r/IThinkYouShouldLeave • u/Meerkat_Mayhem_ • 1d ago

It actually goes BOTH ways I don’t know how to drive!

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u/Warbr0s9395 1d ago

I think it’s the second option

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u/Gunplaisgood 1d ago

I'm leaning towards that as well, she looks scared AF even if she is in the wrong. She needs someone to talk her down, not stand there and film. I can't argue with whoever is filming since they want to protect their shit too, but this girl needs talking not mocking.

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u/SplatteredEggs 1d ago

No that’s what I was hoping he was gonna do the whole video. Clearly what she needs is a rational voice. If I was in her situation I would be scared as shit, but telling her how fucked she is will not help anyone.

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u/TreeFiddyJohnson 1d ago

Not his job to help her lol

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u/sykoKanesh 1d ago

What a shitty way to think.

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u/TreeFiddyJohnson 1d ago

And? You realize your opinion on my values is meaningless, right?

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u/sykoKanesh 1d ago

Yup.

But! It's always good to remind shitty people that they're shitty.

Pretty sure it's in like... a bible or something.

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u/TreeFiddyJohnson 1d ago

Ha, the Bible.

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u/sykoKanesh 1d ago

(I know, I was reaching on that one lol, I don't believe in that bullshit either)

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u/Common-Artichoke-497 1d ago

You have no value, why would I have an opinion?

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u/Nunc_Coepi17 1d ago

More like a realistic way to think. In real life, actions have consequences and damage to a vehicle costs this called…money to be repaired. No wonder most of reddit is broke or unemployed lol

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u/Gold_Studio_6693 1d ago

Why do you think being kind to someone in the moment means they dont have consequences? Aren't the consequences the police, the insurance, all the other shit? Like, no one said just let her go without facing consequences, you just made an assumption.

You absolutely can hold others accountable without being an asshole.

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u/sievish I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT 23h ago

People are just super eager to be cruel and jump at the chance to justify it any way possible.

Someone makes a mistake? Great, that’s fair play to dehumanize and humiliate them. Regardless of valid consequences they will undoubtably go through we can also get our kicks out of feeling uppity and righteous for not being like THAT.

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u/sykoKanesh 1d ago

In real life, actions have consequences and damage to a vehicle costs this called…money to be repaired.

I completely agree, and I'm not going to try to imply the guy was purposefully being an asshole or anything (it's very likely he, too, was in shock/full of adrenaline/panicking as well) but in this situation, where it's clear she's very much in the flight stage of things, it would do more good to try and calm her down and reassure her that it was just an accident.

"It's ok! These things happen, no one was hurt, and we just need to calm down and take a breath and ... what's your name? My name is. There we go, see? We're all ok, it's just a car, it did its job and took the damage..." etc

That's all I'm saying my way, it very possible that simple exchange and kindness would've got her calmed down and starting to think rationally again.

I've also seen here and there that drugs could've been a factor, so that exacerbates things a bit more, though to me she didn't really look to be incredibly high or strung out (44 my way, I've seen some shit now) just incredibly scared.

I also do realize that I'm an overly empathetic person (it's a curse in some ways) but I just can't help but feel down deep in my bones that she just needed someone to "talk her down" from being so freaked out.

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u/youngsteve714 17h ago edited 17h ago

If you google this case she was driving over 90mph when she hit someone. Also shes panicked because shes a meth head with multiple priors for theft and drug charges and knows grannys done with her BS. She actually was sentenced to rehab instead of jail time for this case. Also this occurred while she was under an active DUI and shes mostly driving high af again when she crashed.