An American couple hit a cyclist with their SUV in Reykjavík just over a week ago and fled the scene after falsely claiming they were going to look for a parking space. The victim, Búi Aðalsteinsson, described the incident to mbl.is as something out of a movie.
While I can emphasize with people being panicked and scared of consequences for doing a major fuckup, I believe that its in those moments its most important to stay on course of what is moraly correct.
As most people, I have had moments where I did not live up to the words above, and those are the usually moments that bother me the most on sleepless nights. The moments when my actions did not live up to my morals.
Plenty of people suffer sleepless nights because of a run-in with the law. I’m not sure there’s a winning strategy after hitting someone if your goal is to avoid trauma.
While I can emphasize with people being panicked and scared of consequences for doing a major fuckup, I believe that its in those moments its most important to stay on course of what is moraly correct.
As most people, I have had moments where I did not live up to the words above, and those are the usually moments that bother me the most on sleepless nights. The moments when my actions did not live up to my morals.
If you cant do the right thing in such a situation you are simply unfit to drive and should have your license revoked.
Plenty of people suffer sleepless nights because of a run-in with the law. I’m not sure there’s a winning strategy after hitting someone if your goal is to avoid trauma.