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should you feel sorry for her????
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Edit: Ok, sorry, I didn't mean to be so controversial. I just felt like saying that after hearing about Moof1904's friend's wife. I wouldn't really laugh at a little girl who threw rocks at cars dying, but I would if it was a man throwing cinder blocks of bridges that died. Obviously the big difference is the girl with stones was just messing about, while the man with cinder blocks actually intended to seriously injure or kill someone.
"mischief endangering life"? ... it should be a felony. That type of act disgusts me. Like drunk driving, it's close to murder in my book. And 15 is too old to not know better, both with regards to the rock throwing and to the jumping down 27 feet off a bridge to get away from the police. My only hope is that her and her friend are someday hit with an appreciation for the gravity of their actions.
Moof1904, I'm sorry for your friend's loss.
Moof1904, I'm sorry for your friend's loss.
But she survived and is recovering, so it's funny.
That wouldn't be funny, and I'd rather not have to feel sorry for someone who did such a thing. I don't wish death on anyone, no matter how terrible, because then I'd be no better. If she died, it turns from comeuppance to tragedy. And tragedy is only funny sometimes.
Why?
Why in the world would anyone feel sorry for anyone who would do something as thoughtless and endangering to the lives of others? Not to mention someone who is stupid enough to jump off a bridge to the rocks below.
Why in the world would anyone feel sorry for anyone who would do something as thoughtless and endangering to the lives of others? Not to mention someone who is stupid enough to jump off a bridge to the rocks below.
I don't like this "blame society" thing, I mean there needs to be personal accountability. I mean no matter what was happening in her life, she should should not be lashing out like that imo.
and also it gives me great satisfaction that she was not only injured but after she recovers she'll probably go to prison
......sorry if that makes me a bad person
probably the other way around as the girl probably didn't realise the full extent of her actions and didn't actually want anyone to die/take pleasure from them dieing.
How so? He didn't set out to injure anyone, just laugh at somebody who wanted to hurt someone but ended up hurting themself. An ironic riddance of someone who wanted to kill other innocent people is surely an event worth celebrating?
I wouldn't laugh, but I wouldn't shed a tear either.
Ok, sorry, I didn't mean to be so controversial. I just felt like saying that after hearing about Moof1904's friend's wife. I wouldn't really laugh at a little girl who threw rocks at cars dying, but I would if it was a man throwing cinder blocks of bridges that died. Obviously the big difference is the girl with stones was just messing about, while the man with cinder blocks actually intended to seriously injure or kill someone.
and also it gives me great satisfaction that she was not only injured but after she recovers she'll probably go to prison
I'll agree with that... but it probably won't happen. And then she'll probably sue somebody for not putting up a sign saying don't jump off this bridge!
How about we lower the age for which you can be responsible in the law's eyes for your actions, say to age 12?
lol wrt the sueing for no sign
but, this was in Canada and we're not as litigious as the US (not a shot, just the truth...it's not cheap to sue over here so i doubt she'd do it). if it was in the US, you can bet your last dollar there'd be a lawsuit.
A little schadenfreude is ok I think, just don't go too overboard and you'll be ok.and also it gives me great satisfaction that she was not only injured but after she recovers she'll probably go to prison
I feel absolutely no sympathy for those who are injured while committing life endangering crimes. None whatsoever.
Didn't realize the full extent of her actions? She was 15, she knew what she was doing was wrong and that she was endangering lives. Come on, most people know better than to throw rocks of a bridge at cars when they're like 12. She might not have wanted someone to die, but she was still taking pleasure in damaging other people's hard earned possesion, which is still pretty bad IMO. I hope she gets a nice term in some juvenille detention center (I'd prefer prison but that's proably not likely).
I feel no sypathy for her, but with that said, I also would not wish death upon anyone. I do, however, feel that she got what was coming to her. I like to think of it as karma.
Do you mean to tell me that if you came across this girl right after she fell that you wouldn't help her? She may have been injured doing something idiotic, but who among us hasn't done something equally idiotic?
I'm not saying that this is a perfect example of poetic justice, just that we shouldn't let our compassion die in such a situation. We would want the same done for us if we were injured while doing something stupid.
I think she should die to be honest. We don't need people like that. It's most often not society, but the parents that are to blame.... where were they? Who knows?
Either way, I think it's sick that people like her kill others for a laugh. Totally stupid. I guess I am quite extreme, but I feel no sympathy.
I would absolutely stop, call for help, and give her any other assistance I had to offer, just as I would anyone.
But I don't feel sorry for her. ...She's learned a very good lesson.
I haven't. The crime she committed is far beyond idiotic. I can't even imagine doing anything on par with that.
I don't follow how "No, I don't feel any sympathy" equates to "No, I wouldn't call 911 so some one would take her dumb ass to the hospital then to jail."
If I was driving drunk, ran some people off the road and crashed into a telephone pole, no, I wouldn't expect sympathy from any bystanders, cops, or EMTs called to the scene.
Lethal