Mirr0rMirr0r: If you were walking down the street and you saw someone getting mugged,would you help them or would you walk on by?
I'd definitely help If I wasn't able to help physically, I'd go get help or call someone.
My daughter lives in the inner city and is constantly helping people who have been injured, assaulted, fallen down drunk or in danger of wandering into traffic through being drug-affected or whatever
She can never believe the number of people who walk on by, after seeing someone who is obviously in trouble
serene56: I'd definitely help If I wasn't able to help physically, I'd go get help or call someone.
My daughter lives in the inner city and is constantly helping people who have been injured, assaulted, fallen down drunk or in danger of wandering into traffic through being drug-affected or whatever
She can never believe the number of people who walk on by, after seeing someone who is obviously in trouble
I live in the city too and have been known to do that also.....a good and caring Daughter you have there Serene....
I seen an elderly lady one time get her pursed yanked. It was almost ten years ago and I don't know what happened to me. I chased the girl screaming at her at the top of my lungs " I seen what you did and I am tellin'". To make a long story short she jumped in a get away car but my screaming had attracted attention. They were arrested and I got to tell on them in court. You can blame it on me being a rowdy american but if it had of been my mother I would of yanked that girls arm off and beat her over the head with it. I am usually so quiet and peaceful I do not know what came over me.
If I am able to approach unseen it will be a very bad day for the attacker.
If it is going to be a fight....I'll get into it so the victim can maybe get away.
If it's like the mugger has a gun and sees me.....I'd have to get the cops or something.....cuz I don't walk around w/ a gun myself....but if I did - I'd use it.
Happygolucky4u: I seen an elderly lady one time get her pursed yanked. It was almost ten years ago and I don't know what happened to me. I chased the girl screaming at her at the top of my lungs " I seen what you did and I am tellin'". To make a long story short she jumped in a get away car but my screaming had attracted attention. They were arrested and I got to tell on them in court. You can blame it on me being a rowdy american but if it had of been my mother I would of yanked that girls arm off and beat her over the head with it. I am usually so quiet and peaceful I do not know what came over me.
Mirr0rMirr0r: If you were walking down the street and you saw someone getting mugged,would you help them or would you walk on by?
I usually think quickly on my feet so I would probably take a picture of the mugger with my cell phone and then tell him/her that their picture has been emailed to the police (caught in the act). Instead of physically intervening it would have the added result of making the perp rethink their choice of careers. If it was a fight I wouldn't hesitate to stop it.
It's hard to say what we would actually do, I guesswe should be asking ourself do we want to help or stay out of harms way. Personally I would help but who know there and then what I would do.
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