okay so i was driving around one time and saw these 2 young kids verbally arguing and one punched the other kid in the shoulder pretty hard. it never got any worse than that they looked like friends. just a little disagreement i would guess but it got me wondering about this.
say you're driving around and you witness a fight. okay simple fight not so bad, i would probably drive on. but how bout if the guy is on top of another guy and really beating the crap outta him, to the point where the other guy is completely defenseless and on the verge of very serious injury or worse, yet the beating is not stopping
the number one thing to do is call the police immediately. no question about it.
but seeing as the police are usually a few minutes away what would you do? i would feel the need to intervine, but i think at this point in the beating yelling would do no good.
so if you really feel like this guy is in serious need of help would you pull your gun and try to stop it?
my biggest concern with this however is what do you do when the police show up and see your gun? but i think it would be really hard to stand by and watch this guy get the life beat out of him and not do anything.
(and please keep in mind the phrases i highlighted so that this doesn't turn into a "you have no right to do that" or "call the police first" discussion)
say you're driving around and you witness a fight. okay simple fight not so bad, i would probably drive on. but how bout if the guy is on top of another guy and really beating the crap outta him, to the point where the other guy is completely defenseless and on the verge of very serious injury or worse, yet the beating is not stopping
the number one thing to do is call the police immediately. no question about it.
but seeing as the police are usually a few minutes away what would you do? i would feel the need to intervine, but i think at this point in the beating yelling would do no good.
so if you really feel like this guy is in serious need of help would you pull your gun and try to stop it?
my biggest concern with this however is what do you do when the police show up and see your gun? but i think it would be really hard to stand by and watch this guy get the life beat out of him and not do anything.
(and please keep in mind the phrases i highlighted so that this doesn't turn into a "you have no right to do that" or "call the police first" discussion)