[Nickname]

IMO, the parts about feeling “sad” and wanting to cuddle the kid were embellishments meant to reestablish his PC cred for even thinking about rolling up his window.

Makes for a good, sensitive story tho.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

IMO, the parts about feeling “sad” and wanting to cuddle the kid were embellishments meant to reestablish his PC cred for even thinking about rolling up his window.

While he wouldn't ACTUALLY take the thug home (where the terrorizing would continue ending in robbery or worse), the fact that he feeeeeeeeeels that he ought to makes him a good person. (Live conservative, talk liberal, vote for someone else to do the work.)