Knight in Shining Armour
Posted by: Rachel
1st Oct 2011 11:10pm
Recently I witnessed an elderly lady having her bag snatched . Before I could even rationally think about the situation, and whether I could be putting myself in danger, I had given my handbag to the lady to hold while I chased after the thief. I managed a couple of grabs at him but he got away. As I watched him run off he dropped the ladies bag. I went and collected it but he had still taken her purse.
Anyway, the point of all this is has anyone ever acted on impulse like this (without thinking) and thought rationally about it later seeing how dangerous it could have been? or have the days of people helping each other in times of need/danger gone out the door forever?
Rachel
- 17th Oct 2011 03:17pm
Thanks for your reply! Yes, I do know all those things you point out. That is just the point of the whole discussion. If you have time to sit and think about it you wouldn't do it and nor would I. I was surprised after it happened that I had acted like that (without thinking) as I am an intelligent person and usually spend a lot of time thinking before I act. To a certain extent it was very scary afterwards when I realised what could have happened but my first instinct was to help.
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