Comments | lordandrei: A personal rant: Police State vs Common Sense

lordandrei

A personal rant: Police State vs Common Sense

May 21, 2007 10:57

Okay... first off colour my buttons sensitized. I have not watched "Finding Nemo" in (oh... about) 9 months. I can no longer walk thru a public area without turning quickly when I hear a child cry. I am surprised at the number of children I never noticed at the Zoo ( Read more... )

crime, police, rant

Comments 6

wednes May 21 2007, 18:29:38 UTC

I am horrified to think that no one would stop to help a child being abducted. That's one of the worst crimes out there, and people did nothing?!? It's no wonder the government steam rolls our liberties and lies to us at every turn--they know we're not going to do anything about it. We're all talk and no action, as a people. It disgusts me.

zayin93 May 21 2007, 19:25:21 UTC

ugh - the recent attack on the 91-year-old man "caught on tape" turned my stomach to watch. I'll not be clicking on many of those any more. Pisses me off that people stood by and did nothing.

kitten_goddess May 21 2007, 20:33:08 UTC

Maybe no one intervened because they were afraid the crook would blow them away.

Are you saying no one even pulled out their cell and dialed 911? That would be inexcusable. Anyone can do that, even someone who is not strong enough, fast enough, or brave enough to stop a crime in progress.

quetz May 21 2007, 21:26:29 UTC

Many people are unable to react in an instant. Those that are may fear hurting someone if they act wrongly, and/or feel it is not their place to get involved. For those of us remaining, would-be heroes, it is a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Once upon a time I was able to save someone who was drowning, but if I had beed ten minutes too early or too late, I wouldn't have been in such a position.

I submit to you that heroism is much less a matter of power than of attitude. That is the lesson of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, among others. We do what we can.

fraterseraphino May 22 2007, 03:28:50 UTC

There is a period of time that goes through most people's minds when they encounter a crime such as a child abduction or a purse snatching where people hear something, see something, but it doesn't register because it is just so outside of "normal" that people simply are unable to figure out what's going on ( ... )