The real reason this world is such a crappy place.

[The Spawn]

People often seem to forget that darkness existed before the light.

 

[War Lord]

I would have used my cellphone to call the cops. And perhaps run any of the stragglers over if need be.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Eh, they existed probably about the same time, if you're looking at it in a philosophical sense.

I'm just saying that people require bad events to learn from.

Experiences make up everything in our lives.

 

[hippy fascist]

I would have used my cellphone to call the cops. And perhaps run any of the stragglers over if need be.

no Jonty, you would have just sat there and taken a beating like you did the last time

 

[The Spawn]

From a Phil standpoint, probably...I'd like to think of it as fair game for both sides in that nature.

I've come to realize that people who've suffered tragedy are far more knowledgable and understanding than those who've suffered the silver spoon in their mouth as a baby.

 

[War Lord]

no Jonty, you would have just sat there and taken a beating like you did the last time

My nephew could hurt me if he tried, but these other guys might have been able to.

Being a dead rescuer is not much good at all.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

"WHY'D YOU DO THIS?!"


"Cause I'm fat! I'm fat! *runs* "

ha, this cracked me up.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

From a Phil standpoint, probably...I'd like to think of it as fair game for both sides in that nature.

I've come to realize that people who've suffered tragedy are far more knowledgable and understanding than those who've suffered the silver spoon in their mouth as a baby.

Actually, there's a whole level of suffering for a silver spoon child. It's just...different. More limiting in it's own way. But that's not really the point, to tell the truth.

 

[The Spawn]

This reminds me of the Kitty thread I made recently.

 

[The Spawn]

Their suffering is the ignorant kind...and for some, that's bliss.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Kind of. It's more of, everything is okay, everything is okay, opposition eventually comes along, and they realize they don't know much, or anything half the time, about the subject at hand, and what they should do.

Kind of like finding your mom shot to death in your living room almost.

 

[The Spawn]

If you're a gangsta a situation like that only has one resolve...if that same mother is the one who paid for all your field trips and did your laundry until you were 32, a solution is not so easily attained.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Sorry, I had to laugh when you said "gangsta."

Aside.

And I can see what you mean, but how do you go about doing it? Do you collect info? If so, HOW do you collect info? How do you verify it? Do you chase down every single lead for years, eventually finding that everything has become cold?

It's kind of that way for richer kids.

 

[thedeadite]

there have been times i've broken up fights, there have been times i've let them go. I can't fight in any shape or form (that i really know of considering i've been in one one-on-one fight in my life...and that was almost 15 years ago). So i usually avoid conflict. Though there have been times i've gotten in between people that are way larger and skilled than me. Personally, i've been jumped before. Got the beatdown from 4 guys for no reason whatsoever, the closest someone came to stepping in was a guy on his porch yelling "hey, what's going on!!". That was enough to stop it though..

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Yeah, sometimes trying to help can make things worse too.

 

[The Spawn]

For rich kids revenge is often sought through city officials or people in political power.

For the rest of us, we usually don't go about doing things green lit or playing it safe.

People who don't experience tragedy early on, whether it's "No" to getting an Atari at age 8 or "No" from the girl of your dreams two days before prom, don't know what it's like to play the game called Life.

They'd sooner choke on the cereal if they risk eating it without milk.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Eh, yes and no. Like I said, different set of problems are left to them. It's almost like living in a cage to them.

 

[AndThePickles]

Most people aren't good Samaritans, unfortunately.

As for whether I would stop to break up a fight, I honestly don't know. My main concern is how many people carry weapons on them these days. I know it's the right thing to do, but to be honest of course I'd be scared that they had a knife or gun on them.

Mad those older children would beat up a younger kid just because he was fat

 

[Erzengel]

You guys don't even stop me when I'm roughing up a poster.

 

[hippy fascist]

Most people aren't good Samaritans, unfortunately.

As for whether I would stop to break up a fight, I honestly don't know. My main concern is how many people carry weapons on them these days. I know it's the right thing to do, but to be honest of course I'd be scared that they had a knife or gun on them.

Mad those older children would beat up a younger kid just because he was fat

it's like being a bouncer, if you think about it you'd never get involved because you see all the worst scenarios played out in your head. Me, I just dived in.

 

[Fading]

If it was the situation you described, then yes I'd like to think that I would. Honestly can't say as I've never been put in that situation. A 1 on 1 inbetween two grown guys I'd let go unless it was reaching a bad stage like beating eachother to death or something, but 3 16-17 year olds on a 13 year old I'd stop.

Not the same, but it's like when I was 12 or so and was riding a bike down a road a few block away from my house. It was steep and I wanted to see if I could go straight down without stopping, a train started coming mid way down and the tracks were about 10 ft from the bottom of that street, and since it was gravel I couldn't stop. I turned at the bottom and hit a groove in the ground and skidded and stopped in time. I got up and some of the flesh on my knee was caught in my bike and I had to rip it off to get up (still have a scar, but it's small you can hardly tell), and I had rocks jammed in there too. I grabbed my bike to brace myself and walked up the hill leaving a trail of blood crying, and still remember the faces of a few of the drivers of cars staring at me with a disgusted look while looking at my leg while driving. Not a one stopped to ask me if I needed to go to a hospital. From that though I learned a valuable lesson, and try to help if I can now if I see someone in trouble like that because I know the feeling.

That coupled with a tornado story from when I was in my early teens really helped me realize that looking out for yourself first is crap. The whole "It's not my problem" thing is equally crap too. Those people you said drove by probably gave it a second thought maybe, slight indegestion from worrying a bit if they did the wrong thing, but meanwhile that kid was getting a beating he didn't deserve. Eh...I just feel strong on the subject sry, personal experiences and religion have me in a mindset of others first yourself last.

 

[Spider-Bite]

Where's the option depends on the situation? I mean seriously. It's easy when it's a couple of kids, but 4 adults beating up one guy? You aren't going to be able to save him, all your gonna do is join him in getting hurt.

 

[Darren Daring]

That's cause you have tiny wittle kitty claws

 

[Master Chief]

I'd totally help. In fact I look and hope for stuff like that every single day so I can help.

 

[Erzengel]

That's cause you have tiny wittle kitty claws

Well I still can bat them around.

They get like dizzy and stuff.