if you were driving around and saw a hit-and-run accident, but did not catch the perpetrator's license plate, would you feel obligated to somehow track him down, or would you use that as an excuse to not get yourself involved?
2007-01-26 16:42:16 · 12 answers · asked by ccr152 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
if you were driving around and saw a hit-and-run accident, but did not catch the perpetrator's license plate, would you feel obligated to somehow track him down, or would you use that as an excuse to not get yourself involved?
p.s. this isn't meant to be taken 100% literally, it's a metaphor for bigger things...jeez.
2007-01-26 16:52:00 · update #1
p.s. this isn't meant to be taken 100% literally, it's a metaphor for bigger things...jeez.
2007-01-26 16:52:24 · update #2
for everybody who's getting cocky about this, it is a METAPHOR. i'm using a particular crime as an example so that it may be compared to crimes on both bigger and smaller scales. it's if you see something wrong has happened, for which you are not responsible, does seeing it mean you inherently taken upon yourself some kind of responsibility.
i didn't actually see a hit and run, and was unsure what i should do. not literally.
this is the philosophy section right?
2007-01-26 17:46:09 · update #3
Call the police with whatever information you have. Even if you didn't catch the license plate you can give a description of the vehicle and the driver, where the damage would be etc. They can broadcast the vehicle description so officers on the road will watch out for it. They may come across it. It's a long shot but it's better than nothing. The local police then at least have something to go on & you've done your part. I would feel guilty if I witnessed something & then did nothing about it. Don't track the suspect down yourself. That's not up to you and what would you do even if you found them? Yell at them? Tell them, hey I saw what you did ******! Don't endanger yourself. Just pass the information on to police & let them follow up with it. If you do happen to see the culprit somewhere however, call the police right away & tell them where the vehicle is, get the licence plate, tell them where the initial hit & run occurred & they can deal with the guilty party accordingly. If you were a witness, then you are involved, like it or not. You can't just turn the other way. Just my opinion. (Though, realistically without a license plate it will be harder to track them down. Harder but not impossible. You just never know.) Think how you would feel if you were the victim. Wouldn't you hope a witness would show you the same courtesy of helping out?
2007-01-26 17:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is is absolutely the responsibility of each and every person to act as a good citizen. More than that, their is a matter of ethics and moral integrity. What if it had been your mom, dad, wife, husband, 2 year old child that had been struck. Does that make it any different. Even if it is property damage alone, will this driver continue in the same manner until someone is hit? I believe you know the right thing to do, it is intrinsic in all but the psychopaths. If you can't follow your consience..........follow the law. JMO
2007-01-26 16:52:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would probably feel more obligated to help the person that was hit. Id want to track them down myself after giving a description to the police, but without any info, I would give up pretty shortly. I'd assume most people would do about the same.
2007-01-26 16:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by beautifull_misfit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No amount of excuses would erase the fact that the act of witnessing put us in the picture. Whether we like it or not would not change this fact, we're involved.
The issue would be what to do next. Get further involved (ie. help the victim), or pretend it never happened.
2007-01-27 04:21:46 · answer #4 · answered by McDreamy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeppers you are on the right site. For you do need a shrink to think you could chase down a nut who just run over some one and is RUNNING.
to add insult to your thought process while you are trying to play hero you did not mention you stopping to render aid .Yep you are one sick puppy.
Getting myself involved yes get involved help the poor bleeding bloke on the ground call the coppers and allow the pros handle the situation.you could do more good befriending the injured.
2007-01-26 16:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
in my view, the nurse in me ought to have first treated the former woman. although, it is a job application. i imagine the agency ought to %. the guy who chosen to assist the alluring woman. Employers are looking should you're keen to "grab the day!" i'm no longer saying it is the right or moral component, enable me make that crystal sparkling! Very thrilling question!
2016-10-16 04:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by faulkenberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call the authorities and give my best description of the car/driver and the last direction it was headed.
2007-01-26 16:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by Scott O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As if you have no other options?
You saw the accident, you call the police and give them the information you DO have.
You DON'T follow the guy, you DON'T ignore it either.
What's the problem here?
2007-01-26 16:52:58 · answer #8 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, you would call the police, dummy! Only if you had other information such as color, make and model of car, and then you might think about helping the victim! Jeez! Some of these questions...!!
2007-01-26 16:48:39 · answer #9 · answered by suriak 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There's no dilemma. Stop and help the victim. You can describe to the police what you did see.
2007-01-26 16:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by mac&cheese 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