as far as hitch hiking,
i give people rides all the time
and it seems every time i go out for a nice walk i have someone stop and offer me a ride, even though i am open carrying
i think its really all in where you live
out here its a real friendly place, and its full of college kids so hitching a ride is quite common
as far as the article goes, it just shows how desensitized people in shitholes like detroit are nowadays