How would you react? (Aggressive stranger v child scenario)

skitler

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

Leanne.. that narrows it down.

slowly slowly catch a monkey. great detective you would make.

skitler

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

..who would in all likelihood side with the sweary woman and arrest the do-gooder for causing a public disturbance

I've seen it happen so many times before, unfortunately. The person in the right ends up being threatened or punished, and those in the wrong aren't even cautioned

please describe one of these situations for our clarity.

poet123

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

NO!!

I definitely do not!

But generally, as a society do we want to have to live in fear of well-meaning busybodies going round reporting on others. Oh, hang on..

Sorry, but the ends do sometimes justify the means. I would have had no issue with anyone on that bus following the woman and finding out enough detail to report her. Would you?

skitler

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

NO!!

I definitely do not!

But generally, as a society do we want to have to live in fear of well-meaning busybodies going round reporting on others. Oh, hang on..

but generally nothing, speak for yourself and don't impose your opinion on others, I refer you to post 32, ie go live where you like or behave and fear nothing.

**professor~yaffle**

skitler wrote: »

please describe one of these situations for our clarity.

Just to take one example: man threatened by yobbos who've been making a nuisance of themselves and been threatening him for ages goes out and confronts them. Police turn up just as he's confronting them. They observe the yobbos concerned 'aren't doing anything' and the man is being aggressive. They threaten to arrest the bloke.

If someone got into an argument with shouty woman on bus the same sort of thing COULD happen.

**professor~yaffle**

poet123 wrote: »

Sorry, but the ends do sometimes justify the means. I would have had no issue with anyone on that bus following the woman and finding out enough detail to report her. Would you?

What are you saying, follow her home? She could ring the law and say she's being followed by someone she doesn't like the look of.

And who's to say she's going home? What if she's going round her (equally sweary and aggressive) boyfriend's house? What if she's going somewhere else? What's Poirot going to do then

Just ring the NSPCC or childline if you think the child is in danger. They can advise on how or if you can take it further.

skitler

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

Just to take one example: man threatened by yobbos who've been making a nuisance of themselves and been threatening him for ages goes out and confronts them. Police turn up just as he's confronting them. They observe the yobbos concerned 'aren't doing anything' and the man is being aggressive. They threaten to arrest the bloke.

If someone got into an argument with shouty woman on bus the same sort of thing COULD happen.

what a lovely story, this man was not behaving as he should two wrongs don't make it right. what a silly silly story and not appropriate . read and read and read the thread, your just not understanding.

wow some folk eh!!

**professor~yaffle**

skitler wrote: »

what a lovely story, this man was not behaving as he should two wrongs don't make it right. what a silly silly story and not appropriate . read and read and read the thread, your just not understanding.

wow some folk eh!!

yeah some folk, eh

skitler

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

What are you saying, follow her home? She could ring the law and say she's being followed by someone she doesn't like the look of.

And who's to say she's going home? What if she's going round her (equally sweary and aggressive) boyfriend's house? What if she's going somewhere else? What's Poirot going to do then

Just ring the NSPCC or childline if you think the child is in danger. They can advise on how or if you can take it further.

wow still.

skitler

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

yeah some folk, eh

now where getting somewhere. or am I typing to soon