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Old 08-10-2017, 09:04 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
I think a big factor is the unwillingness of bystanders to get involved. It used to be that if a public argument was brewing to the point of violence, bystanders would step in and try to break things up. Today, if two people are engaged in an escalating argument or threatening situation, it may as well be happening on the moon for all the chances of any public intervention.
It all goes back to people not wanting to get involved because they don't know what they're going to get into.

for all they know this simple fight might evolve into a knife fight, or someone pulls a gun. Or both sides beat up the person intervening.

So its just not worth it to jump in, especially if you have no skin in the game.
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