Just how apathetic can people get?

[Shuemue]

Every single person who replied to this thread has let me down, has let themselves down, and most importantly let BG forums down.

[Correction]

Every single person who replied to this thread has let me down, has let themselves down, and most importantly let BG forums down.

Churchill hasn't found the thread yet. Or maybe he's just staying in Spam where all the folks who wouldn't let you down are currently writhing in their usual filth.

Speaking of 'stuck in a spot for a very long ass time'

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...ured-on-video/

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...urrentPage=all

[Khamsin]

3. things.

1. I wasn't surprised in the least that the patient was a black woman.

2. That's the first time, shit like that went down and something was actually done about it. People getting fired/suspended. Most of the time, it's all talking but no action.

3. Another good damn reason why I'm against putting old people in nursing homes and medical facilities. They get treated horribly.

1. Given the hospital location, there's probably more black people than white. And I doubt they would have rushed in and taken care of her in a timely manner had she been white. They probably would have given equally shitty service to all races.

2. I wouldn't be surprised if they DID actually get fired or suspended. If I did something comparable in my job, I'd probably get fired or my license revoked. Plus, it's an easy scapegoat for the company as a whole. Why wouldn't they fire them?

3. It wasn't a nursing home, it was a hospital emergency room. Even nursing homes offer better care than what that woman experienced.

[terranova]

Thanks for shooting my down my post

I know it wasn't a nursing home, and you haven't been to savannah lol - the homes here are notorious for it. It was just to support my feelings on the matter. (Was I supposed to post something cold hearted?)

[Pun]

Purely disgusted, but not surprised. The majority of witnesses these days do nothing to help a victim. Last year my grandfather had tripped over some roots poking out from the sidewalk while trying to cross a very populated intersection, and he wound up falling, breaking his hand, sustaining a deep gash that required 23 stitches, and now has permanent nerve damage. No one stopped to even ask if he was okay, and he walked all the way home, leaving a trail of blood. After we brought him to the hospital I literally followed the trail he left all the way to the piece of sidewalk he fell on.

[Kaelia]

2. I wouldn't be surprised if they DID actually get fired or suspended. If I did something comparable in my job, I'd probably get fired or my license revoked. Plus, it's an easy scapegoat for the company as a whole. Why wouldn't they fire them?

I'm pretty sure the doctor was fired and the others were suspended with potential to be fired.

[Shuemue]

Churchill hasn't found the thread yet. Or maybe he's just staying in Spam where all the folks who wouldn't let you down are currently writhing in their usual filth.

Speaking of 'stuck in a spot for a very long ass time'

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...ured-on-video/

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...urrentPage=all

I think you missed my point, but then again you've never showed a particularly quick wit.

The point was that if nobody at all had replied, it would have been a poignant statement on apathy.

[Correction]

I think you missed my point, but then again you've never showed a particularly quick wit.

The point was that if nobody at all had replied, it would have been a poignant statement on apathy.

Speaking of slow wits, my own post was a subtle suggestion that you banish yourself back to Spam, cunt.

[Lordwafik]

3. Another good damn reason why I'm against putting old people in nursing homes and medical facilities. They get treated horribly.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...3/ai_n17610846 < This is my reason against putting old people in nursing homes. Seriously, bathing old people in KEROSENE?

[Ksandra]

omg that's terrible ><;

so then food for thought, how would you teach the future generations to actually not be apathetic to these sort of things? What do you think creates people to be this way? so sad ><;

[Shuemue]

Speaking of slow wits, my own post was a subtle suggestion that you banish yourself back to Spam, cunt.

Here's the thing, I understood your post, I just don't obey fucking idiots.

[Izzy]

omg that's terrible ><;

so then food for thought, how would you teach the future generations to actually not be apathetic to these sort of things? What do you think creates people to be this way? so sad ><;

The internet.

[Aksannyi]

The internet.

It seriously is ...it desensitizes you to everything. :/ I don't even bat an eye when people post disgusting porn anymore.

[Izzy]

It seriously is ...it desensitizes you to everything. :/ I don't even bat an eye when people post disgusting porn anymore.

http://www.fossilizedcustoms.com/vultureJPEG.jpg
That picture was going around my work place and everyone was all sad and saying things like, "Oh I'll never take my for ever again." etc. etc.

When they showed it to me, they were a bit appalled that I just kinda shrugged it off and said, "I've seen it before..." I think the internet really does desensitize people.

[Aksannyi]

Well, the one thing I can't take is kids. I have two kids, so anything where kids are hurting in some way is just too much for me. If I didn't though, there would be nothing to really faze me.

[Ikith]

That video brought me to tears. I only watched until about the lawsuite part. Just wow... I need to go lay down for a few. Thats just horrifying! I hope I don't die like that! FUCKERS!

[Kuya]

What doesn't bring to you tears?

Oh wait, now i don't remember if it was you or Izzy.

[Ikith]

What doesn't bring to you tears?

Erm... Darwin awards? ;;! I've been on the internet for ages but shit like this phazes me still... Guess I'm not a heartless warrior afterall? Hm I don't know. But don't be smartassy about it its most likely a good thing that I've kept my emotions in tact even after seeing all the gruesome shit posted here and on other sites.

Btw its bring you to tears !

[Izzy]

What doesn't bring to you tears?

Oh wait, now i don't remember if it was you or Izzy.

I don't get it Q_Q

[Nystul]

This isn't new. Going off about how "people these days are worse" and how you can't believe how bad things have gotten is silly. It's part of human psychology and group behavior. There are millions of examples historically on this stuff. When people are in large groups, they do not act. They assume someone else will do it. Every person that walked by that woman on the floor thought either "not my patient, someone else will deal with it" or something to that effect. Years ago in the early 90's when I took CPR courses they told us not to simply shout "someone call 911!" but rather to turn, make eye contact with someone standing around, point at them and say "you, you go call 911 now" otherwise it won't get done. There was the famous story of someone robbed/stabbed in NYC who screamed for help outside an apartment building, tons of people heard her and she eventually bled to death after 10 minutes because no one did anything. That was in tye 70's or something. Group behavior. Putting our neck out when we know someone else might do it is hard to do. If a person believes they are the only one around to help they overwhelmingly do so. However the same person that will stop to help on an empty street will just as likely keep walking on a busy one. It's always been that way.