keccers
@keccers.eth
Last night me and 2 of my neighbors went down the street together to 7-11 and watched a lady throw her full fountain drink at the cashier’s head while screaming, and then her probable boyfriend came in to further threaten the guy and rough him up. No one intervened and no police were called because by now there is implicit knowledge nothing will happen between long 911 wait times, understaffed police, and cite + release policies I romanticize my past history in other cities but people tell me to stop — they are all Just Like This now or so I am told
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
you didn’t intervene? like at all? did you check on the cashier afterwards?
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Alex
@asenderling.eth
One of my best friends worked in his family's convenient store growing up. It was in a pretty bad part of the city so he had lots of (horrifying) stories. But they were fully enclosed behind bullet proof glass and anytime anyone got too wild they'd just pull out a hand gun and place it on the counter.
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Lee
@neverlee
I can't help but get involved, and nine times out of ten I find myself in more trouble than it's worth.
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Jack Lhasa
@jacklhasa
The Bystander effect. Everyone can fall victim to it. Especially if it’s something that is very far from what we experience most often.
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Vivacious 🎩💎
@vivacious
Jeez, good thing you didn't intervene. It could have been even more trouble. What if they were armed? 👀
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