What you will do in this situation?
By icesmile
@icesmile (7160)
Romania
August 16, 2009 10:08am CST
If you saw someone murdering another human would you try to stop it, or call the police?
Or you will be so scared and just run and don t make something to help a human who will die for sure?
So, you will try to help or just don t care? Of course that 911 is a solution, but for sure that will be to late, until police will come, of course that that person will murder other.Will you try to help?
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19 responses
@ChrysanTflower (1607)
• Indonesia
16 Aug 09
I will run! I'm afraid if that person look at me and decided to kill me too because I've seen him murdering people. I will call the police! ..but I have no proof, and how if the police arrested me and that people already die? this is a confusing situation.. I will take a photo then run! Usually I go out with car, so I will take a photo, throw everything to that murder and go to the police office immediately! Hope after I throw something the murder will realize that there's people who see and leave that place immediately..
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@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
17 Aug 09
might want to think twice about that car idea..since YOU werent being attacked it isnt "self-defense" and the guy who was attacking that person you were trying to save could have a case against you for attempted vehicular homicide.
although i must admit that if i thought it would save that person and i was in my car i would at least try knock the attack down or something..cant not do SOMETHING right?
@smartie0317 (1610)
• United States
16 Aug 09
It depends on the moment. If I could help, I think I would try. Most likely, I wouldn't. That person could turn around and murder you. I think if you can't help, the best is to try to take a picture with your phone and try to call the cops and when they come, you have proof and can arrest the murderer.
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@icesmile (7160)
• Romania
16 Aug 09
Hi, is a good idea to take a picture, but you know, in this picture can be just somebody who kill other. Of course that is possible the murderer kill you, but maybe is a solution to hide, and scream something like this..."i see you, let him go, i know you now"...maybe murderer attention will be changed, and he will run. Maybe deserve to try.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
16 Aug 09
Depend on the situation and my own strength, I don't think I can help much. If there's only one killer, I can try helping but if there's more, I don't think I can. Yelling is a good idea but they might come after me afterwards. If there's more people around I'll try the yelling and screaming part. If not, I'll probably call 911 and let them do their job.
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@pushkin69 (546)
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17 Aug 09
hello there. I dont think I could stand by and do nothing if I saw another human being (or animal in fact) being hurt. It isnt in my nature to not help out even if I thought I myself would be put in danger.
I imagine many people may say a similar thing. Of course as you as 911 may be an option but the person may die before they get out to help them. If there was something I could do in my power to help I would do.
It has thankfully not happened so far so I dont know how I would actually feel until I was in that situation but that is my gut reaction.
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@thelittlenaga (226)
• India
17 Aug 09
Murderrrrrrrr!!!!! *faints*
Huh! if the murderer is someone i could take down, then will try. Else....
whoossshhhhh!.hide and reach down for my mobile...to call the police.
What Da F?....no enuf credit to call for help..
then, you'll see the back of my neck...vanishing into the shadows.
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@smashingblow (3)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I would kill the person who is murdering the people. I would call the police after and say it was self-defense.
@smart44 (510)
• Philippines
17 Aug 09
I will call the police station and relay to them the exact location of the crime so that they will handle the case and rescue the murdered person immediately.
I will try my very best to help them. But I see to it the police will come at once. Since police officers are anywhere else and they are very ready to help.
@tyt2222006 (172)
• China
17 Aug 09
For most situations calling the police is my first option. But I would do my best on the premise of my own satety.
@bingchen (1119)
• China
17 Aug 09
what did you think that the situation,maybe you see the real situaiton,you could not ask much qustion,in fact,when i see the woman merder,i found that my heart was
broken by her behaviour,i think why to prevent her and my tears appeared in my face,i talked to her not do like this and get off the knife,but her was covered by the hate,not to ignore my feeling and go out with her knife,i don't hope that thing happened in my mind and lost her,i beg her to take off her knife.at last she see what i mean and not to do like this,in my mind,i don't hope this sicuation happened again,living is full of hardness,but strong heart face it,make me more harder,overcoming the iron and become steel.
