Some actual content warnings would be cool. I'm not jumping into a youtube link rated "horrific" without any actual idea as to what occurs.
Some actual content warnings would be cool. I'm not jumping into a youtube link rated "horrific" without any actual idea as to what occurs.
Sure, my bad. I'll update the OP now.
Would you stop to help an obviously dying child if there was a good chance you (and your family) would be economically crippled for life?...Yes. Even knowing the risks, I could literally not just walk past a small child who had just been ran over by a truck.
Would you stop to help an obviously dying child if there was a good chance you (and your family) would be economically crippled for life?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGwqZWHUZ0w&feature=channel_video_titlehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhnN54tHjkI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhnN54tHjkI&feature=related)
NSFW or those of a delicate disposition.
A toddler is struck by two trucks in separate hit and run accidents. Nineteen people passing by ignore her. I can hardly believe any human could be this fucking heartless.
Would you stop to help an obviously dying child if there was a good chance you (and your family) would be economically crippled for life?
Without a moment's hesitation.
Would you stop to help an obviously dying child if there was a good chance you (and your family) would be economically crippled for life?
But this is a shocking low. Chinese tend to place a lot of value on children.Wasn't there a big thing about Chinese parents killing their female children, or was that just overplayed by the media?
Overplayed. It does still happen in rural areas sometimes, but the government has relaxed the one-child policy in many cases in rural areas, so there's no longer as much incentive to commit infanticide. It should also be noted that China is hardly unique in the problem of female infanticide.But this is a shocking low. Chinese tend to place a lot of value on children.Wasn't there a big thing about Chinese parents killing their female children, or was that just overplayed by the media?
Oh my fucking god. Those people... fuck them. They can sexually assaulted, ground into mush, that mush burned and then sent to hell. This is the worst thing I have seen in my life.
You may say that you would have helped, but 19 people ignored this girl. I doubt you are very much different from those 19 people and chances are you would have "ignored" this as well. It's not like those people were evil, they were scared and felt that someone else would help the girl (again, the bystander effect).But most people here know about the bystander effect. We already know that if you are aware of the placebo effect and discover that what you are taking is a placebo it ceases to help you, so would those who know about the bystander effect also be "freed" from it?
I could never just walk away from that.
I couldn't walk away from that if it was an animal, let alone a toddler.
I don't understand how anyone, let alone so many, could do this.
Money? I'm sorry, but if you see a 2 year old bleeding and writing in pain on the road, and your first thought is "Ehh, I could lose some money over this, better keep walking." then, seriously, **** you.
What if your first thought is that people are doing it deliberately, that the kid isn't in danger, and if you try to help, you'll be sued out of a house, you'll lose your job, and starve on the streets?
Man, my eyes water when I step on snails accidentally.
I can not even begin to relate to that line of thought. I'd be way too worried to be skeptic, and later on I'd probably be overwhelmed with regret if I hadn't helped.
*Shrug.*
The unfortunate part is that by it being part of our nature, I don't know if we'll ever be able to overcome it entirely. The only real solutions would either have just as many drawbacks or would never be accepted (such as forced worldwide directed evolution, how would you even accomplish that?)
What if your first thought is that people are doing it deliberately, that the kid isn't in danger, and if you try to help, you'll be sued out of a house, you'll lose your job, and starve on the streets?
Man, my eyes water when I step on snails accidentally.
I can not even begin to relate to that line of thought. I'd be way too worried to be skeptic, and later on I'd probably be overwhelmed with regret if I hadn't helped.
*Shrug.*
What if your first thought is that people are doing it deliberately, that the kid isn't in danger, and if you try to help, you'll be sued out of a house, you'll lose your job, and starve on the streets?
Man, my eyes water when I step on snails accidentally.
I can not even begin to relate to that line of thought. I'd be way too worried to be skeptic, and later on I'd probably be overwhelmed with regret if I hadn't helped.
*Shrug.*
If we assume that humans all have the capability for morality, imagine what the difference in upbringing and environment must be to create a society like that, where cold pragmatism prevails over empathy.
Or perhaps there are segments of the population that should be rightfully purged after all...
