Thursday, August 6, 2020
Article: "To say there is no fault..." Im Seulong's CCTV video creates suspicion
Source: Kukmin Ilbo via Naver
CCTV footage showed male 'A' stepping onto the street to jaywalk before he was hit by Im Seulong's car two seconds later. A could be seen discovering the approaching car and running to avoid it, which caused netizens to question, "It's not like the pedestrian popped out of no where, there's a big chance that Im Seulong wasn't watching the road", "the car looked to be at a high speed, he should've slowed down since pedestrians take priority on the road", while others defended, "It's hard to see until you're right up against something on rainy days", "The pedestrian's at fault for not checking the roads on a rainy day before jaywalking".
1. [+8,857, -639] I have no intention of defending Im Seulong at all. I'm just a man in my 50s, but I want to point out that it's illegal in the first place for that pedestrian to be crossing the road on a red light. What could the driver do in that situation? If you're really going to fault the driver in this scenario, you need to overhaul the entire traffic law book.
2. [+5,201, -237] The pedestrian should've never crossed at a red light in the first place... It's not the driver's fault in this situation. If it is, then what's the point of traffic lights? I've noticed that the elderly do a ton of jaywalking and think of accidents as an insurance grab opportunity. If Im Seulong wasn't drunk, this wasn't his fault at all.
3. [+2,903, -128] It doesn't matter if he was speeding or not paying attention to the road, the first step of the fault lies with the jaywalker for doing something illegal, no?? It's unfortunate that he passed away but I feel bad for the driver as well.
4. [+1,833, -146] It feels a bit wrong to blame him for poor attention when it was raining heavily...
5. [+1,310, -122] Even if the driver was going slowly, he couldn't have avoided this. It was dark and raining and the pedestrian was wearing black clothes with an umbrella while crossing at a red light. May the deceased rest in peace.
6. [+335, -8] Jaywalking while wearing black at 11:50 pm on a rainy night, that's insanity
7. [+296, -22] The fault is with the pedestrian. You can't see in the rain. You can barely make out the dividing lines.
8. [+277, -12] There would be no point in traffic lights if drivers were allowed to be blamed for accidents or deaths caused by jaywalking. The first fault here is jaywalking.
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