He blew his mind out in a car.
Jan. 2nd, 2004 01:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cyranoToday on my way to work in the sheeting rain I was swamped by a passing SUV doing maybe 75 in the carpool lane. Hydroplaning, they bounced off the center median and then slid across four lanes of traffic and with a mighty sploosh tipped over on their side off the shoulder.
I do not know what my legal responsibilities were in this case. I was pretty unclear on my moral obligations, really. But the thought of trying to pull over made me pretty panicky so I continued driving fifty in the far right lane, called 911 and told them what I'd seen.
I have pretty much no first aid training, and I don't perform well under pressure. Plus, I didn't feel particularly charitable towards somebody who'd just endangered my life through their own malicious stupidity.
I don't know if that makes me a bad person or not.
I expect I'll spend way too much time overanalyzing it.
Also--trivia question! Guess which famous world figure made the following quote about rebellious factions in Iraq:
I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas.... I am strongly in favor of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes.
Day Sixteen: Still not seen Return of the King.
I do not know what my legal responsibilities were in this case. I was pretty unclear on my moral obligations, really. But the thought of trying to pull over made me pretty panicky so I continued driving fifty in the far right lane, called 911 and told them what I'd seen.
I have pretty much no first aid training, and I don't perform well under pressure. Plus, I didn't feel particularly charitable towards somebody who'd just endangered my life through their own malicious stupidity.
I don't know if that makes me a bad person or not.
I expect I'll spend way too much time overanalyzing it.
Also--trivia question! Guess which famous world figure made the following quote about rebellious factions in Iraq:
I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas.... I am strongly in favor of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes.
Day Sixteen: Still not seen Return of the King.