Crowd swipes dying man's grocery

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Crowd swipes dying man's grocery

MESA, Ariz., Oct. 3 (UPI) --

The sight of an old man being hit by a truck in Arizona touched off a feeding frenzy among witnesses who allegedly stole the dying victim's groceries.

Not only were the man's groceries taken, but the only person who tried to help him also had his own bags taken.

Mesa police told KPHO-TV in nearby Phoenix that the scavengers could face theft charges if they are eventually tracked down.

The elderly victim was waiting for a bus Tuesday night when a pickup truck swerved off the road and plowed into the stop. The man was sent flying as were his bags of groceries.

As the truck sped off with a white plastic bag flapping on its grill, witnesses began grabbing whatever scattered food they could get their hands on. Boro Mitrovich, who was himself nearly struck, said he ran to help the man and had his bag disappear as well.

"One minute it was on the ground, the next minute it was gone," Mitrovich told KPHO.

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[Hilarious Clinton 452]

grrrrrr lower than animals

[Jasman0717 9]

Thats sick

[MissStacey 1]

Pathetic.

[Ban Hammer 13,641]

musta been hungry illegals

[smoke20 0]

musta been hungry illegals

they're just trying to feed their families.

[eric&gen 0]

Trailer trash people lol.

[Ladylethal 12]

I got a mental picture of apes jumping up and down and scratching their sides and heads.

[Peikko 1,575]

Why does this story gloss over the fact that this was a hit and run, and focus on the grocery theft? Seems to me that the person most at fault was the driver of the pick up, and yet that's pushed to the background. It makes me suspicious of the motives of the writer.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

I agree! The focus needs to be on the driver that KILLED this man! As low as it may be, those groceries would have only been trashed anyway.

Why does this story gloss over the fact that this was a hit and run, and focus on the grocery theft? Seems to me that the person most at fault was the driver of the pick up, and yet that's pushed to the background. It makes me suspicious of the motives of the writer.

[Ladylethal 12]

Certainly the trucker is at fault, but I think the point of the thread is about how absurd it is for people to steal the groceries of a dying man. I guess we see hit and runs everyday, but not that sort of thing.

[Peikko 1,575]

The story is presented in a particular way and I want to know why. Without knowing that, speculation on the motives of the passers by becomes somewhat meaningless. Presented with a hit and run, the driver of the pickup should be the focus, we don't even know if the guy has been caught. I am sure the police are focusing their efforts on that, rather than finding the thieves.

It says rather a lot about the state of the media if people are so numbed by the every day occurrence of a fatal hit and run, that in order to stimulate interest, the story has to focus on the activities of some vultures.

[Ladylethal 12]

I agree with your last statement, and I'd say it is indeed sad that this is how things are these days.