At nards an HG:
The situation with the pickpocket didn’t qualify as bad in my mind. Nobody was getting hurt. My initial reaction was to laugh at the lobster looking fellow giving chase.
To be honest, I would probably have found the situation with the peeping tom there pretty funny too, though I would probably play the white knight if the girl was hot. lol
That’s just me though…I look for opportunities to hit guys.
[quote]Nards wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
I’d have stopped him.
In that split of a second you got to act I don’t think about “danger” or “lawsuits”.
I’ve been involved in few situations like this and I have no doubt that I’ll keep intervening when required. When I see a situation like this, my mind goes blank and I just act. It’s dangerous, but for now only good things have come from it. [/quote]
I agree. It’s great to be logical but when you see someone being wronged, especially if they look helpless, you can’t help stepping in.
And you are right, it is more of a reaction than a thought process in the moment.[/quote]
I must agree.
There have been a few times that I’ve done something when I see something bad happen.
The last time was at a department store here in Taiwan and I was waiting outside the bathrooms for my girlfriend to come out and I heard a scream from inside the women’s bathroom and a big guy (maybe only 5’7" but about 4’5" across) came running out then a woman came out yelling in Chinese that he was watching her so I ran after him and caught him near the door.
He gave in right away, though I don’t really know why because he could’ve given me a good fight, so I held him by his sweater’s shoulders till security came a minute later.
My girlfriend was miffed later that I would do that, as in it was dangerous to get involved and all that shit, but yeah, as HoustonGuy said, you just do it naturally, as in quickly without much thinking.[/quote]
Yeah, I saw an old grandma getting carjacked at a gas station and pulled the guy out of the car and held him until the police showed up. Later I thought about the fact he could have had a weapon but at the time you definitely just act. He did give me a hell of a shiner though.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
Never get involved with shit like that. You’re asking for a lawsuit if something goes wrong[/quote]
Even though you’re probably right it IS a pathetic commentary on the current sociological scene in that we must walk 'round in our daily lives trembling and quaking in fear of the the almighty “lawsuit.” Whether you win or lose it you almost always lose…something.[/quote]
It’s totally ridiculous, I agree. Definitely a sad state of affairs.