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Author:  tree and a half [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:56 am ]
Post subject:  Do you ever blame the victim?
A person dressed all in black walks down the middle of an unlit curvy country road - they're hit by a car and traumatically injured.

Do you ever blame the victim?
Author:  Algren [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Blame can be shared in most incidents. It's the degree to which you blame each party that defines you as a person.
Author:  stuffp [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
It sounds like tree was the driver.
Author:  Rev [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
The car has headlights therefore it gets the majority of the blame
Author:  Algren [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 10:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Rev wrote:
The car has headlights therefore it gets the majority of the blame


And presumably the person dressed in black has ears and eyes and can see lights and hear the noise of the engine.
Author:  Rev [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Algren wrote:
Rev wrote:
The car has headlights therefore it gets the majority of the blame


And presumably the person dressed in black has ears and eyes and can see lights and hear the noise of the engine.

Car is too fast. Person has slower reaction.
Author:  Algren [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Are you living in a Pixar movie where cars aren't driven by humans?
Author:  Rev [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Algren wrote:
Are you living in a Pixar movie where cars aren't driven by humans?

Cars 3 was awesome :thumbsup:
Author:  Groucho [ Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
I have a case now where a drunk guy dressed in dark clothes on a dark night stepped into the road and was killed. My client was the driver whose license was revoked but otherwise did not break any driving laws, wasn't drunk, wasn't speeding or anything. He stopped and called 911. Now he's charged because there's a law in Pennsylvania that if you cause a death when you're unlicensed, it's a felony even if you were not at fault.

The DA is being reasonable and is willing to settle for something less, but the victim's family is demanding "justice"...
Author:  Shack [ Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Thread title got Chippy worked up for nothing
Author:  Jmart [ Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Yes
Author:  nghtvsn [ Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
There was another case in the news recently where this guy hit some person at night. He claimed he never get the person. I think it was because of their dark clothes but see the driver ended up leaving the scene and lying about what he knew before confessing. However, don’t be out at night in all black for goodness sakes. If it’s dark wear crap I can see. I already hate driving in darkness anyway.
Author:  stuffp [ Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
I think we also have to question who's really the victim, the driver could just as easily get mental traumas from seriously injuring or killing a pedestrian who seemingly was willing to take all the risk in the world and who knows maybe even wanting to get hit.
Author:  Thegun [ Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you ever blame the victim?
Blame everyone, works for me.

You don't blame a victim for being a victim, blame him for being a moron.

But really accidents are 50/50 most of the time. If there is intent to harm, then of course you never blame the victim.
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