Life Hypothetical situation: Hit and run - Page 3

Bump · 02-23-2011, 10:26 PM

You are on the road, nobody is around. You see a child crossing the street and the only other car around crashes into that child and drives off. You are the only other person around that could have witnessed this tragedy.

What do you do?

A. Stop and help the child while using your cell phone to get an ambulance and provide a weak description of the car who hit the kid and drove off and which direction they went. Also you try to provide as much assistance to the child that you are capable of.

B. You follow that bastard while using your cell phone to call for an ambulance of where the child was hit and tail the bastard until police help arrives and brings that ****er to justice, which the police probably wouldn't have been able to do if you stopped.

I think there are very strong cases for both scenarios and I am not exactly sure which is the correct response. If you are a doctor or an EMT, you obviously stop because you will have the skills to help the kid before help arrives. But an average joe wouldn't know for sure how to help, but maybe they could do something, maybe not. But by stopping, the hit and run guy most likely gets away.

What would you do?

blaise · 02-24-2011, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

cross thread humor im thinkin

Lame cross thread attempt at making a point is more like it.

rageeumr · 02-24-2011, 08:08 AM

Help the kid. If for no other reason than to alert other drivers to his/her presence.

blaise · 02-24-2011, 08:11 AM

If it was my kid I'd rather know that someone was there giving him comfort when he died than having the person chase the car. Then I would hope the police somehow caught the guy.

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02-23-2011, 10:26 PM
Bump YOU take YOUR seat Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $2005105	Hypothetical situation: Hit and run You are on the road, nobody is around. You see a child crossing the street and the only other car around crashes into that child and drives off. You are the only other person around that could have witnessed this tragedy. What do you do? A. Stop and help the child while using your cell phone to get an ambulance and provide a weak description of the car who hit the kid and drove off and which direction they went. Also you try to provide as much assistance to the child that you are capable of. B. You follow that bastard while using your cell phone to call for an ambulance of where the child was hit and tail the bastard until police help arrives and brings that ****er to justice, which the police probably wouldn't have been able to do if you stopped. I think there are very strong cases for both scenarios and I am not exactly sure which is the correct response. If you are a doctor or an EMT, you obviously stop because you will have the skills to help the kid before help arrives. But an average joe wouldn't know for sure how to help, but maybe they could do something, maybe not. But by stopping, the hit and run guy most likely gets away. What would you do?
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02-24-2011, 08:08 AM	#32
rageeumr Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: St. Louis :( Casino cash: $9989900	Help the kid. If for no other reason than to alert other drivers to his/her presence.
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02-24-2011, 08:11 AM	#33
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	If it was my kid I'd rather know that someone was there giving him comfort when he died than having the person chase the car. Then I would hope the police somehow caught the guy.
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