The Chinese toddler that was run over by two vehicles and left in the street - has died.

[Tx4obama]

Chinese toddler dies a week after being hit by cars

(CNN) -- A 2-year-old Chinese girl -- who was ignored after being hit by two cars last week, later sparking a fierce debate about the state of China's morals -- has died, a nurse at a military hospital said.

Wang Yue died about 12:32 a.m. Friday, according to a nurse in the intensive care unit at Guangzhou Military Hospital, in Guangzhou. The nurse would not give her name, a common practice in such situations.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/20/world/asia/china-toddler-dead/index.html

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BEIJING -- A toddler who was twice run over by vans and then ignored by passers-by on a busy market street died Friday a week after the accident and after days of bitter soul-searching over declining morality in China.

The Guangzhou Military District General Hospital said that the 2-year-old girl, Wang Yue, died shortly after midnight of brain and organ failure. "Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect," intensive care unit director Su Lei told reporters.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/chinese-toddler-run-over-_0_n_1023285.html

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Edited to add
Here's DU link from earlier in the week with info from when the accident first occurred.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2134408

[sakabatou]

1. ...

:cry:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I though she died the same day

Military hospital...this also, rightfully so, embarrassed them

And no, I fear we are not better. But that is for another thread. Rip little kid.

[Tx4obama]

3. I thought so too the first day, but then saw news about her being on life support the next day.

So sad.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Safe passage to her...

Poor little one...

This is very sad...

[jpbollma]

5. Maybe I am too optimistic

but I could never imagine Americans leaving a child in the street and being indifferent like this. So sickening..

[Control-Z]

6. My same thoughts.

I just can't imagine that happening here.

Btw, welcome to DU, jpbollma!:hi:

[Quantess]

7. I read that some recent court rulings in China have caused people to not want to help

injured strangers.

Apparently there was a case where someone helped an injured stranger, then the injured person went and blamed the person who helped them, just to get money. The judge ruled that the helpful person must have caused the injuries, although the likely truth is that is was a hit-and-run.

[Frank Cannon]

10. China has some sort of weird cultural thing about rescuing people.

Apparently, if you rescue someone who's been injured, you are responsible for their medical care. And if that person dies, you can be brought up on charges for their murder. It's crazy.

In the U.S., we have things like Good Samaritan laws to protect rescuers. And despite the fact that assholish behavior seems to be on the increase, we still have a lot of decent people who really want to help others. So no, I don't think that would ever happen here.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. There have been studies that would prove you wrong

And one of the reasons, again, is legal.

We have a horrific event in this country every ten years or so. Most recent...super orders person who started CPR to stop and get back to work. I don't make a difference if this is a kid or full grown adult.

[Johonny]

12. yip- just people behaving like people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

There are, in fact, many reasons why bystanders in groups fail to act in emergency situations, but social psychologists have focused most of their attention on two major factors. According to a basic principle of social influence, bystanders monitor the reactions of other people in an emergency situation to see if others think that it is necessary to intervene. Since everyone is doing exactly the same thing (nothing), they all conclude from the inaction of others that help is not needed. This is an example of pluralistic ignorance or social proof. The other major obstacle to intervention is known as diffusion of responsibility. This occurs when observers all assume that someone else is going to intervene and so each individual feels less responsible and refrains from doing anything

The people in the situation aren't horrible self interested monsters, they instead behaved exactly like how people behave. It is the reason you have training on emergency response. To make sure people know to respond to an emergency and you having responded will induce others to respond. It is also perhaps why once things like OWS start they are hard to stop and how they can appear to come from nowhere. The economic crisis isn't new, but there appears to be a long pause as many Americans experienced a normal bystandered effect. As movements start to show people nothing isn't the correct response and no one is going to intervene in Washington for them, these political movements gains momentum. At least, maybe :)

[RandiFan1290]

8. She was probably going to be another Hitler

The driver was just a DU time traveler that wanted to stop her before she killed millions.

[Exilednight]

9. Damn, you beat me to it. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

13. Just a baby. Very sad.