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Originally posted by Wildbob77
Cell phone, call 911
Let the police sort it out.
You could also snap a picture of the license number of the car, if there was a car involved.
Originally posted by Maxatoria
she said but surely its america (us being brits) so someone would just pull a gun
Originally posted by 43LEO729
Would not hesitate to confront this individual for one second.
A screaming child, no matter what she is saying, is in stress
and in need of some kind of help.Sort out the details later.
If it becomes physical with this individual then I can assure
you that he would be on the business end of some serious hurt.
I am old but still have some kick left from my martial arts training.
Dont like intimidation of any kind especially if a helpless child is
involved but thats just me.
Originally posted by visinequeen
reply to post by sugarcookie1
thanks love, im new to posting but ive been trolling for months! LOL, simply put, if people realized how strong we are united, maybe they wouldn't be this way, hopefully the despair of the times can bring that realization to fruition
Originally posted by Maxatoria
was just talking to the mrs about this and she said but surely its america (us being brits) so someone would just pull a gun and either break it up or shoot someone and not knowing where it was filmed and the states laws of guns it actually struck me that these sort of things could easily go pear shaped if someone decided that the guy was a lethal threat to the child and just pulled and shot someone and given how fast things can go from bad to worse i'd hate to of been the actor and having probably 1-2 seconds to pursade someone that you aint going to rape and kill a young kid
but also too much doing of the event would basically have the public looking at it as a candid camera event so they see a kid in trouble and are looking to find the camera's to wave at their friends
Originally posted by violet
The sad truth is nobody stops to help.
They misinterpret what they are witnessing.
When I was 13 , this happened to me. I was alone at a shopping mall, close to home. I noticed a young man kept following me.. I exited the mall, thinking I'd lost him. As I was walking back home, I kept turning back to check he was gone, he was for awhile, but then he crept up behind me and started attacking me, twisting my arm behind my back. He was stronger than me and I couldn't break free. He started to push me towards nearby bushes to sexually assault me. During this time, there were many passerby's. I screamed for help, but I was ignored. Not one person stopped to help, or call police. He continued trying to get me in these bushes, all the time telling me I was gorgeous and he wanted me. It was like he felt some sort of entitlement, if he sees a pretty girl, you can just take her as yours. I got away by talking to him, which often doesn't work. I said stuff like who do you think you are, that if you see something you want, it's yours to take. At this point he seemed embarrassed, ashamed and somewhat intimidated. I gave him a good telling off! He let go and started walking away, with his head down. I think in this case he was destined to be a serial rapist. He said he hadn't done that before. I was his first victim.
Because he wasn't much older than me, I thought the onlookers thought we were just kids playing.
In the tapes above, I think the onlookers think it's a child acting out, the parent may be acting rough,. They dont want to interfere. Prrhsps the girl could have yelled you're a stranger. I've never seen you before, as opposed to you are not my father.edit on 4-5-2012 by violet because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by adnachiel21
I would never,and I repeat never tolerate such a thing.I'm the kind of person that is never afraid to confront other people,or tolerate injustice.Few days ago a horse was tied in a park and these teenagers were trowing stones at the horse and the poor thing couldn't move away.People just walked by and the assholes kept throwing stones and obviously hurting the horse.Until I walked in and told them I would call the police,and let's just say the nicest thing I said was that they were retarded assholes that their mothers unsuccessfully aborted.
Guess what?They run away like the little pussies they were.Imagine my reaction if that was a child,than again I study law and I beleive that we MUST provide help to fellow humans in need.Not acting and helping is the same as enabling a crime to happen.
Originally posted by Vanna
Replying as a mother to my own little menace...this is about as honest as I can get!
I honestly don't know what I would have done.
I have a 3 year old. There are times when you would think he had just been hit with the biggest bat I could find. He lets out some blood curdling screams just when we're walking home from the park because he wants to stay and play some more! And I mean, wake the dead kind of screaming!
As a mother I would LIKE to say that I could recognize the difference between 'defiant child not wanting to go home' and 'attempted kidnapping'
On the other hand, when my little darling is in the middle of a tantrum, I HATE IT when strangers will come up and offer him a "ohhh whats wrong dear" and "uh oh, are you mad?" and likewise, I know someone would really hate it if I did that and the case WAS just a defiant child. In the case of 'You are not my daddy' unfortunately that can be taken as, mom's new boyfriend...mom's new husband, now "step-dad", etc...I have seen children do this as well. "don't tell me what to do/where to go because you're not my dad/mom" etc.
I would like to SAY I would know the difference but I cannot. And that makes me think I need to stop, and start viewing the world in a different way.
Good post OP
Originally posted by 43LEO729
I am old but still have some kick left from my martial arts training.