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Friday, March 22, 2024

Guess The Race: Family Beats Uber Driver Trying To Save Their Child

 The Daily Mail headline doesn't really do the story justice: "Texas toddler dies in the hospital after Uber driver accidentally runs her over: Heartbreaking video shows child walking in front of the car after her ride, as grief-stricken family react by pummeling man behind the wheel." So the basic facts are these:

  • Black family takes an Uber home to their apartment complex. The Uber was driven by one Muhammad Khan.
  • Black family piles out of car not caring one whit that their 1-year old daughter is wondering around the outside of the car unsupervised although the parent(s) have a legal duty to supervise their child. 
  • As Khan starts to drive away, unable to see the 1-year old that the black family was ignoring, he strikes the child and runs over her with one of the vehicle's wheels.
  • Khan immediately starts to work to free the girl and get her into his car to drive her to the hospital.
  • The black family--consistent with their prior lack of concern for the child--immediately start beating Khan rather than attempting to help. A classic r-select behavior. 

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