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A few weeks ago the talk around the water cooler and wall-to-wall on the media was a horrible event of hit-and-run.  

People speculated about why anyone would not stop to help the man?  Evidently, several people did call 911 and report it, but no one stopped traffic or ran to his aid.

Think I figured out why:

Nurse Awarded $7M After Being Jailed for Saving Cop

CHICAGO —  A nurse who helped a Chicago police officer from a wrecked squad car and was later accused of stealing a weapon has been awarded $7.7 million by a federal jury for false arrest.

In November 2002, a car ran a stop sign in Rachelle Jackson’s neighborhood, slamming into a squad car. According to her attorney, Jackson, who was walking nearby, found the officer behind the wheel unconscious and the passenger, Officer Kelly Brogan, dazed.

She pulled Brogan from the wreckage. Soon after, police approached Jackson and told her that the driver’s weapon had been stolen.

Jackson was accused of the theft. She was charged and spent more than 10 months in the Cook County Jail awaiting trial. Her case was later thrown out by a judge and Jackson sued the city of Chicago.

‘nuf said …