What kind of people are we?????

Question

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/05/ignored.hitrun.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

How can people see this and not help?????? What is wrong with people????

Answer 1

We are a sick people.  I was involved with a program that was studying the survival rate of patients who entered cardiac arrest and received rapid defibrillation versus those patients who received no rapid pre-hospital defibrillation.  We were making the case for public-access defibrillators in places like malls and airports.  

Our best source of real-time data were the casinos in Las Vegas because of their extensive video surveilance coverage.  When the footage was compiled, I and other colleagues were astonished more at the behavior of by-standing casino patrons then we were at the results of the defibrillation successes.  People would keel over and the other gamblers would continue gambling as if nothing happened.  One patient collapsed onto another man at the craps table and the other player was more concerned about spilling his drink, steped back from the man and let him fall, then stepped back up to the edge of the table as though nothing happened!  Another person collapsed at a slot machine and the player next to her reached over and started to play her remaining credits!  Most often, people would simply glance at the victim and then continue playing without even looking twice!  

This was appalling behavior, for sure.  It may, however, in these cases, be related to typical behavior of many addictive disorders.  Once, while working in an ER, a man was transported from a local casino after claiming he had a seizure, including loss of continence.  After a full work-up in the ER, it was determined he had not had a seizure, but he was so engrosed with the slot machine that he didn't want to leave it to go to the bathroom, so he relieved himself fecally at the slot machine.  Then, when he ran out of money, he was too embarrassed to call his wife for a change of clothes, so he admittedly faked a seizure so his wife would not get upset with him.  

Yes, we are a sick people--in many ways.

Answer 2

Wait a minute. I have also seen what you're talking about and was concerned until I found out that most people directly involved, as in being at the scene, go into a sort of shock because they cannot process the info of what has happened right away. Sometimes there are those trained nearby who know to go into immediate action and can get thru the shock from experience in similar situations..I will admit that I'm sure that there are those who would stand by and do nothing but not in all cases.

Answer 3

We are the same people who hung women and children from trees because of their color.

We are the same people who send young men and women to die for a lie and money.

We are the same people who abort fetus's and put to death citizens.

We are the same people who allow an entire city to be leveled by a hurricane.

We are the same people who murdered 200 men, women and children at Sand Creek.

We are the same people who assassinate our elected officials because they have a dream of a color blind America.

We are the same people that allow predatory lenders to bilk people out of their hard earned money.  Then make those same people bail out the rich by giving us a stimulis check?  People used that money to pay bills...ie pay back big business.

We are what we are?  A society of people with no reguard for human life.  We are Americans!!!

Answer 4

well isnt this shoking and discusting. people now a days are all out for themselves and this is very unfortunate.

god help that poor man and as for those on lookers what goes around comes around and i can be 100% if they were in trouble and needed help they would expect it.

Our society is going down hill very rapidly, thank god for the few of us around.

Answer 5

Does anyone remember the story of the Good Samaritan?

I guess in todays society we cannot find even one good person!

Answer 6

I don't know how anyone cannot do anything to help...I hope all those people in the video are ashamed of themselves.  I hope their neighbors, family, and friends have all seen it and they are embarrassed!!!!!