Cave people should not be out in the Light

Some people shouldn’t leave their cave.

On HLN news, a witness to a stage collapse filed a lawsuit claiming she was traumatized because she was there and saw the collapse.  There were approximately 12,000 people there who witnessed the horrific accident.  I guess the attorney will be busy with the other “traumatized” show-goers. 

A few months ago, I helped a young lady who was attempting to file a vehicle accident report.  I asked her they related questions, who/what/where/why/how. 

She answered all the questions within reason except the “how”. 

She stated she was in her vehicle when two cars next to her collided.  No damage to her car.

She claimed she was startled by the collision and hurt her back when the crash occurred.  Her attorney advised her to file the report at the station. Really?

Same station.  Different day.  Another young lady wanted to file a report that she had been drugged at the club the night before. 

Again, I asked the appropriate who/what/where/why/how questions. 

She could only answer the “where” and the “why”.  She named the club and claimed that she missed a job interview the next day because she overslept.  She claimed that she never oversleeps and must have been drugged the night before.                           

She never went to hospital, so I suggested she go to the hospital for a checkup and a blood test and offered to call an ambulance.  She stated she felt fine and just needed the report to take to the interviewer to prove her claim. Riiight…

While working as traffic control, waiting for the county crew to pick up a light pole that was knocked down by a street racer, traffic was flowing in a single lane only.  The standard drivers/rubberneckers were clogging up the lane of traffic, slowing down to look at the scene.

One driver took a long, languishing look at the scene while traveling 5 mph, not looking in front of her, so I yelled for her to move on and look at the roadway. 

She stopped in the roadway and began screaming at the top of her lungs and causing enough commotion inside her vehicle, I could see her vehicle rocking.

When I walked up to her vehicle, she continued screaming that someone “must’ve died” in the crash and it was horrible.

No was hurt.  In fact everyone walked away from the scene AND the accident had occurred several hours earlier.

This driver was so distraught; she couldn’t operate her vehicle, continued screaming while in her vehicle and we had to call our supervisors to the scene.  The story continues longer still afterwards and I won’t bore you with the details, but this incident lasted two days at two different locations.

She will be remembered by me as one of the most unstable drivers I have ever had the distinction to run across.

How about NASCAR fans?

What happens if Bobbie, Robbie, or Dale crashes their car?
Can the fans deal with the pain and suffering?

Come to think of it, I’ve seen that stage collapse on the news SEVERAL times, and I’ve seen several horrific vehicle accidents also on TV and on several social media outlets. 

It is depressing.  Could it be ruining my day?  Maybe traumatizing? Yeahhhh, I think so… anyone know a good ambulance chaser?  How about Glen?