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Originally Posted by star_is_here The car shown in the pic is in shambles. Not because of the accident it caused but because the bystanders lost their temperament. Now, people do not get whimsical and bludgeon a car if both the cyclist and the auto driver were irrational and if the guy in question was doing a decent speed. Right? |
I agree with your point about the people having harmed the car. However I don't really know how rational the Indian public are. In the last 4 years I've been in Mumbai,
I've seen "bandhs" because a particular political party felt insulted.
I've witnessed activists hurling stones at cars passing by in Navi Mumbai due to some election fiasco.
The breaking into the JJ hospital dorms and beating up of all the students from a particular state by some political activists (The complaint was that they occupied the loos for too long in the morning)
Also the numerous buses which have been torched for whatever reason.
And the recent incidents in which North Indians were targeted.
So I do question the irrational whimsical nature of the aam janta. Quote:
Originally Posted by ac 427 Kindly enlighten us. It will put an end to this thread or atleast give a conclusive direction.
Also this is for the people who said why out of 250 deaths only 1 is highlights, I shall take a recent example, on our Team-BHP - The Definitive Indian Car Community - Home, we have a thread of a hummer totalling a swift, very little was written about that, even that had the same ingredients, imported car, high speeds. |
1) Sorry, but as of now the story cannot be shared, so please people stop requesting the same. It will come out in due course.
2) Did you also know that in the case of the Hummer that the driver and all passengers on board were drunk? That doesn't apply to this case at all! Also did you see or hear any hue or cry about why there wasn't any court proceeding afterwords. Also the police didn't reach the scene of the accident till about 2-2.5 hours later, and the car had been towed by then. Perhaps more should have been said here!
3) Also none are asking you to blame the cyclist, just don't be so quick to point fingers until the verdict is out, hell even we don't know what the entire situation is like, the judicial process hasn't even started! Quote:
Originally Posted by Mpower not only that, the car looked to me like the car did not have headlights bumper etc at all in the first place and number plate was just a cardboard. The soft plastic bumper etc are designed to improve pedestrian impact so with all those sharp edges the car is now a hi speed weapon. |
Good observation, quite close too. SO now everyone can see that the damage to the car is actually minimal. Hence we don't really know how the cyclist came in the line of the car or if the car lost control etc. What we do know is that a man died, and for that we should all mourn. Blaming someone doesn't make another come back.
Let's bring this flame war to an end and please let the legal process take it's course.
DocG
**Your opinions are all welcome, but frankly whatever we have to say is all speculation, so please don't say it with such conviction as frankly none of us really know what happened, it's only between those 4 people that the real story is**
Last edited by Jaggu : 19th May 2009 at 19:54.
Reason: Editing out religion and regional references. We DONOT entertain discussions of such nature. Thanks.
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