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Kwerl@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

A pedestrian who was nearly killed by a hit-and-run driver in New York City this summer learned that the police had close the case without finding the perpetrator

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A pedestrian who was nearly killed by a hit-and-run driver in New York City this summer learned that the police had close the case without finding the perpetrator

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Kwerl@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Pedestrian Victimized By A Hit-And-Run Driver Just Wants Cops To Do Their Job - Streetsblog New York City
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He was struck and badly injured by a car driver. But his injuries weren't sufficient to trigger a real police investigation. And therein lies the problem.

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    More evidence that if you want to fuck someone up, hit them with a car.

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    It was probably a cop that ran him over.

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    What’s crazy is they didn’t even slow down and just kept on driving after striking the guy. Like you would instinctively brake after hitting anything but here no.

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