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galbrecht71 wrote:
1-KNOWING for sure who is the victim and who is the criminal; and,
2-Mitigating physical risks to yourself whether from the attacker, an accomplice, or the responding police.
We've all heard the stories of some guy "assaulting" a woman only to learn a few moments later he was an under-cover cop and she was some violent felon. We've considered the scenarios of rendering aid to a convenience store clerk only to find out the hard way he had an unseen accomplice behind us.
Bearing this in mind, I will intervene sooner on behalf of a family member than I will on behalf of a stranger. I KNOW who the victim is if someone assaults my wife or child. And I'm willing to accept any physical risk to protect them.
Charles
galbrecht71 wrote:
The two biggest challenges in engaging on behalf of another seem to be:
1-KNOWING for sure who is the victim and who is the criminal; and,
2-Mitigating physical risks to yourself whether from the attacker, an accomplice, or the responding police.
We've all heard the stories of some guy "assaulting" a woman only to learn a few moments later he was an under-cover cop and she was some violent felon. We've considered the scenarios of rendering aid to a convenience store clerk only to find out the hard way he had an unseen accomplice behind us.
Bearing this in mind, I will intervene sooner on behalf of a family member than I will on behalf of a stranger. I KNOW who the victim is if someone assaults my wife or child. And I'm willing to accept any physical risk to protect them.
Charles