Posted on 07/03/2008 4:02:38 PM PDT by george76
Boris Johnson urged people to walk away if they see a crime committed rather than risk their own lives.
The London mayor admitted he would tell his own children to "look after themselves" rather than play Good Samaritan to a victim.
"Everybody is shocked by the level of violence we are seeing, particularly towards young people, and we must all work as hard as we can to reverse this dreadful trend."
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
The average person was different in those days and less likely to knife and rob you maybe the situation we all faced as a nationa then made a difference or is it just what western society has become.
Would you advocate your son or daughter to intervene in some gangland incident in New York or Chicargo I think not and that is what Boris is saying about his own children.
Yes report the crime but do not endanger yourself or end up being a suspect in the crime.
> Would you advocate your son or daughter to intervene in some gangland incident in New York or Chicargo I think not and that is what Boris is saying about his own children.
I would be proud if my son or daughter intervened and prevented a crime from happening to an innocent party. That is what being a good Citizen is all about.
That is what I teach them to do.
> Yes report the crime but do not endanger yourself or end up being a suspect in the crime.
There are many worse things in life than getting hurt. It is perfectly normal and (used to be) expected to endanger yourself to help others.
If enough of us endangered ourselves, the Bad Guys would have a very hard time indeed. Our Society has degenerated and weakened itself precisely because people are no longer willing to Get Involved.
I say “Bollix” to that notion! Get involved! Get stuck in. Interfere. Go in Harm’s Way and maybe get hurt if you have to: at least you can sleep at night with a clean conscience.
> The London mayor admitted he would tell his own children to “look after themselves” rather than play Good Samaritan to a victim.
Don’t worry, Mr Mayor, there are still decent and brave Londoners who will protect you and your kids if you ever become victimized.
> Are British males neutered at birth?
Not this one...
Planet of the Apes..?
I am a primary care giver for my father IMHO it would be wrong to endanger my life or put myself in harms way. Yes report the crime as I said before.
Maybe I have been over protected and this shapes my thinking but primarily I believe you should not go to places and get involved with things and people that could put in you danger because of the nature of the area or property you are visiting.
Many people are involved in crimes because they are where they should not be or with people that it is not healthy to be with.
You say that you would be proud if your son or daughter prevented a crime happening to an innocent party my argument is that in most cases the person attacked is often not innocent and should not have been there in the first place. Having said that as a human being I do not want anyone hurt or maimed and therefore would get involved in as much as reporting the crime and even making a formal report knowing fully well that could put me in danger for reporting the crime. As a female 5:2 and just over 100 pounds and a care giver to an elderly father I would consider is foolhardy to physically intervene in the event which could lead to others being hurt trying to protect me.
I would sleep better knowing I had done what I consider the responsible thing that than get seriously injured and my father having to go into care which I know he would probably not survive and I would have to live with that. Each person has different circumstances to consider and we should consider this before we make judgement upon what level of involvement they should have in an incident.
WHAT a COWARD. He sounds like the Mayor of Chicago, or of DC! (the District of Criminals)
NOW BURGLARS WILL NOT BE JAILED
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042778/posts
Gordon Brown pledges new measures on knife crime after four die in 24 hours
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2044165/posts
There’s conservatives and then there’s eunuch conservatives.
Boris and Michael Bloomberg are eunuchs.
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