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Re:Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians t... by mc32 on Friday September 04, 2015 @11:39PM (#10173858)
From what little I know about this, which is listening to locals and some foreigners, this comes from the perverse incentive where maiming costs more than the manslaughter payout. It's from advice of prior extortion victims, accounts from the news, hearsay from friends, etc. The incentive is that trying to help a maimed person can cost you dearly. This same thing is why you don't see "good Samaritans". Good Samaritans get taken advantage of. Poole take a sign of help as a sign of guilt.

Interpreting help as a sign of guilt is very strong and has become a strong reason people look the other way instead of helping someone in a bad position, sadly.

Re:Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians t... by LiweiZ on Friday September 04, 2015 @11:57PM (#10173903)
The tricky thing here is many are actually killed intentionally. And the killers escaped from that and, instead, were ruled as unintentional. Justice is missing here. That's why the whole damn calculation is valid. I know a lot more similar calculations, driver vs pedestrian, doctor vs patient, kid-robber(yes, many parents are worrying about kids being robbed in front of you, that's not a joke), the list can go on and on. I'm from China. And that's why I left. People in China always debate on wrong factors or they are just not brave enough to talk about it publicly and get used to heavily-self-sensored so that new fake self-consciousnesses take control.
Re:Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians t... by Buge on Friday September 04, 2015 @11:58PM (#10173904)
But there's a difference between avoiding helping someone and intentionally taking action to kill someone.
Re:Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians t... by mc32 on Saturday September 05, 2015 @12:05AM (#10173917)
Yes, of course. But the economic calculus is similar. The economic disincentive is huge.
Re:Why drivers in China intentionally kill the pedestrians t... by jacalata on Saturday September 05, 2015 @12:12AM (#10173925)
You could add to your knowledge by reading the linked article under discussion