How many of you, if you happened to come upon a situation such as a disturbance between people, etc., would get involved in trying to resolve the situation? Reading another thread, the poster stated that he was involved in a road rage incident, and there were a few bystanders that did nothing to assist him.
IMO, I think that it would be best to be cautious as to how far you got involved, due to the fact that the people could turn on you, now making you the victim. This has happened many times when a LEO responds to a domestic. They make an attempt to arrest the husband and suddenly his wife forgets that she had just been a punching bag for the last couple of minutes and now turns on the cop.
Many times in areas that have a high crime rate, people may not want to get involved if they see a crime in progress out of fear of retaliation.
Personally, if I was going to get involved, I may be more inclined to pick up my cell phone, call the police and give them solid details as to whats happening.
What would you do?
Mike
IMO, I think that it would be best to be cautious as to how far you got involved, due to the fact that the people could turn on you, now making you the victim. This has happened many times when a LEO responds to a domestic. They make an attempt to arrest the husband and suddenly his wife forgets that she had just been a punching bag for the last couple of minutes and now turns on the cop.
Many times in areas that have a high crime rate, people may not want to get involved if they see a crime in progress out of fear of retaliation.
Personally, if I was going to get involved, I may be more inclined to pick up my cell phone, call the police and give them solid details as to whats happening.
What would you do?
Mike