To the two woman who made eye-contact with & walked by and to the guy waiting for a bus who glanced over & ignored my daughter as she lay on the walkway next to her fallen bike crying & bleeding heavily from a gash on her foot (that needed 4 STITCHES!) WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!! You STINK! Karma people…things will come back around on you..
—jerks…
This article appears in Jun 18-24, 2009.
That’s AWFUL. Absolutely terrible.
Those three outta be really proud of themselves for being the shit of the earth.
I hope your daughter’s feeling a lot better soon. I’m assuming she’s younger, and learning the cold hard reality that most other human beings are shit heads is a hard lesson to learn so young.
PS: If I had’ve been there I definitely wouldn’t’ve ignored your daughter. I’m sure there are many others on here that would agree with me and wouldn’t’ve ignored her either!!! Let her know that!
Wow. What a bunch of assholes you encountered on Robie Street.. they’d rather let a little girl bleed on the street than spare a few minutes to help.
I also would’ve offered to help without hesitation. You’re right… Karma will bite them in the ass!
I can’t believe the apathy and indifference that exists these days – all part of the fact that we are doing so little face to face interaction, many people tend to float around in some bubble, either plugged into their igod or jawing on the yakbox/mpee3player/ass-scratcher.
But, hey, I’m from the old school so I still know how to do the face thing – in other words, I wouldn’t have hesitated for a NANOSECOND to help this poor kid.
To the numb three – may your reproductive organs be doused in hot peppers and honey, then neutered by a swarm of human hating bees.
I just returned from Turkey, the people were so nice.
There was a young backpacker lad on a packed tram with a big pack who looked exhausted from a long flight, and this old Turkish boy (like 70) gave up his seat, and told other people to move out the way so the fella could get the seat and chill for a bit. I’ve never seen such kindness.
This, and other random acts inspired me, and confirmed that at their core, people really are kind.
And then I come home to Halifax and it’s shit arseholes like the above. Walking around with their ipod and cellphone, not giving a fuck about anyone.
I understand not getting involved in a gunfight, but to walk away from a little girl crying is just so bizarre to me, my brain just isn’t wired to behave in that manner.
I went to help a kid in a similar situation once.
The mother yelled at me to get away from her daughter, while the mother was sitting smoking.
Now I don’t bother. Sorry.
There are always going to be those vapid a-holes busy going about nothing. Forget about them. I think a lot of people have decent hearts and minds, but who wants unnecessary conflict or drama? Indifference has to start somewhere.
You can sing the ‘oh i would have helped in a heartbeat’ chorus all you want, but until you’ve gone out of your way for someone and have gotten nothing but hostility and problems back, you need to sit back down. People have a right to be cautious and wary about the world and their fellow man and woman. Sure, it’s unfortunate state we live in, but it’s also a brisk sip of reality.
haven’t you all heard? it takes a village!
I was once standing by a pond with a random little girl beside me, when she fell in. The water was over her head. I hauled her out – and promptly got yelled at by her grandmother for touching the child.
After that, I DO hesitate to help if the person is not dying, but I will tell you that I would stay with your daughter until you arrived.
It is the way of the world now – if you don’t help out, people are mad, but if you do help out, people will sue.
I would like to point out that in this Province if you attempt to help someone who is in distress, & as long as you do the best you are capable of doing…YOU CANNOT BE SUED !
You are protected under a clause in the Good Samaritan Act.
Volunteer Services Act,RSNS 1989 ,c 497 Section 3.
Barring GROSS NEGLIGENCE,on the part of a first Aider, Volunteer first Aiders cannot be held liable for their actions/inaction in provision of first aid services.
So if you decide NOT to help, you cannot be held responsible.
If you DO DECIDE to help, you must continue to do the best you can until someone of authority or with a higher skill level takes responsiblity.
you let your daughter ride her bike on Robie Street? What’s wrong with you?
Kay, go to google maps, and look at Robie Street. It runs the entire length of the peninsula. Most of it is residential, lined with trees and houses, where people live and, *gasp* children play. The child was clearly on the sidewalk, not in the road. I have never encountered such a troll as you on the whole entire internet, and I don’t know why I am feeding you.
Oh miranda, crawl back under that rock. We didn’t miss you. Besides, “the whole entire internet” is big enough for you to get lost forever and ever.
The only thing about the good samaritan clause is you have to identify yourself as a first aider and if that person is concious they have to accept you help before you are covered by it
If the OP saw this happen, wouldn’t that mean that they were there? Maybe the people who didn’t help the kid thought that the OP was going to help her, seeing as they’re the kid’s parent. I just don’t really understand it.
It’s somehow comforting to see that Kay’s standard response to being called on talking out of her ass remains predictable and consistent.
Another karma threat. Shut the fuck up about karma. Karma is gay. Just because some cockhead ignores your injured kid doesn’t mean the boogeyman is going to get them. They will be just fine, most likely. Sorry.
miranda, when you insult people they are generally predictable in that their response will also be negative. I’m not so special. Now, back under that rock with you.
Oh Kay, you are very special. And I mean that! I frequent some of the dingiest corners of the internet to watch and laugh at trolls trolling trolls, and you could give them all a run for their money. Whether it’s intentional or not, you fit the very definition of a web troll. Be proud!
Yup, special, that’s it! Indeed, I couldn’t put my finger on it….that’s it’ “very special”. Shit….I was caught up in the vision of a 110 pound person with a 40 pound mouth which only leaves 70 pounds for the other parts.