Someone was hit by a bus and killed on campus today. I was home today, not feeling well, but I’ve been following the story with the local media because it hits way too close to home. I just read some comments on the story at one news site and am disgusted. As usual, people are placing blame on this girl for not using a crosswalk and they are speculating that she was wearing headphones, which would have prevented her from hearing the bus approach.
Let me tell you that you can cross a street legally with no headphones on and still die.
I stopped reading the comments, naturally, but I can’t help but wonder. Was E’s death covered by the local media? What did people say? Did they blame him for stepping out into the crosswalk? Did they blame the bus driver? About a week after the funeral, I was talking to my dad about it and he said his first reaction was, “He was probably doing something stupid like riding his bike at night in black clothes.” Because that’s the kind of stupid shit E did from time to time. But he did everything right. This girl might not have. She might not have looked. The bus driver might have looked away for a split second. None of it matters, really, because someone is dead and her family is grieving.
It’s raining right now. My heart and mind are unsettled.
I’m alone.
Best Friend said
> Let me tell you that you can cross a street legally with no headphones on and still die.
*cries*