** Would you get involved?**

Leo · Guru

RE: ** Would you get involved?**

Julie · Comandante

There is something on CP 24 about the Guardian Angels

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20060113-008/page.asp

torontotrucho · Guru

DulceGalletita wrote:

torontotrucho wrote: I would call the " Gost Buster", they are very good at solving problems. jijiji. Good thing the Something Angel are coming to Toronto, would you guys join them? Who's the something angel?? and what do they do??

They are not the Hell's ANgel, all the contrary; this is a civilian group of vigilantesfounded in the U.S. They wear a dark -red boina ( kind of che guevara hat) and they are supposed to figth crime by being on the streets helping people in distress and calling the police when necessary.

I still can't recall the name before Angels, ummm, they've been on T.V lately and they are trying to recruit people in Toronto in order to reduce crime. I think they should first beat the hell out of Mike Harris first for not taking care of youth when he had the chance.

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

torontotrucho wrote:

I would call the " Gost Buster", they are very good at solving problems. jijiji. Good thing the Something Angel are coming to Toronto, would you guys join them?

Who's the something angel?? and what do they do??

latinsoulchild · TOP Guru

With all this gun craze going on, you never know who's packin. People get shot all the time for being "good samaritans" I don't trust anyone nowadays...

Lahtina · Foro Master

I agree with those who say "don't get involved". But I also think you should use your common sense and act with caution.

torontotrucho · Guru

I would call the " Gost Buster", they are very good at solving problems. jijiji.

Good thing the Something Angel are coming to Toronto, would you guys join them?

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

Phantasma wrote:

From past experience Ive learned its better to not get involved... especially when its a chick and her man arquing... It takes me longer to get involved and ruin my day with their nonsense than it takes for her to be buscandolo again. La que por su gusto es mula, del cielo le cae el arnés. If its a kid, they prob need a beatin, Ive seen kids actin the fool in stores and stuff and I wanna beat them my damn self. In the chair throwing incident that's different. Same if you see someone steal a purse from some old lady on the street. You may say is not your busines but later on that same guy can break into your house and shoot your Uncle Ben thereby forcing you into a life of fighting crime and defending justice.

I AGREE WITH THAT...

Phantasma · TOP Guru

From past experience Ive learned its better to not get involved... especially when its a chick and her man arquing... It takes me longer to get involved and ruin my day with their nonsense than it takes for her to be buscandolo again. La que por su gusto es mula, del cielo le cae el arnés. If its a kid, they prob need a beatin, Ive seen kids actin the fool in stores and stuff and I wanna beat them my damn self.

In the chair throwing incident that's different. Same if you see someone steal a purse from some old lady on the street. You may say is not your busines but later on that same guy can break into your house and shoot your Uncle Ben thereby forcing you into a life of fighting crime and defending justice.

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

Bainaman wrote:

I went to buy a gift for a wedding one time.....and as soon as I walked it....like literally......I walk in the store.....and a younger guy started to yell at the older gentleman behind the counter....I'm talking about agressively yelling......and as soon as it started....the young guy grabbed a chair and whipped it at the older man.......commotion broke out....and I and others in the store.....grabbed the younger guy....and put him on the ground......and waited 'till cops arrived....... Honestly though....It all happened so fast......I had no time to think about it........I think that if you sit back and watch....and think about what could happen to YOU if you get involved....you are less likely to take action.....

OMG!!! I'm glad you helped out the old man ... but yes I agree with you ... I guess in one way or another we help out with out thinking about it when needed ...

But then, if you don't do anything are you contributing to what is happening ... like something similar to if you know someone is going to steal something but don't say anything your an ACCOMPLICE

Bainaman · Foro Master

I went to buy a gift for a wedding one time.....and as soon as I walked it....like literally......I walk in the store.....and a younger guy started to yell at the older gentleman behind the counter....I'm talking about agressively yelling......and as soon as it started....the young guy grabbed a chair and whipped it at the older man.......commotion broke out....and I and others in the store.....grabbed the younger guy....and put him on the ground......and waited 'till cops arrived.......

Honestly though....It all happened so fast......I had no time to think about it........I think that if you sit back and watch....and think about what could happen to YOU if you get involved....you are less likely to take action.....

Gitana · Foro Master

DulceGalletita wrote:

Now a question in return Ms. GM ... if you were at a party and saw the SAME situation with another couple and neither party was a FRIEND ... then would you have stepped in ....

IF I SEE THAT THEY ARE GETTING AGRESSIVE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER.... I WOULD!!!

LGigolo · Comandante

DulceGalletita wrote:

Gitana wrote: BUT I WAS COMPLETELY IGNORED.... HE THEN STARTED PUSHING HER AND THAT'S WHERE I STEPPED IN.... PERHAPS IT WASN'T MY PLACE TO GET INVOLVED.... BUT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM TO HIT HER.... Yeah I know what you mean ... did she say thank u ... Now a question in return Ms. GM ... if you were at a party and saw the SAME situation with another couple and neither party was a FRIEND ... then would you have stepped in ....

I think that is the KEY, if it’s your FRIEND you almost have an obligation to protect him/her… but I think the smart way to do it would be NOT to get involved with the other party; but instead just to take your friend and leave that environment till both heads cool down and then they can discuss it more rationally OR start all over again!

