Society & Culture

Knight in Shining Armour

Society & Culture

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?


HaggisKaz
  • 24th Oct 2011 06:11pm

Yes - I did once. I was driving home from work and saw a teenager kicking what I thought was their bag at the side of the road. When I realised it was another student I pulled off the road and started running towards the assailant, who then ran off. I quickly checked the victim was okay, then left him with someone else while I followed the other guy. He'd had a head start - and was probably much fitter than me - and I had no chance of catching him, however he was well clear of the victim and had run past enough people that I could get a description of him to report him to the authorities. You are right. You can't think about every consequence. Someone was being hurt and nobody else was helping. I had to try. It honestly never occurred to me that I could get hurt, but even if it had, I would still have done it. (Don't know that I'd have done it for a handbag though!)


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