I am guilty of this (on a very lesser scale). I drove past a car accident and there were definitely injuries, I was about to pull over but there was too much traffic and I thought it would be dangerous. I was going to call the police but I thought someone else would. Should I have called? There were hundreds of cars passing. ???
Yes. You should have called.
No. You're not a bad person because you didn't.
Either way, that sounds like it was just laziness on your part. The bigger & more important question here is about whether or not you intervene when there is some cost to you: Do you step in to stop a fight even though you'll likely have to take a punch (or worse)? Do you help a homeless person who could have transmittable diseases and/or be totally crazy? In some parts of the world, these are everyday questions.
I am guilty of this (on a very lesser scale). I drove past a car accident and there were definitely injuries, I was about to pull over but there was too much traffic and I thought it would be dangerous. I was going to call the police but I thought someone else would. Should I have called? There were hundreds of cars passing. ???
Yes. You should have called. No. You're not a bad person because you didn't.
Either way, that sounds like it was just laziness on your part. The bigger & more important question here is about whether or not you intervene when there is some cost to you: Do you step in to stop a fight even though you'll likely have to take a punch (or worse)? Do you help a homeless person who could have transmittable diseases and/or be totally crazy? In some parts of the world, these are everyday questions.
Seinfeld?
Gruesome, sad stories.