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When disasters such as this flood or the tsunami come, we know that many Thais are ready to come and help in different ways. Thais also like to make merit at the temple on special and regular days alike. However, when it comes to accidents in Thailand, and I'm sure I'd be guilty of this too, Thais hesitate to help. The reason I would hesitate in Thailand as well is because there are countless stories where good samaritans come to help and end up getting in trouble just for being involved! This all came back to me when I saw that horrible video of the two year old in China getting run over twice and only receiving help after almost 20 people passed her by. We had a thread on this subject before, but I couldn't find it. I'm glad that I was never put in that situation while in Thailand, and feel like my family is a lot more safe here in the US should the unfortunate occur. I'm wondering if people think that the "hesitate to help" mentality will ever change. Also...what's scary about it for Thais? Is it the fear of blood and death or the fear of getting into trouble with the police? For me, it was the fear of getting into trouble with the police.