I can feel what Sunson would have gone through. But all I can say is that all the bad feelings will slowly ease away as there was no stake at lives. Even for a minor accidents, I get really frustrated and furious if I'm not at fault or very scared if I'm at fault. But generally, things ease as the days go. The hurt feelings of the material losses also go away.
There are many reasons why mobs behave that way in India. The system in India is such that people don't get fair justice from the police or court. People don't have much faith in it. Or court/law just don't come to their minds in the first place. Once it is out of their hands, it is all over and gone. In fact, people even run away from police and police still cannot do anything. Many times, car owners settle the issue between themselves for the same reason, specially when both are from middle class. Another reason is that many of these mob have not owned cars or not involved in any sort of such accidents to see the other side of the suffering. And those who have owned cars will anyway leave the scene (middle/upper class Indian mentality again).
Regarding the dealers macho men, I guess, they will not do any major harm to you as the loss is not that much for them. They acted that way just to get the maximum possible from you. You may try to acknowledge, say ok, "I will do it" kind of responses, try negotiating now and then and buy time till they also come to terms that it was an accident that they also have to bear with. It takes sometime for the angers to calm down. That is what I have mostly seen in accident settlements. If I were you, I would think, I pay 2-3 lakh in the "worst" case (even though it is still a huge amount even for myself, but not so big that I cannot pay by any means) and I walk free, which wouldn't have been possible if there were major injuries or loss of lives or someone powerful involved on the other side.
Lastly, I feel really sorry to hear that it has happened to you. |