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joe_sausage OP t1_iya4vpr wrote

Reply to comment by maneatingdog in Saw a hit and run DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A COP. Nothing happened. by joe_sausage

And clearly saying “hey maybe this cop could’ve spent 5 minutes checking on that accident that occurred 20 feet from his car” is saying “officers should spend all their time on meaningless traffic citations.”

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maneatingdog t1_iya5w6u wrote

Hey Joe, you're the only one in this whole situation complaining. Even the guy who got hit cares less than you. Why are you spending your whole day making false descriptions and straw man arguments on the internet about an event that didn't even effect you?

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joe_sausage OP t1_iya7flh wrote

How the hell do you know that the person who got hit doesn’t care?
Maybe the person didn’t speak English. Maybe they were afraid of a confrontation. I know I sure as hell would think twice about getting out of my car in DC if I’d just been hit and the other car wasn’t already making the gestures. Maybe one or both of them just didn’t know what to do next.

If I got hit in the middle of a busy intersection and wasn’t really sure what to do, and a cop saw it and just shrugged and drove off, that wouldn’t increase my feelings of confidence or safety, or help me in any way. But heaven forbid we suggest the police actually help people.

In any sane world, a public safety person being in the immediate vicinity of a car accident would be a good thing, even if all it meant was 2 minutes of “everyone good? You both got insurance, you can work this out? Cool, do you need a tow or a push to the shoulder or you got this? Right on, shit happens, stay safe.”

The sub is FILLED with horror stories about car accidents and policy apathy. Clearly it’s a bigger issue than this one accident and it isn’t always some trivial body damage we can all shrug about.

But heaven forbid we want to make the city a better place for someone other than ourselves or our immediate friends/family, or holy shit, someone we’ve never met.

Better to just make excuses about why this isn’t anyone else’s problem and pretend everything’s hunky dory, right?

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GauntletofThonos t1_iyaamt7 wrote

How do you know the cop was not going on a call prior to this incident? How do you know they even saw it? You also stated that the vehicle in the wrong pulled into a parking lot. That doesn't sound like a hit and run to me. The person pulled into a safe spot and not blocking the street.

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