After toddler is left to die, China disquieted

Yueyue, a 2-year-old, moments before she is hit by a truck in Foshan City in China.

/ Chinasmack.com via Youku

The video from Foshan City of Guangdong Province in China is unequivocal: A two-year-old is seen lying in a pool of blood on a market street having just been hit by a truck, which sped away after slowly running over her with its back wheels too, after which more than a dozen people walk around the toddler, none offering help.

The child, named Yue Yue, survived the accident, after a 56-year-old rag collector finally came to her rescue and dragged her out of the road, but not before a second truck hit the girl, according to China Daily. She is now, however, in rough shape - "brain dead," doctors say - and is unlikely to survive.

By itself, the video (WARNING: Graphic violence) has sparked worldwide news reports, and within China it has led to a serious discussion about public values.

The state-run news agency, Xinhua, writes: "High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public. But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society's values. On Sept. 2, an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose."

According to many internet commentators, the relatively new tendency in China to ignore those in desperate need can be blamed on the "Nanjing judge."

Chinese news aggregator Chinasmack.com writes that phrase refers to "the 2006 case of a man named Peng Yu who helped a woman to the hospital after she had fallen only to have the old woman accuse him of knocking her down. The Nanjing judge in that case ultimately ruled that common sense dictated that only the person who hit her would take her to the hospital."

Several reports claim police have apprehended both drivers that ran over the girl and fled the scene. However, public anger seems to be mostly directed at the many who did nothing when helping was the only right moral call.

[patheticamerican]

ell if you are offended by this material contact CBS news World headquarters via phone [phone] and email a copy of the link to audio services at [e-mail] in the subject line put chinese girl dies from getting run over by truck and copy and paste the link so they will remove this horrid video....and compalin that the story ahs no background about the hum piece of the family and the atrocities around the world that these things go on.....i already sent my email i recommend you should to...after all has anyone noticed that this horrific video doent even have away to rule out weather persons viewing it are ove rthe age of 18?there is prudence in the exercise of the first amendment and joshua norman has not done that..... Here is waht i wrote in My eamil if you want to copy and paste it in yours please do...

RE:Joshua Norma ":graphic" video of death of chinese Girl In china gets hit by truck


I am extremely disappointed with the attacched link...my 11 year old son pulled this video up and was mortified by what he saw. he was researching Mr Normans, story of Ghadaffi and became upset about this video...This was not a good exercise of caution by Mr. Norman. Our exercise under the fist ammendment comes with an air of caution and above all prudence...this video contains no means to verify that persons viewing it are over the age of 18. it merely state that it is graphic. I would like your editor to remove the video...the story is not even about the death of the child its about china in general and some good samaritan law. this piece should be about the short existence and the pain of the family...a human piece not a horror piece...if this was a movie editorial it would be rated R.....my phone number is attached...i dont think the CBS executive board would approve of this contractor posting this video and i hope it gets removed soon..the story is fine but the graphic image of the willful disregard of hman life is like showing the rapes of woamn in darfur on your website....please correct this at your earliest convenience...thank you.

here is acopy of the link to Joshua normans upload to CBS World,
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20121691-503543.html?tag=re1.channel

[patheticamerican]

OMG! as a fater of 4 children I am emphatically appaled that the news thought it would be okay to show this clip.....this is like faces of death one through whatever number they are up to now.......the odacity of the first ammendment is prudence,,,,this was not an exercise of caution by CBS you should all be ashamed of yourself.....I wonder if the CBS executives who may have members of thier family had been murderd raped or beaten if they would publish that "graphic" video for the sake of news...the piece had absolutely nothing to do with change that may be needed not only in china but here in america as well....hence my name patthetic american......we have built a world society with no moral values....ihope god sees a punishment in what you have allowed on this site....OMG right now i am hugging my 3 year old and believe me if that happens to my son i wont go to law engforcement belive me ill exercise my right to bear arms with equal justice for those involved in doing somehting like that to my son......CBS GET IWTH THE PROGRAM DONT JUST WRITE A PIECE ABOUT THE HORROR RIGHT THE PIECE ABOUT HOW THE WORLD HAS CRASHED TO MONEY OFVER MORALITY....THEN GO READ REVELATIONS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT GOD IS WAITING FOR ALL OF US....EXPECIALLY PEOPLE THAT PUBLISH HORIFFIC THINGS LIKE THIS...IHOPE U ALL CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT....CAUSE KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH GOD IS OUR FORGIVING FATHER...IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID WAS WRONG THIER IS NO FORGIVENESS UNLESS U ASK...I HOPE U ASK...i WILL PRY FOR YOU NONETHE LESS...THIS IS FRIGHTENING...FIRE THAT REPORTER AND THE EDITOR WHO ALLOWED THIS CLIP TO BE BROADCAST.... gOD BLESS US ALL ITS NOT JUST CHIN WHERE THIS HAPPENS ITS IN AMERICA AS WELL AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD...HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL KNOWING THE HORRORS YOU SHOW WITH NO SYMPATHY FOR THE FAMILY OR LET ALONE RESPECT FOR THE LITTLE BOY....GOD BLESS THAT LADY THAT CAME TO HIS AID AND IF YOU WANT MY OPINION I HOPE THE TWO TRUCK DRIVERS ARE BURRIED UP TO THIER NECKS IN SAND SO THEY COULD WATCH THE TIDE ROLL IN...WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT? WELLL GO LOOK IT UP REPORTER THAT IS WHAT YOU DO IS RESEARCH,,,START RESEARCHING HORROR MOVIES ITS CALLED HORROR FOR A REASON AND ITS RATED r FOR A REASN THIS VIDEO ISNT EVEN PROTECTED FROM THE EYES OF CHILDREN VIEWING......

