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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
I've called a few times before when I've witnessed events. Maybe I've just become a bit too jaded for my own good.
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To his defense, since I love him so much, we have made calls before and have ended up getting bitten in the ass. One time the apartment across the parking lot had a fire out front at about 4 in the morning. I think it was the combination of a cigarette butt and a drought. Anyway, I called 911 and we ran across the way to get the man awake and out of the apartment. We were being the good samaritans right?
Well, he didn't see it this way. He cussed us out and went to the management office the next day to complain that we woke him up. His place was on fire mind you. We get a note to come to the office and we have to defend ourselves.
Another time, I stopped on I-70 to help a woman who was run off the road by another car. I talked with her and told her that I would give her a ride home since she was going to Columbus and it was on the way. The cop that came chewed me out for not having any information. He asked me why I stopped if I had nothing that could help anyone. Talk about a slap in the face.
These are just a couple of examples of how we have been burnt. We are not bad people and honestly sometimes things happen so quickly and unexpectedly that you feeze and stand in awe. I am not saying that we shouldn't have helped, but we can't go back and beat ourselves up over what if. What we can do is learn and hopefully do better in a similar situation.