Adopting a victim-mentality instantly puts people at a disadvantage it's as though their personal power is instantly vaporized. I see this a lot with the younger generations too. Your story about the person who was "hit" by the driver reminded me of a story about Winston Churchill (which is the antithesis of it, actually).
Have you heard about this one?
I hadn't heard that story before, but it is very interesting. Definitely much different than the attitude that most people have today!