Would you help?

Its a tough one, and people can often react badly especially when there is blood involved. At the very least calling the cops or an ambulance (or both) would have been a minimum!

I have been a few situations where I have pulled over and provided assistance, and often do it with very little hesitation, but since I have had children its not as easy to jump in boots and all.

I once came across a lady having a seizure on the side of the road, just laying on the grass verge fitting. I pulled up, left O in the car with the windows open (right next to me) and called an ambulance straight away, then looked after her until it came. When she stopped fitting she had no idea where she was or anything like that, so am really glad I stopped to help.

I am a very firm believer in karma, so for me it would be really hard not to help someone in trouble.

I hope your brother isnt too shaken up and that his friend is okay.

Could have been a number of reasons why they didn't help but one that comes to mind is that maybe they just had no clue as to how they should react or what they could do to help? They gave the name of the street and thought they best stay out of it so as not to get in the way?

Perhaps the brother didn't sound as coherent as he thinks he did? I remember having to run to the cowshed once to tell my dad that my younger sister was choking on a bead and for him to get to the house - Dad got me straight away and ran home but my grandad who was also in the cowshed at the time told me off for speaking too fast and not speaking clearly. In my mind, I had been totally clear....

I would hope that in that situation I would ask what I could do to help. You just never know though. There were a few situations in town in my uni days where in hindsight I felt I should have called emergency services or offered some assistance but at the time wondered "Should I? Shouldn't I? Would the police even care? Will the situation resolve itself?" and dithered about it until we had moved on or the other parties had moved on.

My pet hate though is "rubber-neckers". People that crowd around a situation like that or slow right down to see what is going on but do nothing to help. Just keep moving people! (It doesn't sound like these people were though as they were already in the car park before the brother asked for help).

Edited by Delli

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Sounds like you all have compassion and would help if it didn't risk your own safety.  .  And it's a given Kelly - that you'd go running to help my brother.

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you know it girl