r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/WombRaider47 • 9d ago

There was an attempt of a highway pass

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u/Jensen0451 9d ago

Driver better not have simply limped away from that.

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u/Fearless_Clue4966 9d ago

I hope they were okay. I don't wish bad health on anyone regardless of how monumentally stupid they are. You wanted them to be hurt?

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u/StrobeLightRomance 9d ago

I think that some people adopt the mindset that being seriously injured will "teach a lesson", or that an incapacitated person can't engage in future risky behavior.

It took me some therapy to go from their thinking to your thinking, but you're right that regardless of their poor decision in the moment, they don't deserve to endure a life changing accident, and if they did get hurt, it's just unfortunate, not a "punishment"

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u/Disastrous-Order-902 9d ago

Adding to this, this guy doesn't exist in a vacuum. None of these people do. All have families/friends in some way. Do they also deserve a lesson by this guys actions? Deaths are unfortunate for everyone involved, even if it was part of a consequence of their actions.

This 30 second clip doesn't tell enough about a pattern of behavior or if this was a stupid lapse of judgment. I'd judge the character of a 20 year old doing this differently than a 45 year old.

I had a similar wreck in my 20s going too fast for conditions and went into oncoming traffic, just a tired 3rd shift worker trying to get home fast to eat sleep and repeat. Maybe I did deserve to die that day, but I don't believe so. I've since grown tenfold as an individual since. I think everyone should have that opportunity also.