Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video

Redskin Rich · 06-10-2008, 10:43 AM

I find it amazing how all those people were walking around without helping the guy... especially all of the cars driving past:

Hog1 · 06-10-2008, 11:01 AM

Hmmmm, I am now taking Hartford off my nominee list for top 10 friendliest American cities

MTK · 06-10-2008, 11:10 AM

Sorry to anyone who may live there but Hartford is a dump of a city.

This video is pretty disturbing to say the least.

Redskin Rich · 06-10-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Sorry to anyone who may live there but Hartford is a dump of a city.

This video is pretty disturbing to say the least.

I know I will take a rating hit from SmootSmack for this comment, but I don't know much about those Yankee states... I thought Hartford CT was supposed to be a beautiful town filled with Yuppie families that take the train to NYC to work?

MTK · 06-10-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

I know I will take a rating hit from SmootSmack for this comment, but I don't know much about those Yankee states... I thought Hartford CT was supposed to be a beautiful town filled with Yuppie families that take the train to NYC to work?

As someone who's lived in the Northeast my entire life I have no clue what you're trying to say here.

Redskin Rich · 06-10-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

As someone who's lived in the Northeast my entire life I have no clue what you're trying to say here.

All I know about CT is what you hear on TV shows etc... I always thought of it as a nice New England city where it is a friendly place.

I admit to not knowing much about the geography in your neck of the woods.

mredskins · 06-10-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

All I know about CT is what you hear on TV shows etc... I always thought of it as a nice New England city where it is a friendly place.

I admit to not knowing much about the geography in your neck of the woods.

So why comment?

MTK · 06-10-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Redskin Rich

All I know about CT is what you hear on TV shows etc... I always thought of it as a nice New England city where it is a friendly place.

I admit to not knowing much about the geography in your neck of the woods.

CT is pretty much like anywhere else. It has it's share of nice areas and some not so nice areas.

mredskins · 06-10-2008, 11:43 AM

It looks like one guy came up to him. Hopefully someone had called 911. One the worst things you could do is move someone that could have a potential back injury. Also, there are a lot of variables that the camera is not showing you. For example if this in a bad section of town most people in cars are not stopping. Sometimes going home from work I drive 40 east through Baltimore (scary area) I am not stopping there unless I ran him over. In the end it is a sad world we live in now a days.

SmootSmack · 06-10-2008, 12:01 PM

Yeah that was all over the news last week up here. It's pretty shameful. I've been to Hartford maybe 5 times in the two years I've lived here, pass it all the time on the way to the airport though. West Hartford is pretty decent, the rest I really don't know much about.

I now live about 2 hours away from Hartford, so I imagine I'll be spending even less time there than I ever did before.

As for Redskin Rich's Yankee States comment, a) even though I live up here now I don't really consider myself a New Englander, I'm still a DC kid, and b) that's a pretty lame blanket statement to make about everyone up here.

mredskins · 06-10-2008, 12:21 PM

I think he is confussing Hartford for Fairfeild CT.

Hartford is pretty blue collar.

mooby · 06-10-2008, 12:23 PM

I read the article about this last week but I didn't see anything about it now. Society has hit a new low when a man is a victim of a hit and run and nobody even bothers to check and see if he's ok and cars just keep passing by like nothing's wrong.

firstdown · 06-10-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mooby

I read the article about this last week but I didn't see anything about it now. Society has hit a new low when a man is a victim of a hit and run and nobody even bothers to check and see if he's ok and cars just keep passing by like nothing's wrong.

I'm glade to say that this is not the norm in Americia but it is the norm for a bad area where no one wants to get involved. We just experienced tornadoes about a month ago and the entire community came together and everyone helped everyone no matter how bad things were. I see this happen all of the time in Americia but that does not make the news but this stuff does.

mooby · 06-10-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I'm glade to say that this is not the norm in Americia but it is the norm for a bad area where no one wants to get involved. We just experienced tornadoes about a month ago and the entire community came together and everyone helped everyone no matter how bad things were. I see this happen all of the time in Americia but that does not make the news but this stuff does.

Yeah I should've clarified the difference, I'm glad this isn't the norm across America as well but this is the first I've ever heard of a situation like that. I guess I shouldn't be too suprised after all, there are people across America that have done much worse things than this.

olive523 · 06-10-2008, 08:26 PM

I saw this on the today show the other day. Made my little geriatric social work heart hurt very badly. Whatever happened to human decency? The man was very seriously injured.

On the positive side, I was also watching a rerun of Dateline where they set up people by renting an armored vehicle, and throwing out what looked like deposit bags. There was a number on the bag to call if found, and the hope was people would do so. Believe it or not 9 out of 11 were returned unopened.

Not the best comparison, but after seeing the video of the elderly man, it was a glimpse of hope.

06-10-2008, 10:43 AM	#1
Redskin Rich The Starter Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,420	Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video I find it amazing how all those people were walking around without helping the guy... especially all of the cars driving past: __________________ I really have nothing to say in this matter, please ignore the above post as blowing hot air.

06-10-2008, 11:01 AM	#2
Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video Hmmmm, I am now taking Hartford off my nominee list for top 10 friendliest American cities __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs*

06-10-2008, 11:10 AM	#3
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,408	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video Sorry to anyone who may live there but Hartford is a dump of a city. This video is pretty disturbing to say the least. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

06-10-2008, 11:43 AM	#9
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,658	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video It looks like one guy came up to him. Hopefully someone had called 911. One the worst things you could do is move someone that could have a potential back injury. Also, there are a lot of variables that the camera is not showing you. For example if this in a bad section of town most people in cars are not stopping. Sometimes going home from work I drive 40 east through Baltimore (scary area) I am not stopping there unless I ran him over. In the end it is a sad world we live in now a days.

06-10-2008, 12:01 PM	#10
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video Yeah that was all over the news last week up here. It's pretty shameful. I've been to Hartford maybe 5 times in the two years I've lived here, pass it all the time on the way to the airport though. West Hartford is pretty decent, the rest I really don't know much about. I now live about 2 hours away from Hartford, so I imagine I'll be spending even less time there than I ever did before. As for Redskin Rich's Yankee States comment, a) even though I live up here now I don't really consider myself a New Englander, I'm still a DC kid, and b) that's a pretty lame blanket statement to make about everyone up here. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

06-10-2008, 12:21 PM	#11
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,658	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video I think he is confussing Hartford for Fairfeild CT. Hartford is pretty blue collar.

06-10-2008, 12:23 PM	#12
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,425	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video I read the article about this last week but I didn't see anything about it now. Society has hit a new low when a man is a victim of a hit and run and nobody even bothers to check and see if he's ok and cars just keep passing by like nothing's wrong. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

06-10-2008, 08:26 PM	#15
olive523 Camp Scrub Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saratoga Springs Posts: 22	Re: Crime Watchers Hartford CT Video I saw this on the today show the other day. Made my little geriatric social work heart hurt very badly. Whatever happened to human decency? The man was very seriously injured. On the positive side, I was also watching a rerun of Dateline where they set up people by renting an armored vehicle, and throwing out what looked like deposit bags. There was a number on the bag to call if found, and the hope was people would do so. Believe it or not 9 out of 11 were returned unopened. Not the best comparison, but after seeing the video of the elderly man, it was a glimpse of hope.

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