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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
This is just fucked up. But as I thought about it, I wondered what I would really do if I was standing in the same car. I don't think that I would have assisted either for fear of getting hit by the hammer even once. I'd like to think that it wouldn't be the case, but in all honesty, I don't think I would have helped until after the assailant was finished and left the scene.
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What if it had been a white man being assaulted, instead of black man?
What if it had been a black woman being assaulted, instead of a black man? Or "better" yet, what if it had been a white woman? And would her age and appearance, as well as her race, made any difference?
Yes, the assailant wielding the hammer was a pretty big guy. But there was an opportunity – perhaps as much as 20 seconds – where the assailant had his back turned to everyone, and was bent over, while hammering his surprised victim. That should've been opportunity enough for another man to tackle the assailant.