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Originally Posted by valo403
You were talking about all the things you would have done, but you had no idea what the situation was.
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Based on what I know, I would have intervened (Did someone mentions specifics, I certainly did not). Based on what I know, the OP intervened. Absolutely, had I known the perp was a ninja and was chucking throwing stars like he was the bonus level in Shinobi, I would have called 911. I know enough about myself to know that I would venture into harms way to help someone to a certain extent.
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Originally Posted by valo403
It's really easy to sit behind a keyboard and say 'ya, I would have chased the guy down and then stood over him triumphantly', but if you don't know the situation you have absolutely no idea what was practical, let alone advisable.
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So you have decided to be the 'net cop to not let people ever say what they think they would have done? I likely would have done something knowing the guy was attacking someone. Choosing to tackle the perp versus simply following till cops showed up is a different story. Based on what I have done in my life I know what I would do. But you can keep on posting if you like.
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Originally Posted by valo403
And we aren't taught to do nothing, I have no idea where you're pulling that from, we're taught to intervene to the extent possible without adding additional victims to the situation. That's exactly what happened here.
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LOL, where do you come up with this stuff? If you read the thread you see many posters saying stuff like the OP's situation should be left for the police. Many people grow up learning to not intervene and depend on the police. In fact, every cop and 911 call tells you the same thing. I simply disagree and think people should intervene. There are famous stories of people not doing anything and even not calling 911 since they feel someone else will make that call. Unfortunately, no call ever was made since everyone was depending on everyone else to do something. I am not made up that way, I simply act quickly. I am not sure about you, since I don't know you.
I think you are posting against the wrong person, so I will make my stance very clear for you: I think people should intervene because when good people do nothing evil prevails. Unfortunately, as a society we fail miserably as the evildoers do their thing knowing the majority of people sit back and do nothing. It is nice to read a post where someone stepped out and even though it put themselves at risk, they helped someone.
Neighborhood watch groups, street angels and other 'special groups' exist for the reason that we have unfortunately sat back too much.