Would It Have Been the Animal's Fault?

Vigilantly, at a moderate speed (of course), I made my way down the busy E.N. 16th street to go to work. It was about 7:50 in the morning and pedestrians and bikers rushed across the busy street to go to class. I am always prepared for the overly rambunctious pedestrian that makes a death wish by randomly jolting into the street, disregarding all approaching traffic; however, I was not prepared for what was about to happen next. Continuing down the street, all of a sudden, a chunky squirrel lumbered into the street. My problem with this situation was the fact that it did not scurry, it did not even walk, I promise you it LETHARGICALLY lumbered into the middle of the street and then stopped! Seriously? SERIOUSLY?!? Has this squirrel never watched a close relative die from such stupidity? Have there not been conversations throughout the squirrel community regarding squirrel deaths resulting from crossing busy streets? Why in the WORLD would this squirrel abruptly STOP? Me being the "animal lover" that I am...I made an attempt to swerve with hopes of sparing the chunky squirrel's life. Luckily, that squirrel survived, but this brings me to my question....Would It Have Been the Animal's Fault?

I'm sorry...but I refuse to stop traffic and help the fat squirrel make its way across the street. In fact, if I had ran the squirrel over, it would not have been my fault. Why would I risk my life by wildly swerving out of the way for a squirrel? I almost feel like the squirrel should have known better. Seriously! Living on the mean streets of Abilene (or wherever), all animals should know how to survive. I believe that these animals should know what time of day is appropriate to cross the street...and I honestly believe that these animals are intelligent enough to make these decisions haha. :)

Maybe not...however, this situation really REALLY annoyed me...and the more I thought about it...the more annoyed I became. Stupid squirrels!