Caught on Tape: Critically Injured Man Ignored and Neglected

jealous? want me to practice my punching power on you?

I have no idea what you are talking about Betico.

I can't help but post the above on everything the outrage media tries to shove down our throats.

haha! the pacific northwest is the motherland of those 'bleeding heart liberals' that supposedly steal your money. oregon voted 57.1% for barack obama vs. 40.8% for mccain. in oregon, physician assisted suicide has been approved by the voters and legalized, as well as medicinal marijuana. hell, if you do move, perhaps you might grow one of those 'bleeding' hearts while you're there.

and by the way, there IS a state income tax in oregon; there's just no SALES tax. obviously, you had better look more into your facts before making a life-changing decision such as a move there.

No one would even do that for Him. What a piece of shit Community!! Maybe this points to the condition in this Country in general, chances are pretty good this Man was a Vet. We should collectively be ashamed of what We have become here.

I'm sorry, I disagree totally and, Your blame shifting to Bush is just more of the same old excuses for People to act out from it. Your Wrong and not acceptable. Maybe some day Karma will catch You down on Your luck and You can experience some of the same, ingrate!

Ingrate? What are you talking about?

I defended the man and put the blame squarely where it belongs. In a very vague sense, sure, indifference to the poor cuts across party lines. But in a very real and indisputable way it really is more of an attitude held by Republicans.

Why are liberals called "bleeding hearts" by Conservatives? Why do they say it in such a deragatory tone?

Why are we precieved to be "weak" on national defense by Conservatives?

Why are we made fun of by Conservatives because we want to expand unemployment benefits so the poor can eek out another month or two ?

It's because Republicans hate the poor.

That's not opinion, merely fact. Their actions and statements back it up. They don't deny it.

So is it really that hard to believe that they would be "indifferent" to the suffering of a homeless man if they truly do think the poor are evil?

But to be fair I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about hydrokat. Why exactly are you mad at me? And what exactly is it your disagreeing with?

republicans: the party of mean, selfish people who do not want to share with those who have less.

All though many are conned into voting republican, against their interest, on the basis of the family values con or some other silliness meant to attract the superstitious and ignorant church folks.

LOL what? When the hell did Columbia heights become a repub/neo con stronghold?!

HAHAHA, serious or not that funny as hell Crob. Kudos to you.

Hey, they are just expressing Conservative philosophy.

They may not call them neocons or be politically active, but the philosophy of "No one matters but me" is the core component of neoconservative thought.

Again, a "bleeding heart" liberal that just loves everyone (as the neocons scornfully suggest) would never be so thoughtless.

That is what seperates liberals from neocons. We love everyone and the neocons think the poor should all die (or just be left to die).

Bush would approve of the indifference shown to that homeless man. Surely this is the truest expression of his vision for what he called "The Age of Responsibility" wherein everyone in on their own and no one is obligated to anyone else. Ever. For any reason.

To actually offer help to this man would be (as Bush put it) the soft racism of low expectations. To insult this man by calling the police and not allowing him the opportunity to "pull himself up by his bootstrap" would be pffensive to him and counter-productive to his well-being, so goes neoconservative reasoning.

Because to help would only encourage his "victim" mentality. Better to let him die then help him and thus make him "dependent" on outside assistance for the rest of his life.

Yeah but I think with respect to this issue there is a stronger correlation between where you grow up and how you are raised compared to what your party affiliation happens to be. Case in point I grew up in the suburbs of central Florida and the only homeless guy I can honestly remember was some old guy named Dave who would buy cigarettes and beer for the neighborhood kids. Dave was cool, everyone liked Dave.

On the other hand my cousins in Norfolk VA grew up around such memorable homeless guys like “the ding-a-ling man.” He was known to streak and masturbate in public and therefore no one liked him.

A couple of years ago a couple of my cousins and I were down in Miami walking around ocean drive and two homeless ladies asked us for some change. My cousins kept on walking like it was no big deal, I on the other hand gave them all the change in my wallet (which was probably a couple of bucks since I almost never use change). I’ll never forget how upset my cousins were, it was almost as if they were disappointed in me. I remember one of my cousins telling me “Hey next time you feel like just giving away money why don’t just give it to someone in your family.”

The point is if you grow up in an environment where there is a large population of homeless people the chances are good that you’re going to have a different emotional response, if any, to the plight of that class. Personally I don’t have the ability to look someone in the eye and tell them to piss off and I completely agree with the anarchic-libertarian philosophy.

What a horrible thought. I'm so glad I don't live in the same world you do. Who the hell are you to pass such a judgment on this guy - that he deserves to die because he's homeless? Did you know him? Do you know for sure that he even had a drinking problem?
How about his lack of a job - if you owned a business, would you hire someone like him? Would you take a chance on a guy who has no home, likely has no significant job history, no credit history, and no references? Its easy to say "get a job", but if you put yourself into his shoes, its not like he's turning down six-figure offers; he's probably not even getting callbacks from Texaco or McDonalds.

I hope that you never get badly hurt while you're out walking around, because these are the same people who wont help you when you truly need it.

Punkass attitude. Let's hope if they start the draft, You'll be the first to go moron.

wow, what ugly thoughts rico, I am sure you were only trying to be cute, and failed miserably. Otherwise you would be a sociopathic monster which would make your mother quite sad.

Fuck you fool!

ricochet is everything that is wrong with humanity.

I AM a small business owner and have hired a convicted convic/recovering alcolholic. He is a terrific addition to my staff and understands that HE has a responsibility to keep himself sober and productive. Your blindly mistaken my comments as an off the cuff opinion with no heart.. I know all to well about layoffs and your world being pulled out from under you. You ALL need to look at the fact that there are people who don't want to fix their problems and use abuse of alcohol as an excuse for EVERYTHING that goes on in their life.. You live by street you get treated like the street. There is NEVER an excuse for someone being assaulted however we have to look at what position we put ourselves in and understand what implications may come about. Don't hate me for saying what everyone else is thinking.