When Would You Get Involved, If At All ?

[SlowwHand]

Gender doesn't matter.

Let's say you're walking down the street, and you see a bigger person slapping the snot out of a littler person.

What do you do?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

ill protect my friends, but not strangers.

[SlowwHand]

Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet.

That's cool that you wouldn't abandon friends though.

[Caligastia]

Without knowing the situation it's tough to make the decision to intervene, I mean, for all you know the little guy raped the big guys sister.

[Lancer]

It depends on alot of factors. Also, gender DOES matter. If a guy is slapping a woman around, I get involved. I've done so twice in my life, both times the guy backed down. One time when I was 17, in the army in Germany and the guy was much bigger, but he backed off, thank God. I was a skinny kid in the army, he would have kicked my ass. I think he was embarrassed.

If it's a child, I'd intervene.

A big guy pushing around a little guy, I don't know, depends. I'd wait to see if it ended perhaps. Sometimes just watching might be enough to break up a shoving match. A full blown fight, or a beating...depends on alot of things. Do I know one of them? Or, one of them might have a gun. Both could turn on me and attack...Just yelling, COPS! might be enough.

[Joseph]

Some year ago I stopped a man hitting a girl. He was bigger than I. In 96 while at Disneyland, A white guy hit this Mexican and I jump into the middle of it so they could not hit each other without hitting me and then some other guys grab the white guy and I put my arms around the Mexican and pick him up and move him several feet away from where the others had taken the white guy. I told him to get his family and go. I then told the white guy to leave and he did. He was bigger than I also. I stand 5' 11 3/4" and at that time (age 52) weight about 220 to 230 lbs. I now weight 250. My wife saw all of it and was scared to dead that I would be hurt.
You do what you have to at the time.

[Boris Godunov]

Were it a friend, I'd intervene.

If a stranger, I'd get help ASAP, but can't say I'd intervene of the aggressor was bigger than me (which is likely, I'd say).

If it were a sworn enemy being beaten...well, maybe I'd walk a little slower to get help.

[chequita guevara]

I've jumped in before and I've watched before. I don't know why I did what I did either time.

[SlowwHand]

After recent events, which would you do now ?

And I STILL need to know what city to locate the boots.

[Joseph]

Boris Godunov
Prince
New York, NY
Aug 2001
time: 21:41


13-03-2003 18:03 link



Were it a friend, I'd intervene.

If a stranger, I'd get help ASAP, but can't say I'd intervene of the aggressor was bigger than me (which is likely, I'd say).

If it were a sworn enemy being beaten...well, maybe I'd walk a little slower to get help.





chegitz guevara
King
Jacksonville, FL Communist Party of Apolyton
Jun 2000
time: 20:41


13-03-2003 18:06 link



I've jumped in before and I've watched before. I don't know why I did what I did either time.




SlowwHand
King
Dallas, Texas - SÃ, Hablo Inglés.
Sep 1999
time: 20:41


13-03-2003 18:09 link



After recent events, which wold you do now ?

And I STILL need to know what city to locate the boots.

I don't know about you three. Just in case were a big sign with your handle on it so that if I,m ever in the area where one of you are getting his a$$ kick I will know whether to help or not.

[SlowwHand]

First, you tell me who you're helping, me or the mugger.

D

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
After recent events, which wold you do now ?

And I STILL need to know what city to locate the boots.

I'd be inclined to get involved.

As for what city the boots are in, doesn't really matter. Outside Florida's probably best, so I don't have to pay sales tax. It has to wait until after I see whether my contract is going to be renewed (three months). As for what kind, I want gator or rattler boots. And a Stetson. And maybe a belt.

[Ozz]

Re: When Would You Get Involved, If At All ?

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Gender doesn't matter.

Let's say you're walking down the street, and you see a bigger person slapping the snot out of a littler person.

What do you do?

Shoot them both for disturbin' the peace and walk on.

[Joseph]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
First, you tell me who you're helping, me or the mugger.

D

Well I could not let a fellow Apolyton poster be hurt. I would miss some of his/her posts or threads, maybe.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


I'd be inclined to get involved.

As for what city the boots are in, doesn't really matter. Outside Florida's probably best, so I don't have to pay sales tax. It has to wait until after I see whether my contract is going to be renewed (three months). As for what kind, I want gator or rattler boots. And a Stetson. And maybe a belt.

Being from Texas, Sloww could probably round up a pair armidillo boots.


As for getting involved. Each situation is different. I've stopped fights between strangers and people I know but never had the occasion to stop one where two strangers are involved.