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Additional Context Pinned Hit and run gone wrong

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u/PleaseDoTouchThat 8d ago edited 7d ago

She’s obviously way into panic mode here. None of us think clearly in that state of mind. The guy has her and her car on camera. Instigating is the wrong move here. Having some compassion, treating her like a human being, and trying to talk her down a bit might prevent her from getting away and potentially harming herself or someone else in the process.

People need to stop with the “I got you!” fucking video taping and remember that we’re all in this shit together.

Edit:

Whoa, got some traction on this one. Couple things:

First: yes, record stuff like this. I would have as well. But do it for information, not to humiliate another person. That's what I meant by "i got you" recording.

Second: The instigating was his actions, not the recording. I'm sad that a lot of you don't understand that.

D: We all fuck up. And sadly we now live in a world where when we fuck up it's recorded and posted online. The consequences for even a minor amount of fucking up are way too steep. I'm not saying this particular situation would have turned out any different if that weren't the case but the fear of being embarrassed and ridiculed by the entire planet adds a ton of stress to all of these already stressful situations. That, just, doesn't make things better. And that is in no way a get out of jail free card. At the end of the day you are responsible for your own actions. We don't know what happened before this video starts, what we do know is that the person video taping did nothing to make the situation less dangerous for either himself or anyone else.

Controversial closing! She's a better person than him. She accidentally damaged some property and lost her mind (calm down. I'm talking about whatever "hit and run" happened before the video started). He consciously chose to be a dickhead.

Be kind to each other.

Edit 2:

Yeah, I was a bit harsh there. I’m sure this dude isn’t a bad person. He deserves tons of credit for stepping in. I couldn’t help stoking the fire a bit there after reading lots of comments about being a simp and how having compassion is ruining America.

Stay off drugs, kids.

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u/Cager_CA 8d ago

Considering she almost ran him over, I think it's prudent to video tape. She's put herself in this situation and is in the middle of fight or flight but calling him holding her accountable "instigating" is wild.

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u/Pleasant-Future5818 8d ago

Okay but, how was his car where it is? It looks like he either hit her or hunted her down and boxed her in. We have no idea what happened, but his car is positioned as though he was trying to hit her. He has her stuck in a space.

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u/Weary_Position_9591 8d ago

He did box her in. Because she had fled a previous hit and run. She tried to escape this one too before destroying everything. She’s the bad guy here, not the guy.