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Date: 14 February, 2010
Time: 02:00 pm
Place: Dik El Mehdi
Situation: Eye-witnessed roadworks that closed the road without notice. What a surprise!
Action: Got out of the car, angry, looking around if there was anyone. Found a group of workers. Told them I needed to cross. One of them came, apologizing for the mess, asked me to go back inside the car because it was going to get dusty and started clearing the road by taking the broken fragment to the sides. Dusty, but better than nothing!
Conclusion: During roadworks, it would be nice to notice that roads need to stay cleared for cars and to put a sign especially when there is no other way out.

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Date: 10 February, 2010
Time: 10:45 am
Place: Badaro 43, next to the NSSF Center
Situation: While I was working, I heard a lot of honking from a six wheels truck. The sound was horrible, a non-stop honk for 15 minutes. The truck was trying to get to the construction site nearby but there was a police car double parked obstructing the way. This created a huge traffic.
Action: I took few pictures of the vehicle and went downstairs to double-check the plate number. Then dialed 1744 (specialized in police complaints) and told them the situation. They took my name. Called me back after 15 minutes saying that they sent somebody over but the guy apparently had already left. They were very nice to me, and respectful. In the end, I told them that they had the car plate number with the time and some pictures. They promised that he will be punished.
Conclusion: Make sure to contact the person who will fix the situation. You will find in our public services departments people who want the major problems such as corruption, disrespect to the law we are facing everyday fixed…and they need us as citizens to help them and push in the right direction.

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Enough is enough! Enough with silence!

It’s not the first time that someone does something wrong and thinks he/she’d get away with it. Worse, is that sometimes we eyewitness them in action and don’t act! I don’t mean to hurt anyone but some sense of responsibility wouldn’t hurt either…because this might happen to you too!

Date: 8 February, 2010
Time: 10:00 pm
Place: ABC Parking Level B1 - Ashrafieh
Situation: Eye-witnessed a blue Porsche Cayenne coming out of parking and hitting the Mercedes behind it. Not once! But twice! Woman of certain age gets out to check HER car leaving the Mercedes’ front bumper damaged. She saw us looking shocked and ignored us. Couple comes in 1 minute later to get in their car.
Action: Went towards the couple, told them what happened & gave them license plate number.
Conclusion: I would have really respected this woman if she had taken 10 seconds to leave a note with her contact to the owner of the Mercedes to make up for the accident.
I’m left thinking of all the people whose cars get damaged this way felt feeling helpless, the people who get away with it because of the eyewitnesses who went silent.

If you ever eyewitness something that bothers you, feel free to share it!

Thank you.