Heartless? Yes.
Unheard of? Not really.
2 year old girl run over in China
Heartless? Yes.
Unheard of? Not really.
This is because of something that had happened earlier involving a woman who had fallen or something, and a man who passed by came and helped her out. She in turn sued the man for something like $6500 and won. Most people are afraid to help for fear of being litigated.
but China has cameras installed everywhere. I'm sure the people are smart enough to realize, considering some of the things they do... =.=
Urg. The bystander effect. People assume someone else has or will call the police.
That and some people are just truly heartless.