@jbskaggs said:
I disagree. If I come across a person hurting someone I think it is "good" to protect the victim- may not be "wise" though. But in many areas the police wont come if you call. Example in chicago a woman was gang raped for three hours on a train. Bystanders just filmed it, police did not show for hours. Every one of those bystanders are guilty of her rape in my opinion.
Oh, yeah, there is a time where you have to do what you can if someone is being threatened. I just meant stuff like stealing or whatever, where you might not be sure that they did it or not. I've never been in a situation like that and hope I never am. I'd hate to be outnumbered and not have a weapon in a situation like that. I imagine those people were just afraid. If it was just one guy, you'd have a good chance. If it was a gang and you don't have a weapon, good luck. Hard to say what their motive was for filming it, maybe to identify the criminal. A situation like that is really brazen. Usually they wait to get someone alone unless it's a crime of passion which is the most likely and then you don't know who is who. I think I read about that one. If it's just one guy and he's in the act, the chances of surprising him would be really good. I'm pretty sure I would have done something, but I would have been careful and made sure it was successful. Course, you don't know what you will do till it happens.
