartford. A city comprised of glass and concrete towers that empty out at the end of the workday downtown, with the surrounding nabes being comparable to much of the Bronx, in terms of ethnicity (lotsa Ricans, with underclass blacks scattered here and there) and poverty/thuggishness. Not as bad as Jackson, MS, but still pretty bad.
Connecticut, like New Jersey, is home to wealthy suburbs and some of the worst urban areas on the east coast.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:39:42 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(No Comment)
To: TexasNative2000
Block traffic before somebody else hits him and make sure somebody calls an ambulance. How difficult is it to help? I agree this would never happen in the South. That’s not how people react.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:41:17 PM PDT
by
sazerac
To: Ditter
I have done that BTW, several times in my life for accident victims. I have, too. In one incident, one car t-boned another at a shopping mall exit. It happened two cars in front of me. The car in front of me (not involved in the accident but had a front row view) slowly crawled around the accident and took off. Couldn't be bothered to even stick around and fill out a police report. I pulled over to check on both drivers (one had a broken arm and was bleeding) while my wife called 911. Luckily, there was a fire station right across the street and the firefighters came over to help immediately.
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posted on
06/05/2008 1:42:25 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the...?!)
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