Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Hit and Run: A Fable

A man coming home from the swing shift at work stops behind a car at a red light at about midnight. Suddenly, the reverse lights on the car in front of him go on and the car backs into him. The driver stumbles out, clearly drunk. She apologizes profusely and begs the man not to call the police. She has a violation already and if found drunk and in an accident, it will go hard for her. She asks the man to take her name and insurance and let her pay for the accident.
 
The man feels sorry for her and after inspecting the car damage and finding it manageable, agrees. He takes the woman's name and insurance numbers and continues home.

The next morning he is awakened by a state policeman who tells him the driver of the car has reported him as a hit-and-run and he is arrested and held responsible for the accident.

Moral: Kindness is golden, but never extend the hand of kindness to an unknown dog.

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