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would you stop and help someone.....

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  • hothothot_3
    hothothot_3 Posts: 4,646 Forumite
    Thats some skill you got there!

    I have a collegue who calls black people "Jamaican" I said to him once, "Have you seen his !!!!ing passport or something!?" And explained the difference between religion, race and heritage.

    He understands now! :T

    its just that the police always have operations like Trident, which focus on black people in gun crime and I always see them stopping blacks in the street, so I get naturally worried when I see 5 all in one place, if it was whites I might have just stopped aslong as they werent obvious underclass chavs.
  • hothothot_3
    hothothot_3 Posts: 4,646 Forumite
    Errata wrote: »
    The fact that they were male Muslims colours your judgement on when to help and when to ignore ?

    yes because good samaritans is a christian principle not a muslemic one.
  • Lavendyr
    Lavendyr Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    hothothot wrote: »
    they were all young muslim men.....
    Do you mean Asian? Or were they wearing T-shirts which said "I am a Muslim"? :p

    People of all ethnicities can be Muslim, just as Asian people can be, for example, Christians.
    hothothot wrote: »
    20 to 25.....my OH said I was stupid to even consider, they could have been a gang and carjacked me. I feel quite stupid now to even let the thought enter my head to help.
    Are you female? I can understand the situation you were in, but would it not have been safe for you to have slowed down, rolled down your window & asked if they needed any help?

    As others have said, though, overall I would tend to go with gut instinct - if you don't feel safe to help, then don't put yourself at risk.
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
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    OP you did the right thing, let it go,
  • G47
    G47 Posts: 55 Forumite
    It would depend who looked like they needed help, if it was 1 or 2 females who looked in they're twenties then yes id stop to help them out and to try and get they're number.
  • Ah, I understand what troll means now.
    Good luck with all that.

    :money:
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    hothothot wrote: »
    yes because good samaritans is a christian principle not a muslemic one.

    I doubt the Good Samaritan checked out the guy's religion before he offered his help.
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • hothothot wrote: »
    yes because good samaritans is a christian principle not a muslemic one.
    Are you sure?

    My BIL is Muslim and one of the kindest most thoughtful person I know. If you represent Chrisitianity, makes me thankful I do not bother!
  • Lavendyr wrote: »
    Are you female? I can understand the situation you were in, but would it not have been safe for you to have slowed down, rolled down your window & asked if they needed any help?
    What do the attackers trying to lure you out of your car say differently to the genuine cases in this situation then?
  • mollycat
    mollycat Posts: 1,475 Forumite
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    To everyone who is responding to this tread....

    The OP sits and makes these scenarios up to start arguements; this didn't happen at all, i'll bet.

    Try checking out his other nonsense threads; exciting life this guys had in the last wee while,eh?
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