From then on, a number of errors made her a prime candidate for the darwin award:

- She didn't realize what kind of idea it was to stop the car on a rural street during night.

- She didn't realize what kind of idea it was to walk to the middle of the street during night.

- She didn't realize that leaning down to lift up a hedgehog costs at least several seconds during which it's basically impossible to watch out for traffic.

Instead of simply continuing driving and letting the hedgehog pass or not pass the test of life by itself, she failed the test herself by solving a non-existent problem in an inappropriate manner.

I hope you don't mind the story not being funny. While the death lacks ingenuity, it sure is a case of self-removal from the genepool due to lack of basic "street wisdom" she probably learned at school when she was 6 or 7. And a good warning for others.

Source:

http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,359863,00.html

Submitted on 06/10/2005

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: www.spiegel.de june 10 2006

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Daniel said:
Definitely Toss: Not Amusing
Darwin is never amused when rescuers are hurt.

Kelly said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
A better write up than the original

Jack said:
Definitely Toss: Not Amusing
While I agree that this submission has more information, I still agree with Daniel. Whether someone is killed trying to rescue another human or an animal, the principle is the same - compassion.

Charles said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I have not changed my opinion.

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