tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post3794692189882036711..comments2024-03-09T12:28:08.537+08:00Comments on Isidor's Fugue: People Not Helping Accident Victims in ChinaBrian Glucrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-36942588169408072312012-06-14T02:38:45.046+08:002012-06-14T02:38:45.046+08:00Hard to look at that and not think something is wr...Hard to look at that and not think something is wrong with China and the Chinese.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201850232295196451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-60604500422997962962011-10-24T12:43:47.418+08:002011-10-24T12:43:47.418+08:00Charlene, the incident in Flushing is certainly al...Charlene, the incident in Flushing is certainly also very disturbing.<br /><br />I agree it's worth considering that people may have different levels of willingness to get involved depending on the type of accident. That being said, sometimes all that is needed is a phone call to emergency services (and sometimes it turns out calls were indeed made, it just isn't apparent on the video). Also, take a look at the video at then end of <a href="http://www.isidorsfugue.com/2011/10/more-on-people-not-helping-accident.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. Looks like people took a significant risk to save that man.Brian Glucrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-87762527362889344492011-10-19T23:51:22.787+08:002011-10-19T23:51:22.787+08:00I remember in Flushing, New York City, there was a...I remember in Flushing, New York City, there was also a similar case where a Chinese girl was killed an raped at night by a Mexican immigrant. There were several passers-by but no one even stopped to care or called the police. They take it as a regular thing, where people who are unlucky would just get killed and they themselves should stay out of it as long as they could. <br /><br />I feel in general that the more severe the accident/case is, the less likely people would want to help. With small accidents like leg falling into the brick gap, people know that they won't be in any trouble if they helped. But with murders or car accidents, people worry about their own safety and would not consider coming up front. It's logical. It's also sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041260897658209948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-60036972869565602172011-10-19T05:13:07.845+08:002011-10-19T05:13:07.845+08:00Thanks for the comments all. Still pondering some...Thanks for the comments all. Still pondering some of them but I've shared them in my follow up post here: <a href="http://www.isidorsfugue.com/2011/10/more-on-people-not-helping-accident.html" rel="nofollow">More on People Not Helping Accident Victims in China</a>.Brian Glucrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144046195231802682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-36941428567412591182011-10-18T21:43:08.166+08:002011-10-18T21:43:08.166+08:00Oh, response to The Reluctant Expat: No it's n...Oh, response to The Reluctant Expat: No it's not the rule, however in the case of the little Foshan girl, according the the 'Rules" she should have been left there until the police arrived. BUT, no one in China follows rules about many things, and this was an atrocious lack of human decency and kindness. People should have helped.Myra 米兰https://www.blogger.com/profile/08575766468578856122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-9697594909430215072011-10-18T21:37:52.976+08:002011-10-18T21:37:52.976+08:00Excellent post Brian, better than what I was in th...Excellent post Brian, better than what I was in the middle of writing for my blog. Thanks! :)Myra 米兰https://www.blogger.com/profile/08575766468578856122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-88868934071349784142011-10-18T04:19:48.891+08:002011-10-18T04:19:48.891+08:00As an American I am appalled at any person observi...As an American I am appalled at any person observing an accident and not stepping in to help. The incident you noted more than likely happened in a gang area where everyone shuts up and do not give police, yet the person who said that even making a 911 (emergency call) makes you 'involved' has to be highly uneducated. That is an untrue, stupid remark.<br /><br />The article in Yahoo concerning the little girl made a statement about Chinese being afraid of being sued for helping another, "because his intervention broke government rules on dealing with accident victims." Is that true. Another person cannot help with accident victims and what does that entail? I am curious.The Reluctant Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231827406846391204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263613130427456647.post-58162019057001399062011-10-17T01:18:37.202+08:002011-10-17T01:18:37.202+08:00always scary to hear, not matter the society.
May...always scary to hear, not matter the society. <br />Maybe it is that good deeds are less newsworthy...or a dark way to put it is that as long as terrible cases such as this is deemed newsworthy it is a "positive sign" for the society as a whole that such acts are still considered deviant?AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009013616984642261noreply@blogger.com