- Feb 12, 2008
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An interesting topic in my eyes.
Last Saturday whilst out drinking I witnessed an attack, a man getting kicked whilst down by other men.
I stepped in, the fight stopped and I performed first aid.
However some of the responses I received after speaking to people really shocked me.
My missus said I was stupid, that I could have been attacked.
Someone at work said I could have been knifed and he wouldn't have done anything.
Someone else said at work they wouldn't have done the first aid as there was blood (which I got on my hands) and there is AIDS etc (thought I explained with no open cuts on my hands it is very unlikely to catch it even if they had it).
A lot of people will not get involved.....yet I can't just walk away like that. I couldn't just see someone else getting beaten up, possibly killed. Likewise I couldn't just leave someone bleeding out, especially when I know I am a trained first aider. If that means getting bloody so be it.
What would you do? Am I being reckless?
I can't help think that is more people did what I consider to be the right thing, and step in, then perhaps the world would not be the cold place I feel it is at times.
Last Saturday whilst out drinking I witnessed an attack, a man getting kicked whilst down by other men.
I stepped in, the fight stopped and I performed first aid.
However some of the responses I received after speaking to people really shocked me.
My missus said I was stupid, that I could have been attacked.
Someone at work said I could have been knifed and he wouldn't have done anything.
Someone else said at work they wouldn't have done the first aid as there was blood (which I got on my hands) and there is AIDS etc (thought I explained with no open cuts on my hands it is very unlikely to catch it even if they had it).
A lot of people will not get involved.....yet I can't just walk away like that. I couldn't just see someone else getting beaten up, possibly killed. Likewise I couldn't just leave someone bleeding out, especially when I know I am a trained first aider. If that means getting bloody so be it.
What would you do? Am I being reckless?
I can't help think that is more people did what I consider to be the right thing, and step in, then perhaps the world would not be the cold place I feel it is at times.