Child is dragged 7km by a car

[Nidhogg]

Here in Brazil(most exactly in Rio de Janeiro), a notice shocked the country. What in the beginning was just "another car stealing", became one of the most horrible murders to happen here.

Four bandits stoped a woman's car, with two children in there. they took off the woman from the car, and she took the kids out, but one of them(the younger, about 9 years old) became stuck by the seatbelt, outside of the car.

What happened next was the terror for every citizen that saw the car with the child being dragged behind. The bandits drove in zigzag to try to release him, but it didn't work. A lot of people tried to alert them there was a child back there, but they didn't want to listen. In about 1-2km the first blood spot appeared in the streets. In about 6km trough the city, he lost his head. Almost 7km after taking the car, the bandits left it in an alley and ran away

That happened here, not long ago. I just couldn't find an explanation of why the bandits didn't stop the car, knowing there was a child dying back there.

Any thoughts?

P.S.: Sorry about my spelling, the notice didn't had an english translation, so I did it by my own, and I'm not that good.

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

The carjackers probably didn't stop because they didn't want to get caught. And they most likely ditched the car due to the public attention. Someone would definatley have jotted down a liscence plate, and even if no one did it would be easy to imagine that someone would know the car model, and be able to describe the grizzley scene - and maybe the drivers too.

That and, though I don't know the black market or such in Rio de Janeiro, it would probably be difficult to go unnoticed with what I imagine would be a blood covered car.

Its sick and disturbing though, I'll say.

 

[Nidhogg]

I think you're right about their actions, and you actually remmembered me some things relaetd to it:

One of the wheels was literally red. Some times, the boy bumped to the bottom of the car, and the wheel right next "stepped" over him. 3 of the 4 where captured, if I remmember, and all of them had 18 years, and two of them had just left prison, due to the penal majority.
There's dozens of depositions of people that where in the street, and saw the scene.

oh, and the boy's head wasn't found yet...
It's disturbing, and it disgusts me that people end to act this way... I don't know... i thought even psichopaths would have pity or something to the child... Since their objective was only to steal the car...

 

[Lene]

This is Earth, hundreds of kids die everyday. What makes Brazil any different from anywhere else?

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

Because Brazil has the fmaous Rio de Janeiro (which I'm having fun typing because I never knew how to spell it, and I like saying it in a cool commercial voice as I type it.... Rio De Janeiro)! Nah, I can't think of a different reason. But the story and discussion is based on Brazil, so we will naturally center towards that.

The fact that it's Brazil doesn't take away from the tragedy, though I believe that what Myo speaks truth here (although the real quote is: "A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." translated).

The shock here though, is kids getting gunned down for the most part is expected. At least anywhere a kid has a high chance of being shot. In my neighborhood a kid being shot wouldn't be talked about for more than a week - as long as it wasn't someone in the family, or on the block. A kid being dragged 7km (4.349589646465001 miles for me) would be talked about. Possibly all month. Maybe all year. No, not even every month of that year - but it would come up in conversation more often.

 

[Lene]

I was referencing Myono's post by the way, not the OPs. It just seems like you were going "Oh it's BRAZIL" as if that explained why we shouldn't bat an eye at a kid who would get dragged 7km by a car.

I understand the statistic/tragedy analogy, but the first part of the post seemed a bit off.

 

[fuzzy_memories]

That's a very sadistic thing to do, it makes me sick to think that the people didn't even stop, after the guy lost his head. as for the people saying "hundreds of kids die every day", yes they do. All of them are tradgedies. Why is this one different? because people can hear about it. If every one heard about every kid who died then wouldn't they think they were all sad? Or would we just tune out? you decide.

yours,
Fuzzy.

 

[Nidhogg]

This isn't the case. Yes, the police do shoot street kids every night, but that doesn't mean they're doing the right thing, or that we shouldn't care about it, since "it's just one more".

No one caring about it. That's what makes a social problem grow. Think of a fact of this kind as just one more disgusts me more than the actual crime.

Think of it. Lots of children die everyday! Children! That isn't "normal", is something that must be combated!

OFF: spelling "Rio de Janeiro" is that difficult? I was knew it was, but not that much... Try "São Gonçalo do Aramante" or "Santa Cruz do Capibaribe"... XD

 

[Erk]

Well, to be the devil's advocate in terms of children getting killed in general, it's not like we have a shortage of people in the world (and no, that is not the belief I hold. Just being pragmatic.)

The issue with this is the utter callousness involved in not just killing, but first torturing and brutally maiming a child... to get something as material as a car. It feels colder than a murder, in a way, because it is so incidental and yet so awful.

 

[sixtyandaquarter]

Maybe it's just me, but I didn't find the stark act of violence to be the point that stood out. Rather the desertion of the car.

Perhaps because of that, I can see a level of fear in the bandits. The fact that they did this, went threw the process, with nothing to show for it afterwards gives the sense of desperation and fear. Seems like a joy ride gone bad.

Then again, as said in this thread's second post, it could easily be that the car itself would be to noticeable to move threw the markets. In which case the violence still doesn't stand out, for me. Rather the influence of the act, more the ability to care so little. Not what occurred, but rather why one would allow it. This does strike me as much colder, but not no more than pre thought murder.

Just my thoughts. And I've stated them before, so this was slightly pointless of a post.

Offtopic: Yes, Nidhogg. I come from a long line of bad spellers, and always spelled Rio de Janeiro wrong. Just the Janeiro part.

 

[Erk]

Yeah, the abandoning of the car adds further to the callousness and violence and pointlessness of the death. I had actually forgotten that bit when I wrote my post, I read the actual article almost a week ago now.

 

[Kuri$u]

Ugh.. That is sick.
I feel sorry for the mother of the child.

Being dragged by a car.. Is nasty. But still..
That's life. That's Earth. There's nothing we can do about it.