Appreciate the replies.
Yes, as mentioned there's 2 things I kinda don't understand - but then I suppose I kind of do. So they're not so much questions, as these are unanswerable but questions that are 'statements'.
- Why do folks who inadvertantly/accidently damage others cars - not take some accountability for this? e.g Assume I'm a good person and I accidently back into another car in a carpark, I've not done a heap of damage to it - but the bumper is pushed in and paint off. No-one has seen me do it - so I quickly hop back in my car and drive off.
- And why do folks just seem to not worry if they do damage other folks cars? (haha possible these are just the folks BEFORE they do the damage in the above posed query) e.g they park super close to you, fling their doors open - there's definitely no thought to 'I don't want to damage anyone elses car' and I'm not sure if there's much more given to their own.
Is it just general apathy? Having had 'damage' done to their car they feel morally ok to pass this same thing on to others? Narcissism?
I was actually talking with a Smash repairer about it and he said the stories he'd heard about the lengths these types of people go to in order to get away with their 'crimes'. e.g presumably as they were witnessed by others, leaving notes that had nothing written on them or with false phone numbers (again presumably incase the witness walked over to check the note).
And in writing this it occurs to me that as a society we look on car park 'bingles', door openings, scrapes up sides, rolling trolleys - very lightly...almost as a 'Oh well' you've got to accept it kinda thing. I've kind of seen that way.
So tell me what is the difference in me recklessly opening my utes door into another persons car, leaving a big mark in it as opposed to me walking up to someones car with a hammer and giving it a whack in the side door?
Anyway know I'm preaching to the choir - just a wet day morning gripe from an oldie.
:-) Bob
