The most disturbing thing I've ever seen...

Today, I saw something very disturbing while leaving Ruhija to go to Kabale and meet up with two other friends before heading into Rwanda. Passing through a bustling village with people walking alongside the winding mountain roads, I noticed what I thought was a dead cow in the middle of the road up ahead. As Suluman slowed down to avoid running over it, I realized it was a human body- a man lying in his own pool of blood. I can't get this image out of my mind. What's crazier is that everyone minded their own business and went about their daily routines as if he wasn't there. I asked Suluman where the police were and he said they were probably on their way or maybe they had not heard of it yet. He said that the man was probably drunk and was hit by a car last night. I wonder if these people are used to seeing things like this- I mean, he was just laying out there, couldn't someone cover him with a sheet or something? Maybe no one wants to deal with the police. According to some of my Ugandan friends, they all seem to agree that dealing with the police can cause more problems and headaches for you since the police tend to interrogate you for things unrelated to the situation or they assume your involved somehow. Sad...