If you see a child laying in the street, the appropriate thing to do is...

Still though, a two year old girl ran over twice, and disregarded by 18 people who just went by.

For me this all hinges on the fact that were talking about a child.

 

The fact that we're talking about a child makes this kind of human behaviour even more horrifying. I agree.
My command of Chinese equals zero, but just from the sound of voice of the report I gather that the Chinese commentators were also shocked.

I fear this kind of thing could have happened in almost any major city of this world. It makes me think about human nature in general rather than Chinese traits in particular.

 

Hard to imagine, isn't it? A 2 yr old toddler laying in a pool of blood after being run over 2 times and adults just stroll on by tells me that more and more people are just unconscionable - nothing seems to bother them. And I don't think it's always a case of not wanting to get involved, but that they just don't care - not even about the small children who desperately need help...

And for a parent to not even notice her 2 yr old had wandered off is incomprehensible........

 

That was so hard to watch. The first truck didn't even stop! He just drove right on over her! You have gotta be pretty (*)(*)(*)(*)ing sick to do that, knowing you've run over a child.

The end of the article might provide a reason as to why no one helped:

Its pathetic that it has come to that. People too afraid to help because the victim and their family get greedy and think they can make money off the person who tried to help them.

 

I haven't watched this video and I don't want to watch it based on the description. Things like that are kind of upsetting to me. I imagine it would be a lot worse to see it real life. So bad that I would just want to get away from it and let somebody else deal with it. Maybe the people the people in the video are feeling the same way. Maybe they are not apathetic and they are just in flight mode because they can't handle the trauma of seeing a kid that was just run over by a vehicle.

 

my stomach is in knots and I do not know if I am more angry or sad , just beyond my range of reasoning.

 

OMG! That is absolutely disgusting! It makes me wonder if this had been a little boy if someone would have helped? Everyone know how China feels about baby girls. I almost threw up when that woman tried to pick her up and she was like a rag doll and bent in half. Where was the mother the whole time? She showed up only after someone tried to help...that little girl must have been screaming in pain after the first hit. Where was the mom then?!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

 

The toddler had wandered off from her mother in a laundry matt or something like that. There has been tons of outrage from Chinese citizens over the video. There is no reasonable explanation for the reaction or lack there of of the people caught on that tape.

 

Yeah, but if its obvious that no one is helping, surely you'd step in?
Although I can completely understand why no one did. Its sad, but I totally get it.

 

Marley, that post of mine was about the boy abandoned on the street corner by his mother.......

 

You totally get what?

 

Probably not. This is just one of the unfortunate curiosities of human nature.

 

We are talking about a country where scams and frauds are commonplace, and exists a huge distrust of others and legal ignorance due to institutional failures. The response to this video shows that many of us took what exists in our country for granted. My experience in China last year was that while it is a country with impressive growth, but it can be scary when invisible hand of capitalism remains to be the ONLY reliable form of interpersonal relationships there.

 

That's really awful.

 

First talk then yell at kid. If kid is nonresponsive call 911 on cell phone. Shake kid by shoulder at that point. If kid still nonresponsive, start CPR.

 

Too many lawsuits when ya get involved. Too many problems with the police as well.

If you want to read a story of a good result when helping then read about Pastor Bill Wilson from metro ministries. He was left on the st. by his mother.

 

I don't think this kind of knowledge is widely available in a developing country.

 

No. I have no doubt that this is a cultural norm for the Chinese. Like what I posted earlier in the thread. Unless it's your family, no one gives a (*)(*)(*)(*) about you because that is how the Government wants it. That way when people disappear, no one asks any questions. This is about a centuries old, culturally trained obedience to "keep your eyes forward and your mouth shut"

 

So if the Chinese as a general cultural norm don't give a toss about what happens to another person's child, I wonder why they bothered to report it on TV and why the commentators sounded so appalled and agitated.

 

You would think it'd happen like this in any part of the world, that some sort of help or concern would be given, right away. I'm still inclined to assume that we're all wired to instinctively show concern for an injured child... maybe not though.

 

As horrifying and unimaginable as it may seem to you: it is well possible that you and me would have behaved in exactly the same way as those Chinese walking past. The human psyche sometimes works in mysterious ways and not all of the results are pleasant.

 

True, if a parent from any part of the world can murder their own child, all lesser things are possible. But, two trucks... 18 adults who could have at least made a phone call, seems disproportionate somehow.

 

well.....like I have always said.....people are @ssholes.....and this video proves that point!

 

As I've mentioned before: As terrible as it is, it does not seem to be an uncommon sort of behaviour to just walk by without even making a phone call. And I have a feeling that most of these 18 people would not have believed they'd be doing it had you told them they would before they did it.