Doctor shot in stone oak

[JoeChalupa]

Awesomeness.

Most of you don't even stop to help someone with a flat tire or car trouble, but you're going to put your life on the line for the same people?

Sure.

Big difference. Not even a comparison but I can see what you are trying to say.

[peewee's lovechild]

Awesomeness.

Most of you don't even stop to help someone with a flat tire or car trouble, but you're going to put your life on the line for the same people?

Sure.

No .

[peewee's lovechild]

I have done just that. One of them had a metal wrench too. Of course I was a lot younger then...

You're a badass.

[jcrod]

Its easy to say what you would do.

No one truly knows until it happens.

[romsho]

Cucking Funt is right. Absolutely no one knows how they will act in a crisis situation until the crisis actually happens. I *think* that if a child were in danger, I'd do anything to stop it. But I have no idea to know if that's true, unless it were to happen. I do know that if I saw anyone in danger, I would call the police though. And I think there are a lot of situations that I would intervene. But who knows.

This is not the same situation, but a long time ago. I found a kid wandering at the mall - a toddler. I took him to the security area and I waited for the parents to arrive. I waited for almost 2 hours. The mom walked in finally and took the kids hand and said, "Oh thanks" and turned to walk away.

I was like .. Oh my gosh, she isn't even worried or caring or anything. So I snatched the kid back. And I said, "That's it? You weren't worried?" and she said, "It's no big deal, he always wanders off. Don't worry about it." Mind you, I was at a mall in Los Angeles.

I went crazy and told her she was an unfit mom. (How the can you not care your baby was missing for 2 hours.) She admitted that she hadn't "noticed" he was gone until 30 minutes ago because she was trying on clothes. A major argument ensued and I refused to give her the kid back - security was holding us apart and there was scuffling.

I told them to call the police because I wanted to file something with child protective services or something. She wanted to charge me with kidnapping. It got ugly and the police came. I filed a report with CPS. It later came out that she left her kids alone at home during the day for hours at a time (2 kids under 5).

But anyway, I am rambling now but I'm glad I didn't mind my own business. I guess that was my point.

So did they take any action against the mother for leaving her kids? Strange story...the lack of gra ude alone should have been enough of a reason to get pissed. Letting the piece of crap Mom walk would have been a crime.

[smeagol]

All the more reason that your self-righteous position in this thread seems so overblown and out of place. Your very first comment on the subject includes an acknowledgement that you don't really know how you'd act in the situation, yet you still spend the next several pages asserting that you know, absolutely, the right way to act? Doesn't quite add up.

The fact you don't see it does not mean it does not add up.

There might be situations where you know what the right way to act is but for several reasons, one of them being cowardice, you don't act that way.

Which incidentaly is what is happening here with many posters (including me).

[smeagol]

Yes, I'd be pissed off because I am a parent and I'd, as Peewee stated, would give my life for my kids and the fact that there were people around who did not help would piss me off.

You see peewee, I was right

[peewee's lovechild]

You see peewee, I was right

It rarely happens.

Anyway, he followed it up with this:

But what I'm trying to say is that while I may think they should have done something I can't really blame them since I don't know their cir stances.