for the futuredee_kingJanuary 21 2010, 03:11:43 UTC
It's best to call the police and tell them what happened. I almost lost my license when the same thing happened to me. It was not for even scratching the car but failure to report an accident.
The law may be different in your jurisdiction, but where I live traffic accidents that happen on private property, ie parking lots, are not a public safety concern--the police aren't even allowed to write accident reports and it can't be considered a hit and run. You can still sue the other person for property damages, but it's a civil, not criminal, matter.
(However, if it's on a public roadway, even if there's absolutely no damage and both drivers agree their cars are fine, not reporting is a crime.)
If the guy whose car you scratched isn't worried about it, you'd have to ask one of your local cops to be absolutely sure, but I seriously doubt there's any legal problems brewing.
But that nurse sounds like a real bitch, just trying to stir up trouble.
So far, the only one who had any problems with it was the nurse. Many people are not happy with that nurse right now.
As far as I've discovered, the police really had no say in the entire affair. I'm not even sure why they were brought up in the first place. *twitches*
Whaaaaat? Since when was leaving your details on the windshield not enough? I mean, I was in a five car pile-up on the highway once and nobody bothered involving the police - we just all exchanged details and then let the insurance companies duke it out. And this instance is an even more cut-and-dry issue. If the nurse saw it on the cameras, how could she have thought it was a hit-and-run? And for that matter, if she was watching and worried about it, why didn't she come out to talk to you instead of involving other parties? Surely she would have seen you writing your details down, and that would have been more than enough time. I am offended on your behalf
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Everyone so far has said I did exactly what I had to. There was a request to tell the secretary if something like that should happen again, but I think that's more to shut the nurses up than anything else. *twitches* And from what I hear, the nurse knew even less than I originally thought. Ugh.
Unfortunately, the nurse was seriously complicating things for my uncle, sending him into one hell of a panic. It's been cleared up and everyone is wondering why the nurse reacted like she did. Awesome. *rolls eyes* She panicked everyone for no reason. Lovely nurse.
Considering how surprised everyone was that I was honest, I'm a little disturbed.
What? That head nurse sounds like she's looking to make trouble. If she was watching it on the cameras, she'd have seen you leave the note on his windshield. On the one hand, good job, she's monitoring the parking lot. On the other, what a tattle-tale! Sounds like she couldn't wait to get you in trouble. If the guy isn't worried, you don't need to worry. Keep on going with your day.
I've talked with my uncle today, and apparently she was great at panicking a lot of people for no reason. It wasn't just me she was scaring, and no one knows why she reacted like that. Maybe a nurse isn't a good profession for her...
Now that I know my uncle isn't in trouble, either, I'm all good. ^^
I've discovered through talking to various people about this that the police generally don't involve themselves unless they discover someone is injured. Isn't that comforting? Unless they have reason to believe someone is hurt, they will just go on their merry way. Lovely.
That nurse panicked a lot of people for no reason, not just me...and she gossiped about it. I'm a little peeved with her right now.
I hate police, they're completely worthless bastards.
That's not even the only time something like that happened. When I was a kid my mom had this psycho boyfriend who stalked us and stood outside his car all night and watched us through the window of our house.
The cops said that as long as he wasn't hurting anyone, that they couldn't do anything. So what? I have to get molested, AGAIN by the fucker and he has to smack my mom around SOME MORE, and we have to have proof before you'll do your jobs and keep us safe?
I hate them. There is no emote for that amount of hate. But this is irrelevant obviously, sorry for the rage.
I'd just tell her off. Explain that she has no right to invade in your privacy and until she gets her facts straight, she should keep her mouth shut. You can make it sound a little less like 'fuck off' since she's the head nurse, but it would be wise to stop her now before she endangers you through bullshit rumors.
When it comes to stalking and such, police tend to not care. It's horrible and frightening, as most murders are done by people you know, generally significant others or former significant others. Yes, there are things the police can do, but they prefer to focus on other things. :P
I haven't seen her working since, but I only worked for two days after that incident. If I see her this week...
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I almost lost my license when the same thing happened to me. It was not for even scratching the car but failure to report an accident.
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(However, if it's on a public roadway, even if there's absolutely no damage and both drivers agree their cars are fine, not reporting is a crime.)
If the guy whose car you scratched isn't worried about it, you'd have to ask one of your local cops to be absolutely sure, but I seriously doubt there's any legal problems brewing.
But that nurse sounds like a real bitch, just trying to stir up trouble.
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As far as I've discovered, the police really had no say in the entire affair. I'm not even sure why they were brought up in the first place. *twitches*
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Unfortunately, the nurse was seriously complicating things for my uncle, sending him into one hell of a panic. It's been cleared up and everyone is wondering why the nurse reacted like she did. Awesome. *rolls eyes* She panicked everyone for no reason. Lovely nurse.
Considering how surprised everyone was that I was honest, I'm a little disturbed.
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If the guy isn't worried, you don't need to worry. Keep on going with your day.
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Now that I know my uncle isn't in trouble, either, I'm all good. ^^
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That nurse panicked a lot of people for no reason, not just me...and she gossiped about it. I'm a little peeved with her right now.
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That's not even the only time something like that happened. When I was a kid my mom had this psycho boyfriend who stalked us and stood outside his car all night and watched us through the window of our house.
The cops said that as long as he wasn't hurting anyone, that they couldn't do anything. So what? I have to get molested, AGAIN by the fucker and he has to smack my mom around SOME MORE, and we have to have proof before you'll do your jobs and keep us safe?
I hate them. There is no emote for that amount of hate. But this is irrelevant obviously, sorry for the rage.
I'd just tell her off. Explain that she has no right to invade in your privacy and until she gets her facts straight, she should keep her mouth shut. You can make it sound a little less like 'fuck off' since she's the head nurse, but it would be wise to stop her now before she endangers you through bullshit rumors.
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I haven't seen her working since, but I only worked for two days after that incident. If I see her this week...
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