Girl attempts suicide in China by jumping off freeway pass

And to think we gave these wonderful people our jobs .

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Before everyone jumps to the conclusion that the Chinese are uncaring, (which is nothing more than a stereotype), it could be something as simple as a road law that prevents anyone from stopping their vehicle on the interstate. There are such laws in Japan. China has no grey areas for the law, that I know of, so most likely, everyone who saw her phoned in to report that she was there, but no one was allowed to stop. The fact that they slowed down and called DOES show a concern. Keep in mind, everyone passing after the initial fall didn't see or know what had happened. Stopping could land them in jail or with severely hefty monetary fines. Not stating this as fact, only speculation. However, I am familiar with Japanese road law, and they aren't quite as strict as the Chinese, yet they are far more strict in some areas than the U.S.

This is why I hate making judgments based on a video...especially those from other countries. You don't know their customs, laws, or culture enough to empathize and understand. What it looks like to us may not be what is actually happening.

refuse to have anything to do with farcebook so didnt view the video.

Two points
1. Most just passed by because they didnt want the financial responsibility of helping her - they'd have had to pay the hospital and doctor fee's which can add up and china is still a largely poor country for most chinese that would be an added burden on them.

2. Have dealt with chinese police on a few occasions for the most part they were polite, professional and helpful. Yes theres a few who are corrupt but show me a country where you dont find a few corrupt ones.

Its sad what happened to the girl and hope that she recovers...
Its also disgusting that people who dont understand the people, customs and cultures of countries other than their own always condemn them based upon narrowminded ignorant views of the world beyond their country..

That's why you should view individuals as atoms and not only society as a whole.

But even in New York no one helps a stranger in need.

Sorry but if your stupid ass is gonna jump off a freeway, i'm gonna drive around you too. Theres a world of difference between stopping to help at an auto accident and wasting my time stopping for a foolish suicide loser. If she wanted help she would'nt have jumped off an overpass she would have went to see a shrink.

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if only if the world was as simple as your views

*Yawn*

Another China bashing thread.



Like this type of stuff doesn't happen in the U.S or European countries..... visit D.C you'll see women getting raped in the subway and no one will bother to help and we don't even have laws that would deter people from helping.

Originally posted by wantsome
And to think we gave these wonderful people our jobs .

You're going to judge every individual in a nation of 1.3 billion people based on this one incident?

That's pretty ignorant.

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I agree this isn't a Chinese problem this is a human nature problem, people have done worse things like this all over the world.

Such as the case of Kitty Genovese

en.wikipedia.org...

typical westerners, no thinking at all

the girl might not want to be saved?
maybe daddy raped her?
or somebody else did and she's got something incurable?
maybe a thousand other reasons, for killing yourself.

in Asia, suicide is a private matter, who knows what this girl was running away from?
and in assisting this girl, or saving somebody else's life,
YOU take on a lifelong responsibility for that person.

if it were you there, you'd just bundle her up to a hospital and/or
social services, and then wash your hands of her and go back to your consuming,
patting yourself on the back for your good deed and leaving her to deal with the aftermath.

it used to be the christian thing to save such a person, nurse them back to health and then hang the person for the
unpardonable sin of rejecting god's gift of life.

lol, so the west is gearing up to attack Iran, Russia and China have warned against this
let the demonization begin.



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kudos

Oh , this is not new. People are being oppressed all around the world , in Africa , Middle East , Far east , ...

So , I think they are oppressed and since I am a very liberal man , I should help my army to help them or I am not liberal at all.

My suggestion : If they think that they are oppressed they will do something to get out of the oppression. Try to make yourself a better man\woman ==> your family will get better ==> your town will get better ==> your country will get better.

Found the video on youtube if anyone wants to avoid facebook - www.youtube.com...

From what I gathered, it happened on November 2 in Chendgu city.
Couldn't find more information, if anyone can read chinese they're probably gonna have better luck with it.

He was real quick to throw on that turn signal too, to change lanes. and the girl is still alive.. what a sick country. not one person stopped to help.

Need I remind you guys about the homeless guy who was stabbed and dying on the streets of new york.

How many people helped him?

None.

Originally posted by mr-lizard
Need I remind you guys about the homeless guy who was stabbed and dying on the streets of new york.

How many people helped him?

None.

You are right, this is a world-wide problem, things like this happen everywhere around the world and you just have to do a quick google search to see that.

We shouldn't be demonizing the chinese population, they're just as bad as everyone else

Tragic...

But I got an evil chuckle over the fact that the lead car had put its turn signal on before the girl ever hit the ground LOL.

I know I know I'm going to hell.

Originally posted by The Great Day
The round eyed lilly white news caster seems way too cheery as well. Yet another

from china.

Heh I was just going to say that, she looks pretty enthusiastic and happy that this happened..


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Originally posted by Gseven
Keep in mind, everyone passing after the initial fall didn't see or know what had happened.

This is a simple point which I was going to make, but you beat me to it. It's amazing that people missed that.
It's close to impossible to gauge a situation like that when driving (and paying attention to driving, instead of leisurely watching some stupid YouTube). I once saw a body on the road and I was terrified, but a second later I saw that it was a Santa Claus figure that well off the overpass where somebody put it as a decoration.

The car from which the whole thing was filmed was blocking the view for a lot of drivers.

Is it me or do the Chinese people not give a $#!t about helping one another??

Note to self...DON'T GET HURT IN CHINA CAUSE YOU'LL BE LEFT TO DIE!! I know this girl attempted to take her own life but come on...where's the F%

They just.... Left her...?

Dead or alive, how can you just... leave?