A good thirty years ago I finished work on Friday at 4pm, got the car out of the car park and drove the two mins to pick my wife up from the back of the supermarket as she only worked half days Fridays and this was our routine.
Waiting in our car on this summer/sunny day I noted about 20 feet in front of me a man about my age started arguing with a down and out guy, not sure why. This young couple, about my age who was walking past stopped and tried to stop the argument. The argument was not very loud but you could see it was trouble and hands waving. The down and out guy saw his chance and walked off. This left the other guy that was arguing initially arguing with the couple. Then it got really heated and then two minicab drivers got out and stopped them. We loaded our shopping and left. That taught me never to butt in unless it was an officer of the law that was being overwhelmed etc as you can often tell who is right or wrong. Even then I'd have to evaluate the risk and complete a quick risk assessment in my head and possible scenarios/aftermaths.
Since the above I've seen a couple of bust-ups at wedding parties where one of the original people in the bust-up walks off leaving the good samaritan in a problem.
I'm a pacifist and a coward as these days even the biggest clown could be and most likely is carrying a weapon and or has parasites waiting in the wings to attack you.
The story below reminded me of the above event.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-fellow-passenger-easyJet-flight-Turkey.html
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Waiting in our car on this summer/sunny day I noted about 20 feet in front of me a man about my age started arguing with a down and out guy, not sure why. This young couple, about my age who was walking past stopped and tried to stop the argument. The argument was not very loud but you could see it was trouble and hands waving. The down and out guy saw his chance and walked off. This left the other guy that was arguing initially arguing with the couple. Then it got really heated and then two minicab drivers got out and stopped them. We loaded our shopping and left. That taught me never to butt in unless it was an officer of the law that was being overwhelmed etc as you can often tell who is right or wrong. Even then I'd have to evaluate the risk and complete a quick risk assessment in my head and possible scenarios/aftermaths.
Since the above I've seen a couple of bust-ups at wedding parties where one of the original people in the bust-up walks off leaving the good samaritan in a problem.
I'm a pacifist and a coward as these days even the biggest clown could be and most likely is carrying a weapon and or has parasites waiting in the wings to attack you.
The story below reminded me of the above event.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-fellow-passenger-easyJet-flight-Turkey.html
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