So how is your conscience?.

[Dopey]

Suppose you were driving through a parking lot (not fast). You spot an attractive member of the opposite sex walking the other direction on the next row. You turn your head to get some eye candy and all of a sudden you hear a loud noise, you hit your brakes right away, and in front of you there's a bicycle on the ground and a kid lying next to it dead.

Witnesses come running over and they all say "He just rode right out in front of the car from between parked cars, the driver didn't have time to stop". You're not sure if you would have seen the kid or not, but all the witnesses are sure you couldn't have stopped in time to avoid hitting him.

When the police arrive and ask what happened, do you tell them you were looking at the eye candy when it happened, or do you leave that part out (knowing no one saw you not paying attention)?

 

[Cardinal Fang]

Bazerko is that you?

 

[God]

Bazerko is that you?

I doubt it. The question is a good one.

I wouldn't tell the cops.

 

[Insertion]

In the end ruining your life any further will not bring the child back as cold as this may sound. Your nights will be sleepless for nights to come so having all sorts of legal costs, lawsuits, insurance companies no longer insuring you is really not in anyone's best interest.

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

I'd let it go although it would kill me never knowing if the tragedy could have been avoided or not.

 

[tboy]

umm no i wouldn't......you'd be charged immediately whether the witnesses said you couldn't avoid it or not. You would be guilty of careless driving......because you weren't driving with due care and caution. I think the charge might be careless driving causing death.

Even if you couldn't avoid hitting the kid, you might have been able to avoid killing him had you been paying attention.

On a similar note, i was walking through the crappy tire parking lot and there was this young lady who was the spitting image of andie mcdowell and i couldn't help but gawk at her and almost walked into a car.......damn she was hot....(I just adore ms mcdowell, i'd say even more than jennifer aniston)

 

[a 1 player]

'I heard him before I saw him' would be a good reply. That way you are not lying and you have a chance to put your cell phone away.

 

[Jesus Quintana]

I'd fess up.
Something caught my eye and when I turned back I tried to stop.

 

[tboy]

I'd fess up.
Something caught my eye and when I turned back I tried to stop.

that wouldn't do it.....you're supposed to be looking forward and using your mirrors to see behind you.....

their question would be: what caught your eye? then you'd have to lie.......and the second you do that to a cop, you're entering into another charge, giving false information during an investigation.....

all you'd need is one of those witnesses to say " I saw him looking the other way" and you'd be in a bigger world of shit....

 

[Jesus Quintana]

that wouldn't do it.....you're supposed to be looking forward and using your mirrors to see behind you.....

their question would be: what caught your eye? then you'd have to lie.......and the second you do that to a cop, you're entering into another charge, giving false information during an investigation.....

all you'd need is one of those witnesses to say " I saw him looking the other way" and you'd be in a bigger world of shit....

I'd be in my own personal hell if that happened anyhow. I'd be willing to face the music.

 

[Madman]

I disagree about the automatic charge if you hit someone. I have a close friend who ran down a cyclist albeit the cyclist was 18 years old. He was seriously injured and in critical condition for weeks. My friend was free of all charges because witnesses all said how the cyclist came flying out onto the road and the driver couldn't stop. I believe if a pedestrian jumps onto the road between cars, jwalks and witness back up the drivers innocence they do not always charge the driver.

How one would react in an emotional situation as the OP sites is a tough call because of the heart strings involved. Seeing a dead child can really make people loose their cool and rightfully so.

 

[tboy]

the automatic charge would only apply if you admitted you weren't paying attention while in control of a motor vehicle.....you're correct, your examples of pedestrians and cyclists is bang on....we all have to bear responsibility for our actions....the pedestrian always has the right of way rule only applies if they are acting safely.

for example: i asked a cop once about pedestrian crosswalks. i was tired of people walking down the sidewalk, then immediately turning and stepping out onto the road at a crosswalk...then getting pissed off because i couldn't stop in time. the cop said the pedestrians must stop, look and point/push the button then wait for the traffic to stop....too many think those lights are magic......

but if you were looking anywhere you weren't supposed to? reading a billboard, a sign, checking out a hot chick? you'd be charged on the spot.....

 

[Melanie]

"omg" I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I ever killed a child. The guilt would be overwhelming.

 

[HOF]

My puppy drives, so I can check out the babes!

 

[Madman]

My puppy drives, so I can check out the babes!

Lisa must train your puppies.

 

[DannyDeVito]

the automatic charge would only apply if you admitted you weren't paying attention while in control of a motor vehicle.....you're correct, your examples of pedestrians and cyclists is bang on....we all have to bear responsibility for our actions....the pedestrian always has the right of way rule only applies if they are acting safely.

for example: i asked a cop once about pedestrian crosswalks. i was tired of people walking down the sidewalk, then immediately turning and stepping out onto the road at a crosswalk...then getting pissed off because i couldn't stop in time. the cop said the pedestrians must stop, look and point/push the button then wait for the traffic to stop....too many think those lights are magic......

but if you were looking anywhere you weren't supposed to? reading a billboard, a sign, checking out a hot chick? you'd be charged on the spot.....

What he said.

 

[HOF]

Lisa must train your puppies.

THE MANY FACES OF LISA of TORONTO!






Lisa in drag (or in real life) this is where she will be soon.

Lisa's puppies.




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[Madman]

THE MANY FACES OF LISA of TORONTO!






Lisa in drag (or in real life) this is where she will be soon.

Lisa's puppies.




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HOF, check out this pic below




no look at this one down here







what about this one, isn't it AMAZING?





NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL!!!!!:slap:

 

[HOF]

HOF, check out this pic below




no look at this one down here







what about this one, isn't it AMAZING?





NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL!!!!!:slap:

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[Madman]

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Maybe it's us and Hof really knows how to post pics.

OK EYE TEST EVERYONE