Instead of wiping out the human race, I think a far crueler punishment would be to make them immortal, but never heal from their wounds, yet still feel pain, and continue living no matter what injury befalls them (even fatal ones). Considering the average injury or injuries an human being acquires on a daily basis (the most mundane to a small cut/graze from a corner or walking on rough surfaces, or a bruise from walking into something), and the fact that such pain would stack overtime; have fun "insensitive" immortals. Even in a week or few, you'll be living in eternal misery for the rest of your life; which you can't end either, and suicide would only make it worse since you can never actually/entirely die. Severing limbs won't make things any easier (to sever a connection to a bigger collection of accumulated pain) either since you'll have the cut point as a constant pain point (and receiver since it's freshly sensitive after exposure as well) as well.See: Overdose of painmedication (rendering unconscious), then prompt incineration. Problem solved :P
Oh, and as a contingency plan, the brain can also feel pain now; just in case you intend to cut off your pain receptors or motor nerve clusters.
Man, considering such a punishment, death is actually a blessing or an act of mercy, by comparison.
Back on topic, yeah; What the hell, Humanity? (And I'm one to talk, with that punishment above. :\ )
This is kinda why nothing scares me or shocks me anymore. Horror movies only bother me, rather than entertain or scare me (unless it's an actually good one like The Thing (original and James Cameron)). I mean, on this tangent, if I were in a horror movie, I would know the quickest and most efective/efficient way of out-pacing the bad guy, and actually taking his place (by being more legitimately terrifying than them) until they learn their lesson
This is kinda why nothing scares me or shocks me anymore. Horror movies only bother me, rather than entertain or scare me (unless it's an actually good one like The Thing (original and James Cameron)). I mean, on this tangent, if I were in a horror movie, I would know the quickest and most efective/efficient way of out-pacing the bad guy, and actually taking his place (by being more legitimately terrifying than them) until they learn their lessonI'd do the same thing. Grab my ol' rusty hatchet, couple knives, and ignore the gun safe. Hell, why not throw together a couple 'nades from the cleaning closet!
Have Itnetlolor and Necro910 been watching Torchwood perchance?Not really, I thought that up. But I would imagine you're referencing Captain Jack Harkness, and how he can't die?
Have Itnetlolor and Necro910 been watching Torchwood perchance?Not really, I thought that up. But I would imagine you're referencing Captain Jack Harkness, and how he can't die?
Actually, I had that punishment idea in mind for a fairly good amount of time (during my darker days, just about when I lost faith in almost all of mankind).
Well, a human life is more important than my economic welfare.
"A bunch of teenagers are kicking one laying on the ground, and the crowd does nothing!"; I bet we've all heard this one a million times.
Forgot about that. Didn't realize that was what was going on.Watch Miracle Day (the fourth series.) Everyone becomes immortal. And they don't heal like Jack normally does.Have Itnetlolor and Necro910 been watching Torchwood perchance?Not really, I thought that up. But I would imagine you're referencing Captain Jack Harkness, and how he can't die?
Actually, I had that punishment idea in mind for a fairly good amount of time (during my darker days, just about when I lost faith in almost all of mankind).
Bay12 Users: More disturbing than China.That sounds sig-worthy.
I can recall a moment or 2 (most recent incident being at a tavern) where I was on the ass-end of an ass-kicking, and although they outnumbered the person/people attacking me, nobody (especially that I knew that also claimed to "back me up if anyone messes with me") bothered to help. They didn't pull the guy(s) away from me; no, their method of "helping" was to keep telling the person swinging and kicking away to "Stop that.". No exclamation either. It would only be fridge brilliance if they knew what I was capable of, and were warning them that if I actually do fight back, I might accidentally kill them in a single swing/hit."A bunch of teenagers are kicking one laying on the ground, and the crowd does nothing!"; I bet we've all heard this one a million times.Yup. Seen it a few times too. Most of them have ended with me also getting my ass kicked when I try to help. Which was worth t.
"A bunch of teenagers are kicking one laying on the ground, and the crowd does nothing!"; I bet we've all heard this one a million times.
Yup. Seen it a few times too. Most of them have ended with me also getting my ass kicked when I try to help. Which was worth t.
Have Itnetlolor and Necro910 been watching Torchwood perchance?Never heard of it :P
Have Itnetlolor and Necro910 been watching Torchwood perchance?Never heard of it :P
Does it relate to the "Guide to suicide as a god" or the "Murdering antagonists for fun and profit" bit? :P
I wish I could honestly say that I would stop and help, but I'm typing this twenty minutes after I watched it, having had time to calm down and detach myself. I can run pretty far in twenty minutes.I'm agreeing with this.
To be fair, these people are not "just" risking their own economic welfare were they to intervene; they're also risking that of their spouses, kids and maybe even parents, siblings and in-laws who might depend on them. If your choice was between this kid and your own kids future, would it be as easy a choice?