Accident?

If you stay alert, you can learn so much about people's behavior, even in rather common occurrences. And, if you are willing to, you can learn a lot from every single one. Here is an example.

Picture this scene: a long line of cars stationary at a red traffic light. The light becomes green, the cars start to move, then the first two suddenly stop again. The third one is not quick enough in hitting the brakes and slightly bumps into the car in front. Not more than a scratch. While the "hitter" gets out of the car in order to apologize and exchange insurance phone numbers, the individual who was "struck" stays locked inside and calls 911, claiming that an injury accident has taken place. Within a couple of minutes three police cars, a fire engine and an ambulance converge on the site of the "accident". A big fuss, while the victim also starts mentioning some pain, allegedly caused by the "accident". The whole thing is just a waste of time and resources for all those involved. Why? Because one individual wanted to create a case and see if a financial benefit could be obtained from the circumstance. Any conversation was refused, no communication was accepted or established with the other party. This situation recently happened to a friend, but I believe it's a rather common case, that can of course take place in many different way, situations and circumstances. The  sad reflection is that there are many people who do not trust others, who believe everybody else is dangerous, who are afraid of being taken advantage of (so they try to do it first), who prefer to fight (maybe even go to court) rather than find an agreement or a compromise, who would never give others the benefit of the doubt. What a depressing world these people are living in!