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What should I do if I find a bag by the road that I'm concerned it's a dead body? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by turnerpike20@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So I was walking and found this garbage bag that had flys on it and it was tied up. I kicked at it a bit and it did feel like something limp was in there like it was dead. Tried to untie it as well so might have my fingerprints on it. But yeah a car came up and was yeah someone actually concerned for me and he's like I'm going to pray for you man. So that right there just got me to stop looking any further at the bag. But I'm still kinda of interested if I should've said something right then and there. My phone was almost dead anyway. But yeah I was thinking maybe I might find a dead body maybe a part of a dead body. I didn't look any further but it was out of place I felt. Should I report such finds?

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[–] TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The person said they'd pray for you because they thought you were a dumpster diver i.e. that you were gonna eat out of the trash so that's what happened there. And so... It was also probably just a bag of food waste going gnarly.

It's actually really funny to me that a cop has to go look in the funky bag. That's a better use of their time than a lot of things they get up to of a day. Nice one!

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The person said they'd pray for you because they thought you were a dumpster diver i.e. that you were gonna eat out of the trash so that's what happened there.

Possible, but it is a huge stretch to automatically assume that was what they were thinking.

[–] turnerpike20@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it's a pretty rural area. I think he was just someone looking to spread his religion to cause he basically did hold up traffic a bit. So it did seem like he was actually concerned I would be walking all the way out.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

“Hey buddy you need a ride?”

“Yes”

“Well I’ll pray you get one”

::: Peels out as he leaves :::