Quote: chipolata @ January 20 2009, 12:41 PM GMTIt's probably a sad reflection of my jaded humanity but if I saw an animal being mistreated I'd intervene, whereas if I saw a person being mistreated, I'd think twice about helping.
What about a person dressed as an animal?
Quote: Nil Putters @ January 20 2009, 12:42 PM GMTWhat about a person dressed as an animal?
No, they could take a beating for being a f**king annoying twat.
Quote: chipolata @ January 20 2009, 12:41 PM GMTsnatch capital of Britain.
*snigger*
Quote: Nil Putters @ January 20 2009, 12:42 PM GMTWhat about a person dressed as an animal?
Serious winners they are
I would and have intervened when people (particularly women and children) or dogs are being threatened. Even though once I got an ear bashing off a girl who was being dragged around and and shouted at by her boyfriend and I stepped up (no one else would) and asked if she was okay. I guess she was enjoying it in her own sad way.
Sometimes no one has come to my aid when I've been pestered on public transport, flashed at etc, but I do remember one young guy stopping to help when I was being harrassed by a group of school boys.
Once I took my parents, my niece and young toddler on a day out. We were coming home on a train and my father had to sit on the other set of seats across the aisle and promptly fell asleep. More passangers got on at other stops including a young man who sat opposite my father. As we were approaching our stop I began to open my buggy, sort out my bags etc. My father had woken up and as is the humour of our family, began to berate me, and all mothers, for cluttering up trains with their big pushchairs, in his deadpan Glaswegian. The young man imediately begun to defend me and told my father he was completely unreasonable - before I had a chance to explain that he was actually with us and joking. The young man was pretty embarrassed but I told him that was a really nice thing to do.
Quote: Griff @ January 20 2009, 1:09 PM GMTWhat about animals dressed as people?
Hahahahahaha
Quote: Griff @ January 20 2009, 1:09 PM GMTWhat about animals dressed as people?
Those cats are such nerds.
Quote: chipolata @ January 20 2009, 12:41 PM GMTIronically, it's the second time I've witnessed a bag snatch in Wolverhampton. It must be the bag snatch capital of Britain.
It's amazing what they'll do for 2 tins of beans and a loaf.
Quote: chipolata @ January 20 2009, 11:14 AM GMTThe "How good are you at fighting" question is an interesting one. I'm probably shit, but I do have this crazy notion that in the event of trouble I'd be like Jason Bourne, snapping necks and caving in skulls left, right and centre.
I'm generally a complete pushover, but one time my mate got attacked by tramp who was trying to get into his car and I went off on one, screaming at him in Scottish till he ran away.
So now I can continue with my life, safe in the knowledge that if another dangerous situation were to occur I am perfectly capable of screaming at things till they run away.
Tramp was probably scared that you spoke his language arf arf!
Quote: sootyj @ January 20 2009, 2:29 PM GMTTramp was probably scared that you spoke his language arf arf!
Har har 
Wow... do you live in Wolverhampton?
Quote: swerytd @ January 20 2009, 11:06 AM GMTYou should have stuck a leg out and tripped him up.
Not out of any sense of moral/ethical duty, but the fact that chavs smashing their faces on a concrete floor is both funny and rewarding.
Quote: Griff @ January 20 2009, 11:09 AM GMTMy friend intervened in some trouble at a taxirank in London where some thugs were picking on an Asian taxi driver. He got a sound on-the-floor kicking, ending in broken ribs (and he's a big guy). Someone else called the cops on their mobile, the police turned up, and the thugs ended up doing jail time. I don't know what that story illustrates.
That there is ONE example of the police doing their job?
Quote: sootyj @ January 20 2009, 11:37 AM GMTWell from a Marxist point of view all property is theft, so nobody stole anything.
Yeah, but that's a wrong point of view.
Quote: chipolata @ January 20 2009, 12:25 PM GMTAnd in my defence I have no idea if it was a bag snatch since I never saw the actual incident. For all I know the chav I saw had just been accosted by the swearing man and was running for his life.
That happened in an episode of After You've Gone.
Quote: Griff @ January 20 2009, 1:09 PM GMTWhat about animals dressed as people?
That is both cruel and cute.
Quote: jdubya @ January 20 2009, 2:47 PM GMTWow... do you live in Wolverhampton?
No, I'm white.
As you hadn't witnessed the bag-snatch, you couldn't be sure the guy running was guilty.
That's why you did nothing. No shame or blame there.
