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I think at least one poster should admit that none of us knows for sure if we would care more for this other person than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story.

Seriously folks. I mean S E R I O U S L Y.

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That being said, she should get a long sentence.

[BradyLS]

I think at least one poster should admit that none of us knows for sure if we would care more for this other person than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story.

I know I don't want to go to jail for murder vs. "just" hitting some homelss man.</>

[TomGuy]

I think at least one poster should admit that none of us knows for sure if we would care more for this other person than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story.

Momentary panic is one thing, and allowances can be made for it.

But in this case, she watched the guy dying--for 2 days--in her garage.

That is far from initial panic...

[ishabibble]

S E R I O U S L Y YOURSELF!


"...than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story."

She had a human being clinging to her car after hitting him on a deserted street, she pulled into her garage, closed the door, and let him die. What...what could anyone on this earth possibly say to justify such an act? What does "short-term welfare" mean exactly? Does it mean that in a few days this won't seem so bad? That in the "short-term", it won't matter that some homeless bum had to die like that? The "short-term welfare" of Mr. Biggs doesn't seem to be an issue, because according to statements in the article, there was police and fire help in the immediate vicinity. Can you even begin to imagine what happened to that poor soul?

I hope the state of Texas sends "Daddy's Girl" straight to hell.

[07055]

"...than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story."

Other than the fact that the jaywalker didn't get stuck in the windshield, this case is the same at that of the Phoenix bishop. He *had* to have known he hit that man---but he went home and did nothing to try to save him.

[Jhoffa_]

That being said, she should get a long sentence.

I hope it only lasts about a minute and a half, actually..

[Eaker]

Reading your posts it is clear that you are scum.

Scum.

Scum.

Feel free to copy and paste that into your life.

[okie01]

"I think at least one poster should admit that none of us knows for sure if we would care more for this other person than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story.

"Seriously folks. I mean S E R I O U S L Y."

It's perfectly proper for one to ask oneself whether they would be able to perform heroically if they were called upon to do. Most would say, as they should, that they simply don't know -- and can't know, until confronted with the situation. In point of fact, many (if not most) would. It is a natural response when the adrenalin starts to flow uncontrollably.

In this particular case, though, the answer is easy. Virtually everybody would contact the police or an ambulance -- no later than pulling into their garage -- if they retained so much as a hint of sobriety. And one would sober up very quickly in this case -- adrenaline will do that, too.

I am fully confident that 99.5% of the population -- black or white, drunk or sober, rich or poor, FReepers or DUers -- would contact the authorities within minutes of the event. And I would be right. It's not the kind of thing where you would even think about another response.

Chante Mallard seems to belong to the other 0.5%...

[SerpentDove]

>>I think at least one poster should admit that none of us knows for sure if we would care more for this other person than our own short-term welfare if we were the driver in this story. <<

Speaking for myself, no way would I let a human being die in a windshield in my garage, no matter what penalties I would face. Are you out of your mind, or just plain amoral?

What a sick world this is.