Why no one helps?

Namaskar sir In cases of major accidents, the fact in India is what you say above. The reasons are simple - no one wants to get involved with the cops etc. Despite the Supreme Court ruling that the police is NOT to harass the ones who help, this has not been published in major newspapers. And as such, there are only a few who know this ruling. Unfortunately, the government and the media hypes so many unnecessary things but the ones which are always so very essential are confined to the knowledge of the limited few. even in the Dec rape case at delhi last year, there was no help for many hours and when the help finally arrived, they had other issues to tackle. This shows that you can not expect any good help from many around. And also no one seems to care.

May be it is because of change in people's value, not many people in our present world consider it is their obligation and duty to help someone in desperate needs especially if the assistance they provide doesn't benefit them immediately or the victims are not member of their immediate family, they have lesser empathy in them hence hesitate to provide a helping hand. It is very rare to see someone will stop his or her vehicle and give a helping hand to any accident victim in big city nowadays. People are getting used to see more accidents on the road/highway and becoming less sensitive to event like this, unless it is a very lucky day for the victim, a stranger will stop and provide help, everyone will rather let the police handle this type of dicey situation especially if the helper is mandated to appear in court as material witness to the police and the victim of an accident, making his life more difficult due to some rigid wording of the law that refuse to provide flexibility in the actual world we live in.

hello dada, I saw the video and read the news same time as I am reading news about Boston bombing. This is very sad how people ignore the husband pleading- my heart really cry while watching the video. As far as I can remember- this is not happening our place. We always lend a hand when there is accident either road or any kind of accident. I don't know what to say...sorry- but does all those hundreds of vehicles and thousand of passersby doesn't have a heart at all?

People are afraid to get involved. It's not that they are heartless but in their mind they think that the next person who comes by will surely help. Everyone repeats this though and so no one comes by. They figure that because they don't have the medical expertise to help that they can't do anything but that's where they are wrong. If a person comes by that has a cell phone in this day and age, they most certainly can help by simply calling emergency to the scene.

Read the bible The chapter of Isaiah the prophet in old testament,he speaks extensively of people's selfishness and hard hardheartedness and how the Lord is asking them to repent and be merciful to avoid disaster.

It's a shame that these things happens nowdays, and it's a worldwide problem. I think that there are two main reasons why people don't want to stop and help. The first is as you have pointed out, they stand a great chance of being out of pocket and getting their time wasted for no other reason than to be a good person. And, when they've done this, there is no guarantee that the person they are helping will be better off or even grateful. Then there is nowdays the ever present danger that the incident they pull over to help at is in fact nothing more than a staged event to rob anyone they can get to stop. It has become a sad world in many ways.

When I was a child, there was a bad accident involving a car and a motorcycle. My parents stopped. My mom was a nurse, and she had to use my dad's belt to stop the motorcycle rider's bleeding. Why don't people stop nowadays? I really think we are becoming callous and self centered.

Respected Sir, You are spot on in pointing out why people don't stop and help.People have to face lot of difficulties in facing the legal procedures. Actually the person who helps should be rewarded instead he/she suffers due to harassment and mismanagement by authorities.

That's probably true, Professor. People wouldn't want to go through such trouble of having to go to court to act as witness. And I guess, there is also fear in them that when they tell the truth of what really has happened, that the person who caused the accident might haunt him as well.

aw.. that was so sad.. i haven't seen the video yet but basing on your story, that's really tragic. if that's the case in your place, we can't really blame people for not helping. others accuse you that you are the one who hit them. :( people nowadays have lots of ways of making money.. others tell a lie of having a cancer just to have some money from other people. i can't actually answer if i'm on the situation whether to help or not. :(

Hi Professor this is so sad to read my heart breaks for what you had to go thru I cannot believe people are so cold and uncaring, in my country we have been known for even animals that have been hit by a car on a highway, I could never imagine just driving by someone and carry on and have a happy day knowing that someone needed help. I understand that you did do the right thing even at the expense from yourself, but at least you can have a good feeling knowing that you did the right thing! It is people like you that care that make this world a better place! Have a good day.

That is so true in the USA if someone is hurt alot of people will stand and watch and do nothing/.