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THIS! This is the thing about trauma. No one can tell another person that they don't have the right to feel the way they do.
What might come easy to some people to get over, can be a mountain and a struggle for someone else. Don't assume because there is no physical injury that a person is okay. The runner had a rolled ankle, but the driver just thought he killed someone possibly. People need to stop assuming that what another person is going through is easy because they can handle the situation differently. EDIT: It's a strong disconnect in the brain when someone says "I'll just kill myself". I personally don't take that lightly. Last edited by Yapakanichi; 10-17-2019 at 10:17 AM.. Reason: thought of something... |
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The kids remained in the back seat of the car. My guess is that dad told them not to get out which was a good thing because there was a man dying on the road. I walked over and told them "your dad did not do anything wrong -- there was nothing he could have done." They looked shell shocked. |
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The other one was dying too? From what? An overdose? You described it as a rather light accident: "35MPH" isn't terribly fast, is it? And by the way, if the driver didn't reasonably slow down close to a man "walking oddly, waving his arms" he could have been quite a bit careless still. It's hard to judge without having seen.
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Well, I still can't help it: "What shall we tell our mom? We failed to supervise her dear one!".
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Richmond VA built this stupid bus line down the middle of a main road with all the rider pickups out in the middle so pedestrians have to cross to get to a bus.
Driver killed someone the other day. I feel so bad for all involved and curse the stupid designers of the bus line that took up lanes and puts pedestrians in the middle of traffic flow on a BUSY street. Reports were the driver was totally melted down afterwards. https://www.wric.com/news/local-news...-broad-street/
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Good (and accurate) observations, but sorry you had to get it first hand; Good call to put the responders onto this, as it is often missed when there isn't obvious carnage. Post traumatic reactions are highly idiosyncratic, and it is actually typical to have variable effects among similar situations (same trauma happens to a group, and they will all have a wide range of reactions). Often the surprise, or a misplaced sense of security, is a major factor in creating lasting effects; but not from just firing an AR-15 or watching a scary movie. The driver's shock is also quite common, perhaps a little exaggerated for this guy, but there is an emotional reaction to harming others that is often 'irrational' - I work with soldiers who are still torn up about killing people that were actively trying to kill them at the time - you know it was the right thing to do (or that you were not at fault, etc), but that doesn't make it feel right. This is actually a major foundation of my spirituality; despite my strong cynicism about my fellow man, this seems to be a good candidate for that 'essentially good' core, or at least that there is some heart inside most everybody.
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