Originally Posted by LordFoo
I saw that when I watched the full clip on the news last night.. unedited clip is here:
http://www.citynews.ca/news/features_10802.aspx
It's sad that so many people just walked by, but I'm not surprised any more.. I went to court last year after witnessing a cabbie dooring a cyclist (who was riding in front of me).. the guy went down into traffic, with his head inches away from an 18 wheeler. It was at a busy intersection (Bay/Dundas) and no other driver/pedestrian stuck around to give their account.
The apathy of the general population in and around the downtown core
especially on public transportation is incredible. You could be getting shots, stabbed, assaulted, robbed, fellated right next to someone on a packed subway car or on a platform and you'd be lucky if anyone does
anything or even notices.
Even if you're surrounded by people you can never count on anyone to help you or even notice you are in trouble. Rely on yourself, any external help is an extra bonus.