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Apathy is rampant

This morning I saw a  video about a chinese toddler who wandered out into the road and was hit by a van. The video was graphic and it shocked me to the core. The child was hit by the front set of tires and the van stopped with her underneath. The driver knew they had hit something. They paused because they were trying to figure out what to do. If the driver would have gotten out of the car she would have only been hit once. Instead he kept going, running over her stomach slowly. You can see in the video that she is crying and moving her arms, terrified and probably just wanting her mommy. She could only have been about 3 years old. What proceeded after the incident is the most shocking, and I'm getting cold chills as I write it. Many chinese pedestrians walked right on by the incident without helping. A few people didnt even look down. Maybe they didnt notice the child, but I doubt it. Then, another van drives down the road. The driver doesnt see her and rolls over her leg, crus