Julie · Comandante

As you said, it might not be my bizz, but still

You see a mother screaming at her child, and slapping them in a grocery store. Personally, I am strict with kids because this is the way I was raised, I can't stand "caprichos". BTW, strict does mean beating the child or being a psycholigical abuser. I know, I know, I am not a mother but yes, I know what to do and not what to do ! I loved my 3 girls (some knows what I mean) with all my heart and hated them sometimes as well but I took care of them as if there were mine (actually they were mine! since the actual mon was inexistant in the picture). So, since sometimes kids drive you nuts, and I think this word is not strong enough, there will be a reason behind this slapping but personally I would find another way to make him/her understand that his/her behaviour in inapropriate. Una nalgada, nunca le ha hecho daño a nadie ! But are you talking about beating, abuses ? Then yes, OMG, I will turn nuts if I see something like that, and I don't care if it is not of my bizz, I will go fwrd.

You see a couple arguing on the street and the women has fear written all over her and the man is like pushing and hitting her. You know, the famous "sexto sentido". I like to observe pple, so I am very "atenta" to what is going on in the street. So I would probably notice the scene from far away. Getting closer, if I might just hold on and get into a coffee shop or something and seak for help. I don't care what she has done or not, he shouldn't be laying his hands on her and vice versa (because it happens more than we think).

You're at a restaurant and you notice that the waitress that is serving you is being harrassed by a group at the next table. Unfortunatly, it is "part" of the job. Ithink that in this case, she should go to her mgr, but the scene will probably get my attention so if she doen't receive the support need, I will go and talk to him myself and see how the mgr will take the "complain" from a customer. I am a very nice person but I can be such a B......

-- Edited by Julie at 12:45, 2006-01-13

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

Gitana wrote:

BUT I WAS COMPLETELY IGNORED.... HE THEN STARTED PUSHING HER AND THAT'S WHERE I STEPPED IN.... PERHAPS IT WASN'T MY PLACE TO GET INVOLVED.... BUT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM TO HIT HER....

Yeah I know what you mean ... did she say thank u ... Now a question in return Ms. GM ... if you were at a party and saw the SAME situation with another couple and neither party was a FRIEND ... then would you have stepped in ....

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

LGigolo wrote:

You should have biotch slapped HER for continuing with him… LOL On a serious note – I don’t know; but I would generally not get involved. Perhaps if I saw it go extreme, as in: A parent beating a kid with a belt or stick too severely or a bf raising a hand at the woman, I would get into their business and just tell them to cool and relax, etc… Screaming matches? – Let’em have it… a little pat in the kids ass let the kid have it… I generally would just stay out of it.

LOL!! Well, I'm not sure what happened with her

But I agree, I guess if it gets to the extreme people may get involved ... but then again if you do get involved you can be the one to get in trouble

Gitana · Foro Master

DulceGalletita wrote:

he was insulting her like crazy and she was in tears. And I stepped in to defend & protect her and he was like it's not your business stay out of this

THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE...

I WENT OVER TO HER PLACE CAUSE WE WERE GONNA HAVE AN ALL GIRLS NIGHT OUT... FOR SOME REASON HER AND HER BOYFRIEND STARTED ARGUING.... AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE A SMALL ARGUMENT UNTIL THEY STARTED STEPPING UP TO EACHOTHER AND INSULTING ONE ANOTHER.... I TRIED TO TELL THEM TO RELAX AND TRY TO TALK INSTEAD OF SCREAMING AT ONE ANOTHER.... BUT I WAS COMPLETELY IGNORED.... HE THEN STARTED PUSHING HER AND THAT'S WHERE I STEPPED IN....

PERHAPS IT WASN'T MY PLACE TO GET INVOLVED.... BUT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT HIM TO HIT HER....

LGigolo · Comandante

You should have biotch slapped HER for continuing with him… LOL

On a serious note – I don’t know; but I would generally not get involved. Perhaps if I saw it go extreme, as in: A parent beating a kid with a belt or stick too severely or a bf raising a hand at the woman, I would get into their business and just tell them to cool and relax, etc… Screaming matches? – Let’em have it… a little pat in the kids ass let the kid have it… I generally would just stay out of it.

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

I'm not sure what I would do to tell you the truth ... I think that if a situation involved a CHILD I would get involved just because they can't defend themselves ...

** But then again I remember one time a friend of mine and her boyfriend got into an ARGUMENT MATCH, and he was insulting her like crazy and she was in tears. And I stepped in to defend & protect her and he was like it's not your business stay out of this y yo nada que ver me quede con ella she told him to go and that she did not want to see him again. But then the next day she tells me you shouldn't have got involved ... I was like what un poco mas y te pegaba caray and she was like I love him ... Never again, did I get involved ...

DulceGalletita · Foro Master

Hellooooooooooo .... this morning on my way to work I saw a couple arguing what about no se no soy TAN CURIOSA ... but I could tell this man was EXTREMELY upset ... and all I did was mind my own business and continued to walk ....

Then I wondered, I hope this woman is ok ... and I remembered this show I watched that had certain situations where a person/child needed help but many people were INDIFFERENT to the situation ... Osea ya no existe un buen SAMARITANO nowadays???

For example:

You see a mother screaming at her child, and slapping them in a grocery store.
You see a couple arguing on the street and the women has fear written all over her and the man is like pushing and hitting her.
You're at a restaurant and you notice that the waitress that is serving you is being harrassed by a group at the next table.

What would you do?? Do we just tend to say WHO CARES NONE OF MY BUSINESS!! Maybe that's it we all just decide to mind our own business and not get involved as we take into account the phrase:

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IN MY BACKYARD, EVERYTHING IS a-okay ...

*** I hope I made myself clear ... if not take a look at the below ***

http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml;jsessionid=RV4KDWK0USBJOCWIAAOCFFQKZAAB2IWC?chid=3&schid=160&secid=1372&cid=763328

-- Edited by DulceGalletita at 12:15, 2006-01-13