@beaushell (339)
• Philippines
17 Aug 09
This is a real challenge for us who really cares about life. I should say, I will be cautious in my next action. Asking help and making noise can surely be a great distraction for them who are insanely doing his thing. A noise of people coming will give them the element of surprise and will surely confused and stop them in their evil plan.
If worst come to worst, I will make all the possible means to stop the murder.
@bhargavoza (656)
• India
17 Aug 09
When you are asking this question i should say that i will defenately prevent the culprit to stop killing the person because taking any other step will be too late for helping the dieing person but when really this situation comes , everything goes voluntry and i don,t know how i react to this situatuion.
@suchi60 (912)
• India
17 Aug 09
I don't want to die a hero, so I might just as well call the police and wait for help to arrive. What's the guarantee that I'll be able to help stop a murder if their are two or more assailants? If its a one-on-one situation, I may intervene, but can you tell me who is at fault or is the rigt guy?
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@Donna_hit (63)
• China
17 Aug 09
I will run to another place and call several people to stop the murdering and then call the police. If I stop the murderer, he is likely to hurt me so it is not wise and I need some assistants. when they are fighting against the murderer, the police arrive and will take hime to police station.
@winarno1mail (3)
• Indonesia
17 Aug 09
Of course i must stop him/her as long as I can, untul the police came to teh crime scene. We can do another try to change that crime happen, wuth trow something to them, maybe water, chilli sauce, or some rock, dust or something. we not kill them but, a little hurt...
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
16 Aug 09
Hi, Ice!
While I know it's really a stupid thing to do, I think I'd be compelled to jump in and, at the very least, scream for help while calling 911!
@marianna45 (1399)
• Romania
16 Aug 09
Hi there, few years ago, i were in this kind of situation, when a good friend of mine, was in a real problem with shes husband, and that animal take a knife and want kill she...and i were there, i was so scared, in that moment my brain work a lot, and just i say, that if he kill she, he will stay in jail all life. And try to stay calm, even inside i was empty, but i talk calm with him, and step by step i convince him to let the knife down. Of course that was very hard for me, because i were not afraid just for my friend life , i afraid a lot for my life too. Seems that in this kind of situation, when you know both, you can talk, or try just keep calm, but when you are in a situation when you don t know the murderer and the victim too, i think that you must try to make a lot of noise, to make him think that will be catched, because somebody else saw him too. I think that is just a problem of calm. Of course that are situation when you just can hide, or run, never know what will be.
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
16 Aug 09
I can only guess what I would do in a situation like that, seeing someone mudrdered, whe all think we know what we would do, but when the time cane to put up or shut-p, if you will, the mindset could go in an entirely different direction.
I would hope that I could do something without getting hurt myself, to stop someone from being murdered. However, if I see that the situation is out of control the best thing to do would be to get other people out of harms way and call the police and hope thery arrive in time to help save a life.
@vandana7 (100300)
• India
16 Aug 09
I dont think rushing towards the murderer is going to solve the problem. Instead, the guy will only murder two. In fact, even if he spots me he is going to be after me. So I am doomed anyway. If I am physically fit, I will rush to help the person, provided the person is still in condition to survive and fight along with me. Two against one means a possibility of survival for both. If I let him die, tomorrow somebody will do the same to me. I cant do that, as anyway I am a marked person. I will attempt to save him if he can be saved. If he is mortally wounded it makes more sense to escape. By surviving, I can still try to get medical help for him, and get the police to come there, and also save my life.
@agussutrisno (89)
• Indonesia
17 Aug 09
Why do you ask about this, have you experienced him?. If I see this of course I must help this person, but indirectly approach him. It was first that we must shout ask for help so that people around can hear and come to help, further just we call police. When we contact police previously the possibility of the killer will run first ha...ha....