sorry for the capitals...i am outraged.....this reporter should be fired..........may god bless our people

[FreshxWater]

PLEASE heed the warning!

If our Corporate Media can't get this story correct you can't trust them on ANY overseas report.

I've lived in either Taiwan or China for 15 years, not counting vacations back home to USA. This kind of accident happens a hundred times a day (victims could be of any age.) If our Corporate Media doesn't know this they are worthless! I depose I have seen over 1000 accidents with many like this.

[tsprague52]

I agree that this is horrific. The people who ignored this child, and the atmosphere that caused it, are terrible.

So is the atmosphere here, in the US, with people advocating cutting off SS, SSI and SSDI, Medicare and Foodstamps to the poor, disabled and retired. That is as lacking in humanity as what happened to this little girl.

[phwtb]

Yet people still deny, or refuse to believe, we ARE IN the End of Days...

[SARKALD]

I cannot believe the cold cruelty of the trucks, who don't even stop, and the passersby, who ignore this baby.
I was saddened but not surprised to read that she passed away from her injuries in hospital.
China, what is wrong with you?!

[sarajsh]

I don't know which is worse...reading that she actually survived, enough to probably feel the second truck hit her. Days ago when I first saw this video, I thought for certain the first vehicle killed her, and now to read that she lived to feel the second truck is just awful!
I'm glad the drivers were arrested, but I think the people who just walked by should be in prison, as well. And that idiot judge who declared that only the person who committed a crime would be the one to take the victim to the hospital is an ass. Haven't people in China ever heard of good samaritans? Or at least of the concept of compassion? Of course people who take injured strangers to hospitals can be good people...to rule that they are the criminals is asinine.
Chinese ethics, from what I've seen and read here, are so f****d up.

[caingurl-1]

This video, whether edited or not, is horrific! My soul is aching for this poor, little girl! God, is deff with her, believe! If I ever become this heartless, then I don't care to live! unbelievable!

[dresia]

Amen to nomorelibs comment. Also I would like to add, this doesn't surprise me about China. This has also happened in America, but in a different way, when someone is shot, or cut, or beaten and people passed them, fearing to get involved. I'm happy to know, there are humble people still left in this world such as that 56-year-old rag collector. God will bless her for what she did for that little girl, even though the child may not survive. If she does survive, I hope she will remember what most of her fellow neighbors did for her that day, NOTHING

[D3Lynnr]

I WAS VERY DEEPLY UPSET, WHEN I SEEN THIS VIDEO AND HOW YOU PEOPLE IN CHINA HANDLED THIS SITUATION. THAT GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT THEY REALLY THINK OF GIRLS IN THERE COUNTRY, YOU TREAT THEM LIKE TRASH. HOW COULD YOU PEOPLE JUST WALK BY AND NOT DO A DAM THING. UNTIL I SEEN EITHER A YOUNG BOY/MAN DRAG THE TODDLER TO THE SIDE AND THEN A WOMEN WALKED AWAY WITH HER.

MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER PARENTS FOR YOUR PRECIOUS 2YR OLD DAUGHTER, GOD IS WITH YOU DURING THIS TIME.

NOBODY DESERVES THIS KIND OF TREATMENT. I SURELY HOPE THAT THEY TRACK DOWN BOTH TRUCK DRIVERS AND HAVE THEM SERVE THE REST OF THEIR LIFES IN PRISON.

THIS IS INHUMANE AND AGAIN MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE PARENTS OF THIS PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL. THIS WILL STAY WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE ON HOW YOU PEOPLE COULD JUST PASS BY AND NOT DO A THING.

THE PRESIDENT ON THE UNITED STATES, SHOULD BE INFORMED ABOUT THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANY COUNTRY.

[freemarlie]

I'm sure this never happens in America.


Wait, what's this????

http://www.the-savvy-sista.com/2008/06/78-yr-old-man-hit-by-car-bystanders-do.html

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/dying-homeless-man-stopped-mugging-sidewalk/story?id=10471047

[sarajsh]

What does the president of the U.S. have to do with a horrific traffic accident and lack of ethics in another country...and making sure it doesn't happen again anywhere else in the world??? He's not god. He doesn't rule everything everywhere. How old are you, anyway? You need a reality check about how much power our president has on individual behaviors all over the planet. Get real.