“It’s your damn duty to help”: bystanders film seriously injured motorcyclist | Aarschot

“It’s your damn duty to help”: bystanders film seriously injured motorcyclist | Aarschot
“It’s your damn duty to help”: bystanders film seriously injured motorcyclist | Aarschot
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“He only managed to say his name and that he couldn’t breathe.” After a serious motorcycle accident in the center of Aarschot, local resident Kathleen Laermans (47) immediately woke up her daughter Caitlin (21), who recently graduated as a healthcare professional. But while both without hesitation did what was necessary to bring the victim, a father of three, to safety, bystanders chose to grab their smartphones for a video. “Isn’t it your damn duty to help?” Kathleen sighs. Do those bystanders risk punishment? And if so: which one?


Evert Wouters

05-05-24, 08:05


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