Help Is A Four-Letter Word

It’s really no secret that things in the world today are going south in more than one department.  Here in America, we’re in the middle of a very controversial war, there’s an energy crisis emerging, the environmental issues are becoming very real, and we’re on the brink of a huge economic downturn.  So it stands to reason that we have enough going on in today’s society that we shouldn’t have to swamp our minds with worries about the little things.

What little things?  Well, for example, if you were to get hit by a car while crossing the street, would you expect someone to help you?  I certainly would, and so did 78-year old Angel Torres from Hartfort, Connecticut.  Recently, a surveillance camera captured an incident that makes me sick just thinking about it.  Torres was crossing the street when two cars swerved into the wrong lane, apparently one chasing the other.  Torres evaded the first car but was immediately struck by the second, thrown into the air, and dropped on the ground like a sack of potatoes.  Neither vehicle even slowed, even though Torres almost went through the windshield of one, and dozens of people nearby ignored the whole thing completely and went about their so-called important lives.

As Torres laid there lifeless, people continued to pass him by, and even the sight of an elderly man lying still in the middle of a busy road couldn’t get someone to budge to offer assistance of any kind.

What the hell is wrong with people?  I don’t even know what to say about this because it makes me so disgusted.  Where do we even start?  A motorist crosses the center line and hits an old man, sending him tumbling over the front of the car, and he can’t even stop?  Odds are the driver who struck Torres is already in deep with the law and my assumptions lead me to believe he had something to hide, (perhaps he had a car full of drugs or the car was stolen), and that is why he kept his foot firmly on the gas and sped off without batting an eye.

Then, we move onto everyone else in the vicinity.  Nine cars drive by and a bunch of people on foot come within 20 feet of Torres’ lifeless body laying motionless in the middle of the street, and no one pays it any mind.  Everyone and their mother today has a cell phone, we’re certainly not shy about using them, yet not a single person who viewed the incident has the impulse to dial 911.  No one bothers to try get a license plate number of the vehicle that ran over the man, no one approaches him and asks if he needs help,  NO ONE DID ANYTHING.  Reports state that police eventually came upon the scene, but only because they were en route to another call in the area.

How can so many people be so indifferent to another human life?  At the very least, someone could have gone into the street to see if the man needed any help.  Upon noticing he was probably unconscious, that person then could have called 911 and stayed with the man, if for no other reason than to keep further oncoming traffic from running over a man who has already been the victim of a hit and run.

Below is the accident in its entirety.  It’s only about 45 seconds, so please watch it.  Notice how immediately after it happens, people kind of stop what they’re doing, give a look, and then continue on.  One female, who is on the left side of the screen, even walks to the curb, looks out at Torres laying still in the street, and then simply walks away.  Like I said, the whole thing really disgusts me, so I’ll let the video do the rest of the talking.

Sick huh?

In lighter news, I leave Wednesday morning for Minneapolis for the Kanye West concert and a couple of boys’ nights out with my homeboy JK.  Odds are I won’t get a chance to write again tomorrow, but I really want to do a post about the US Open before it kicks off on Thursday.  Maybe I can squeeze a little something out tomorrow night, but no promises. If I don’t get a chance to, then my next post will more than likely be a rundown of the weekend’s events.  I hope you all have a good week.

One love,

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