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Old 10-18-2011, 08:32 PM   #4
Memnoch
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Default Re: Is this what society is coming to?

Well, here are the excuses from those who walked around her - they claim they "didn't see her".



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Many of the 18 people who passed Yueyue's limp body denied they had seen the wounded girl, except for one mother who said she was ashamed of her behaviour, the Shanghai Daily News said.

The woman, who was walking through the market with her five-year-old daughter at the time, claimed she and her daughter were frightened after seeing blood spattered on the road.

The woman said she believed Yueyue had been injured in a fall while playing and did not know she had been struck by two vans.

A shopkeeper who also featured in the shocking CCTV footage said he had been harassed by customers since the incident.

The footage shows him walking out of his plumbing shop and apparently looking at the girl before leaving, however the shopkeeper claimed not to have seen her.

"[I swear to the God] if I had seen the girl, I would die in your face," the Shanghai Daily News reported him as saying.

A motorcyclist who rode away from the tragedy said it was too dim and he believed crying sounds were coming from a nearby shop.

Meanwhile, the street cleaner who came to Yueyue's aid seven minutes after she was first hit has received a 25,000 yuan ($3800) reward from the local government.

The cleaner, identified as 58-year-old Chen Xianmei, said she only did what she believed was right and did not think she deserved the reward.

However, she believed people would accuse her of seeking fame if she rejected the reward. She plans to donate some of it to help with the girl's medical expenses.

The highly distressing surveillance footage was uploaded on the popular Youku video sharing site, and has been viewed millions of times.

It has led to much soul searching in China about why bystanders appear reluctant to help strangers in distress.

Police have detained the drivers of both vehicles involved in the incident, Xinhua news agency said.

The man who allegedly drove the second van, surnamed Jiang, was arrested about 9pm on the evening of the accident.

The first van driver, named Hu, surrendered to police on Sunday afternoon.

This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/world/it-was-t...019-1m6rv.html
How can you not see something like that? The video clearly shows people swerving away from her body.
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