Child run over by van, ignored by pedestrians

[pedaling squares]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/10/18/china-hit-and-run-girl.html

The disregard for life seen on the video is about the saddest thing I've ever seen. Hopefully the internal debate will be good for China.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Horrible .....

 

[ramjambunath]

Yes, saw this in the evening, pretty sick.

 

[oldborn]

Sad thing

 

[ElChingon]

A definite representation of the culture these days, and hugely populated area. Then the general over population of that country, human life as we've seen here and in how much they get paid for a day's work is worth to them. Not much. So next time you go looking for the cheapest price of some random item you're going to buy think what you're supporting in the long run. You might want to pay a few bucks more for something that might better represent you or your interests instead.

 

[Martin318is]

Lets try not to turn the horrific death of that poor child into some form of paid political advertising shall we?

As the parent of two daughters - one who just turned 3 - I was just about physically sick watching that...

 

[kielbasa]

Lets try not to turn the horrific death of that poor child into some form of paid political advertising shall we?

As the parent of two daughters - one who just turned 3 - I was just about physically sick watching that...

Well, it is what it is - a lack of respect for innocent human life.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Perhaps the lack of response from passers-by is an example of the 'bystander effect'.

 

[Martin318is]

Well, it is what it is - a lack of respect for innocent human life.

That much is certainly true - just hoping to avoid it turning into a discussion of the moral positions of entire countries etc

 

[ElChingon]

That much is certainly true - just hoping to avoid it turning into a discussion of the moral positions of entire countries etc

Or turning it into a discussion of how a thread should not proceed... bad thing really...

 

[elapid]

That much is certainly true - just hoping to avoid it turning into a discussion of the moral positions of entire countries etc

Too late though - this story is headline news in most major news agencies throughout the world and the story is not only about the lack of respect for human life but also the moral compass of society in general and of a certain country. The loudest proponents of this discussion are within that country on social media sites, so it is not political or racist. The fallout maybe a good thing whereby people may become more respectful of each other, unfortunately because of the pain and suffering of a poor little girl and her family.