I saw that disturbing clip. The car refused to stop and people walked right by. And it's not the first time. A woman was repeatedly stabbed in a convenience store as people walked by her and paid for their items. People are beatn up in front of crowds. Whatever moral compass people had is way, way off kilter these days. We feel no connection to others, no sense of personal responsibility for others. Our mantra seems to be "Not my problem, doesn't involve me, doesn't benefit me, everyone else does it too." Sad.

Are you talking about the old man, 74 years old, who was struck by two cars and lay there in the middle of the road with people driving and walking right by him? DISGUSTING! I saw that clip and don't understand how: 1. Anyone could think it's alright to go into an on coming traffic lane to pass a car. and 2. Not stop after hitting someone and making him fly in the air. Some people have no moral compass. They don't give a shit. They run away from the situation and hope that someone else gets them out of trouble. Problem is, someone probably will. They will get caught, they have the license plate numbers on film.

It's something called by-stander apathy. The more people around, the less likely any one person will help. It's not about morals, it's about how our psyche works.

I saw that on the news this morning.Absolutely disgusting!It does make you wonder about people,but I do know individuals that would have risked their own lives to help him.

Yes, it's like people have lost their fellow feelings and show only apathy to those in pain or hard times. It's only what affects them that is of importance. It's a scary thought to be in a world with people like that everywhere. What if next time it's us who is hurt, or one of our loved ones?

Here is an article I found online: In an unusual display of public anger, Hartford's police chief Wednesday gave vent to his feelings about the recent violence afflicting his city and the lack of decency among residents. Chief Daryl K. Roberts was responding to a hit-and-run Friday afternoon that left a 78-year-old city man paralyzed, lying in the middle of Park Street under full view of passing motorists and onlookers, the savage beating and robbery Monday morning of former Deputy Mayor Nicholas Carbone and the discovery Wednesday of a badly decomposed body of a man in the basement of his family's recently foreclosed home. Roberts said those incidents are indicative of the callousness and lack of humanity that has taken hold of his city. "Those are three situations that dehumanize our community," Roberts said, speaking to reporters at an afternoon press briefing. "I'm ashamed to say our city has a toxic relationship with ourselves." Related links Pedestrians On Park Street Discuss Crash Video Calls Reporting hit-and-run: Clip No. 1 Audio Calls Reporting hit-and-run: Clip No. 2 Audio Calls Reporting hit-and-run: Clip No. 3 Audio Calls Reporting hit-and-run: Clip No. 4 Audio Mayor, Police Chief Hold Press Conference On Thursday Photos Hit-And-Run Video Photos Hartford Police Press Release Hartford Chief's Comments Draws Reaction Detailed Area Of Hit-And-Run Graphic Colin McEnroe: Disappointed In Roberts Web Host Rachel: Officials Ask Residents to be Courageous to Solve Crime Activist Carbone Faces Brain Surgery After Beating PHOTO Nicholas R. Carbone Capitol Avenue and Laurel Street, Hartford Map Stan Simpson: Safe-Street Efforts Take A Hit Missing Man Turns Up In His Own Basement Video City officials, including Roberts, were backtracking from that opinion on Thursday, noting that in the hit-and-run four people called 911 within a minute of the accident, and that the victim, Angel Arce Torres, received medical attention shortly thereafter. "This moved too quickly," said Calixto Torres, the city council president. "People were putting information out too quickly." Roberts said his initial response came because he was angry after viewing the video. "The video was very graphic and sent a very bad message," he said. "We'll never give up in this city. We'll make it safe for everybody." The hit-and-run took place about 5:45 p.m. in a working-class neighborhood. A patrol car heading east on Park Street came upon Angel Arce Torres as the officer was responding to another call. Torres, who lived near the scene of the accident and was returning home after buying some milk, was in critical condition in Hartford Hospital, with head injuries and paralyzed from the neck down, according to police "My father is here fighting for his life, man. I'm pleading to the people in this city, that if anyone knows anything, please come forward and call the Hartford Police Department. Whoever did this, if you're watching the news, please just come in and turn yourself in," said his son, Angel Arce "The family is going through a tough time. A lot of pain. A lot of pain, man. My father, he was just enjoying his retirement." Witnesses reported that two vehicles were operating recklessly as they traveled north on Main Street before running a red light, turning west onto Park Street, crossing the center line and striking Torres in the opposite travel lane. The cars, described as a tan, older model Toyota that was being chased by a blue or black older model Honda, continued west before turning right onto John Street, police said. Bryant Hayre, 37, of Hartford, had bought a pack of Newport cigarettes Friday at Danny's Grocery at 33 Park St. and then walked over to the accident scene. "Whoever did this should be sent away for a long time," Hayre said Wednesday. "It was as if he was a dog left in the street to die." Hayre said he didn't try to help Torres because "people could see that he was conscious." "I'm not skilled enough when it comes to blood flowing or I would have helped him," Hayre said. Other bystanders speculated that people were afraid to get involved because they thought Torres had been shot or don't feel comfortable talking to police. "Everybody knew him, but nobody helped," said Anthony Jenkins, 45, of 87 Park St. "I guess everybody is different. Some people are just out for themselves." Torres was well-known on the block, where developers have proposed a $30 million retail and housing project called Plaza Mayor. ============== I love how people absolved themselves of responsiblity "City officials, including Roberts, were backtracking from that opinion on Thursday, noting that in the hit-and-run four people called 911 within a minute of the accident, and that the victim, Angel Arce Torres, received medical attention ***shortly thereafter***." My comment: "shortly thereafter" is not good enough. Immediate attention needs to be done. I used to live on a bad stretch of road. There were several bad accidents while I lived there. When I heard them I ran to the front of the property (quite a run) and was often, to my dismay, the first to get there AND the first to offer assistance to the victim. I had to ORDER people to get blankets several times before they did.( I asked nicely but that didn't work. THey just wanted to stand and look). Goodness: even animals nudge a downed colleague. These people didn't even comfort the victim. 2)Hayre said he didn't try to help Torres because "people could see that he was conscious." Huh? Just because someone is conscious they DON'T help? For goodness sake, traffic needs to be stopped. The person needs comforting, dignity. 3)""I'm not skilled enough when it comes to blood flowing or I would have helped him," Hayre said." So, if it were your child, you would let them bleed? Common sense says if someone is bleeding, stop the bleeding if at all possible. 4)"Other bystanders speculated that people were afraid to get involved because they thought Torres had been shot or don't feel comfortable talking to police." What a load of c**p. Afraid! They SAW the accident. They KNEW it wasn't a shooting. And even if it was,so what? You help. Not helping is a moral decision. It says: you are not as important as I am. Not feel comfortable talking to police? What a crock. This was a fellow human being who was hit by a car...two cars in fact. These people made a moral decision not to "be involved". It is a disgusting incident. At least no one gave the excuse that they were afraid of being sued by the injured man. That would have been too much. My sympathy goes out to the man and to his family. Society has so forgotten its Christian values (summarised in the story of the Good Samaritan", that it no longer cares.