OK, I’m no hero tbh, or angel for that matter. Far from it. I’m actually a bit of a misanthrope and am hiding from my new flat mates as we speak (to avoid having to converse with them)..
But, the amount of times now that I’ve had to step in to help people when out and about now is ridiculous. I’m talking: a few elderly collapses, a few drinkers collapsing at bus stops etc, an elderly man nearly going under a bus etc etc.
I am not a nurse or particularly good at my first aid, and as I said I’m a real mean misanthrope, but I am always the only person to act when the shit hits the fan. Other people tend to stand their staring, gawping in a gormless fashion, doing nothing helpful, not even calling 999.
When the elderly man nearly enough went under the bus, I had to run (and I am a big lady!), scream for the bus to stop, then help the man, all while other people stared, eyes glazed. An army bloke did take over from me in the end (whilst I made the 999 call) as he knew more, but you get the gist.
Today, for example (slightly irrelevant but also not so), there was a road rage incident towards our bus driver. The bloke was effing away and the bus driver called out for one of us to call 999. I was the only person who did this; everyone else just stared or filmed it. Wtaf???!
Is this normal now- to ignore people needing help etc in everyday situations or are people scared to get involved? What if you needed help? I’m genuinely interested.
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RebeccaBunchLawyer · 21/06/2018 22:35
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