Holy shit! That's terrifying. I'm so glad that it's something you're able to walk away from. And they caught the guy. Jesus. Is that automatic jail time?
Thanks! I think so, I'm not sure though. One of my little brothers was expressing his desire for maximum punishment but I tried to convey to him that I'm more sad for the dude than anything else. I find it hard to believe that a healthy, happy, somewhat fulfilled individual would knowingly put themselves and others in that kind of danger. I genuinely hope he gets the treatment he needs.
I hope you patted yourself on the back for being able to have that attitude. I generally feel sad for people as opposed to angry at them but I'm not sure I would be able to in that situation. That attitude only came about when I was working with some incredibly lazy unreliable staff. At first I hated them but as I heard more stories about where they were from I started just feeling sad. It made me grateful for the people in my life and the upbringing I had. I have no idea how I would have turned out if I was raised in a ghetto where everybody and there mother had drug problems. Where the children of those mothers beat a drunk man nearly to death for kicks. Seriously I had no idea how to react when a visibly shaken woman was telling me this story. We all get one life and I'm so incredibly grateful that mine will be fulfilling thanks to the people who helped create me. Being able to have that attitude while you are the one in pain though is something special you should definitely toast yourself for. Also, you should look into whether or not you have coverage for massage therapy ! ALSO another point, when I hit reply on mobile it took me to some page with a picture of a house which apparently had a mailbox ... not sure what that was about or if that's something on my end as opposed to the sites so did that happen to anybody else ?
I think it depends on his past behavior. If this episode was another instance in a pattern of selfish, sociopathic behavior, then it needs to be corrected. We could argue about the quality and aptitude of our criminal justice system in meting out that correction, but I think it's a matter how much, not if. Again, it depends on the individual... I can concoct a story for him where this was barely his fault, he was having the worst day ever. But drunk driving, hit-and-running is fucking low.