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Offline Willow

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Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« on: June 05, 2008, 02:22:36 PM »
HARTFORD, Conn. —  The surveillance video is gripping — a 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver, and car after car zooms by as he lies motionless on the busy city street.

Pedestrians gawk but do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back into traffic. A man on a scooter slowly circles the victim before zipping away.

Police say the video holds a sad truth about Connecticut's capital city




http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363493,00.html
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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2008, 02:46:54 PM »
Oh man, I can't watch that.

What the hell is wrong with people? Seriously....
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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2008, 02:53:59 PM »
Why in the hell didn't anyone stop?  NO ONE stopped.   :censored:
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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2008, 03:35:20 PM »
I think they hit him deliberately, they were in the wrong lane of traffic for it to be accidental. They just ran him down.
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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2008, 10:43:09 PM »
That's really  :censored: up.
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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2008, 11:00:50 PM »
Quote from: BEG on June 05, 2008, 02:53:59 PM
Why in the hell didn't anyone stop?  NO ONE stopped.   :censored:

Be sued for trying to help enters my mind.



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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2008, 07:53:09 AM »
I finally saw the video on the news. I still won't click the link. However, from the piece I did see, is it possible that the bystanders on the sidewalk were just afraid to walk into the street? I am NOT defending anyone! I would run to the man and stop traffic and render aid. But, I'm also a trained law enforcement officer (in my former life) so I wouldn't hesitate. Neither would a lot of people. But, some people may see a man get mowed down by a car racing on the wrong side of the street and think twice. Of course while prudent, it also means they may be DUmmie types who wait for the guys in uniform to save them. I could be way off base, but that's just my $.02.

Have they reported any more? Were any of those people on the sidewalk recording calling 911? I'd love to know what's in that police report and witness statements.
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Re: Video of Gruesome Hit-and-Run Released by Connecticut Police
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2008, 07:58:54 AM »
Quote from: Willow on June 05, 2008, 03:35:20 PM
I think they hit him deliberately, they were in the wrong lane of traffic for it to be accidental. They just ran him down.

Yep, something isn't right there. Those two vehicles were indeed in the wrong lane, swerved into it it looked like since he was crossing based on them being in the correct lane at first and waiting for them to pass and then they BOTH took off to the right. There's something else going on here imo.
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