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I've called the cops before, when it went beyond the point of spanking (which is legal) and into abuse.
More than a few times. People don't do it like they used to, but some people just don't care. Last time, I saw a woman hit her kid in the head with an open hand slap. But it was loud enough that people came around corners wondering what it was, and the kid had been knocked down by it.
The very first time I ever called the cops about something like that, a dude was literally stomping on his kid's hand. I was too young to realize I could have stepped in, but I sure as hell went to the pay phone outside the pizza place and called.
You're an absolute star for taking action mate, you did what you felt was necessary for the safety of someone else. Those are commendable actions for sure.
Stepping in if you're in the US means a good chance of being shot.
If anything sketchy is going on anywhere I immediately leave (and call the cops if something is bad enough), and I don't hang around to get shot by the cops.
Note that they mentioned “pay phone”. That was a time pre getting shot over nothing. The good old days.
Those days have always existed. We just have better optics on it now.
No, they definitely didn’t exist like they do today. Always existed but not nearly at the same frequency.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
The conversation is about cops executing people, not mass shootings.
Their first statement didn’t specify who was shooting.
They did, actually. They mentioned both the police and the abuser. Still no mention of mass shootings, though.
The real world is not an internet chat room. The vast majority of Americans aren't carrying guns.
I have 2 friends that got robbed at gunpoint.
A significant portion of the population in red states is concealed carrying too.
people in chat rooms can't shoot me. People IRL can.