Stepping In To Help People
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Again it would seem weekly an opportunity presents itself where I am faced with a choice to help someone or just walk by and turn the other cheek. Yesterday I was walking my kids to the playground and noticed several teenagers in the play area in the grass. There were pinning a smaller teenager to the ground with his hands pinned behind his back and the kid was laying on his face.
I immediately started walking over as I did not know if the kids were playing rough, or if they were being mean and harming the kids. As I got closer the kids got up and I saw the smaller boy laughing and running around chasing them and they all went back to playing.
I breathed a sigh of relief, but had those kids been harming the other kids, I would not have walked away, I would have intervened and driven the kids off and made sure the smaller kid got home safely. Too many times people walk by and ignore a fight among teens, kids or adults and do nothing about it.
I have seen my fair share of fights while in New York and the horrendious and vicious public school systems there, I have been on the receiving end of group fights where nobody intervenes. There just is no acceptable way to allow such actions to be committed and turn the other way in my opinion.
I had my little boys with me and I would never want them to be treated that way if they were older, if they saw another kid being hurt I would be proud of my kid for trying to stand up and protect someone, I would not want to instill the “look the other way” attitude because it is wrong and if more people looked out for each other this would be a better place.
-Justin Germino
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I highly appreciate your views in this regard – we being adult and sensible – should act more responsibly! There’s is no point watching something silly going around you instead of intervening into it in order to prevent some fatal consequences.
I was thin and frail when I was a kid. I suppose that’s why I was taught how to box and learned taekwondo. I’ve had my share of fights but nothing beats helping another scrawny kid face up to a bully. Now, I still try to protect the rights of another but in a different arena. I’m a human rights advocate.
Great that you are human rights advocate, I admire people who take the time and effort to stand up for others.
Those darn kids!
I’m glad they were just playing around. I wouldn’t have the guts to step in to help someone I didn’t know. I remember doing that when I was young and almost got beat up. Twice. I wouldn’t care or think twice about it if it was someone I loved. The consequences, even if it was a beat-down, would be worth protecting my loved ones.
Totally agree! I would prefer people around to help in such cases rather than stand around and look or even walk away… I’ve seen that too many times.. =\
I am glad that you went over and checked it out. They could have not been playing like you said. And your walking over changed their focus if they was being a little too rough. Nice story.
Good for you we all need to step up much more often than we do. My step son is mentally retarded. Of course he is grown now. But, he was picked on and bullied without cease the entire time he attended schools. His sisters came home nearly everyday having a tale to tell about getting into an argument or even a fight in Mark’s defense. And he is such a sweet angel.
Thanks for sharing this.
I totally agree with you. Kids are kids they learn from environment or from their adults. Childhood is the first stage where a child starts learning. Its up to the parents to teach their child to respect their fellows.