If someone was in distress - would you help? +rep

[wixard]

on my phone don't wanna type long
when im drunk I'm the worst, i see people crying in the street rush over 'WHAT'S WRONG!!!!!' last time this girl just got mugged, her bag her phone couldn't find her friends and lived a 20 minute taxi ride away I GAVE HER A TENNER!!!! ugh regret that now

another time some homeless man collapsed on our main high street everyone just stood around so my mate put her jumper under his head and we called an ambulance, then all the idiots standing around watching blocked the ambulance....

my friend didn't want her jumper back heh

[David]

no not generally, maybe if they where severely injured and i was the only one who could help.

i'll do the survey now.

[Rozi]

If it was someone a similar age to me or a child I definitely would. I've offered a few people crying on public transport a tissue and the like. Being in london I am more wary of who I help out, there's no knowing how people are going to react to you.

[lizzieTBH.]

It would really depend on the person. If I thought I could be in danger by helping them (e.g if they were drunk, on drugs) then I wouldn't. If it was an incident like the link and I was with someone, not just on my own, then I think more than likely I would.

[Mark]

I think regardless of whether I was in a group or not I would still help anyone (more likely older people) who is injured. The only time I wouldn't help someone was if they're like 5 or something because I wouldn't know how to deal with them lol.

[Ellz]

in all honesty i wouldn't help someone unless they looked like they were physically incapable of picking themselves up and carrying on with their day.

yeah, i'm probably the same.

[brandon]

I would help anyone regardless of gender and age if I felt that that they needed my help. I did your survey too

[beth]

i did yr survey for you hun.

i would help anybody regardless of who they are/what they'd done unless i felt there was a danger to my own safety or well being. i say anybody because a couple of years ago my dad had a heart attack in the middle of birmingham city centre and no-one went over and helped him apart from these 2 young guys who had been skating and came across him. he'd been on the floor for literally 15 minutes and those were the first 2 there that rang an ambulance.

if i felt there was a risk to my own safety (for example it was someone who was in the street who was drunk and was abusive but clearly needed help) i would ring an ambulance and watch from a distance to make sure it arrived and they were seen etc.

[Roxy]

done your survey

it depends on the situation. if it's something minor like someones dropped money / their shopping then i'll stop and help them pick it up or there have been times where elderly people have tripped over in the street and i've stopped to help them up and check they're alright, but if it's anything more serious than that then i'm a lot more wary. i wouldn't help someone who was crying though, unless it was a small child who looked alone / lost or if they looked completely helpless & i'm much more likely to help the elderly.

i wouldn't feel comfortable helping someone who was seriously injured because i've never had any medical training and just generally wouldn't have a clue what to do. i'd still stop but i'd wait to see if anyone else stopped first and rather than helping them myself i'd try to attract other peoples attention who may know what to do & then call an ambulance. i wouldn't help someone who was drunk either because idk how they'd react.

the only time my decisions would ever be affected by who i'm with is if it was a situation where i was worried for my own safety as well. in those cases i wouldn't approach someone if i was by myself, however if i was with a group of people or there were a lot of people around then i'd be much more likely to. if they did look like they were in serious trouble i'd probably call an ambulance but watch from a distance or something instead

[Cerys]

It depends. If someone had just collapsed etc, I've had training so of course I'd help. Even without training I'd try and help. If they were crying, I'd definitely try and see what was up, like in the past I have.

But if someone was being attacked, I'd call the police but I wouldn't run up to them and stop it. I know it sounds mean, but you have to think if they have a gun or a knife.. wouldn't be nice trying to help someone out and then get shot or stapped, eh?

+Done the survey.