This letter is a real eye opener and i can see why you guys chose it as your favorite essay of them all. The thesis was stated clearly at the end of the first subsection and it read: "There are three things the bystander must do...for intervention. As we shall...inhibit his action." It outlines what the essay will be about, gives the reader a brief summary of each sub-topic, and then give a short tidbit of information to wrap it up.
“It’s a rare traveler who, in picking a roadside restaurant, chooses to stop at one where no other cars appear in the parking lot” (419)
The author gives this as an example of a similar, not so serious situation. If no one else is going to stop and eat there, it must not be any good, must not have anything special or important about it. The same thought process is shown when amergencies occur, if no one else is helping, then it must not be that big of a deal so I won't bother.
I googled good amaritan and i came upon an interesting story...
DENVER – A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket.
Family members said 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Friday night.
Moffett suffered bleeding in the brain, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He was in serious but stable condition Wednesday.
The Colorado State Patrol issued the citation. Trooper Ryan Sullivan said that despite Moffett's intentions, jaywalking contributed to the accident.
Moffett had been driving his bus when the two women got off. In the interest of safety, he got out and, together with another passenger, helped the ladies cross.
Moffett's stepson, Ken McDonald, said the driver of the pickup plowed into his stepfather, but not before Moffett pushed the two women out of the way.
When he awoke in intensive care, he learned of the ticket. "His reaction was dazed and confused. I was a little angry," said McDonald.
The other man also was cited for jaywalking, while the pickup driver was cited with careless driving that led to injury. Sullivan said the two elderly women haven't been cited but the investigation is ongoing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_fe_st/odd_good_samaritan_ticketed
This shows that people still have the conciousness to do good deeds, even though it may not have been an emergency. But now we have even more evidence as to why we should not stick our necks out for other people. If we do, we'll not only end up in the hospital, but with a ticket, all for doing the right thing...
Tonight at dinner, my friend Will tried to say hi to a young man that wasn't very fond of him. The kid blew him off and Will laughed lowdly at his arrogance. The young man replied "you don't know who you're talking to." The roughient was obviously disgruntled at my pal and I decided that it was my turn to step in. Keep in mind, my friend is about five foot six, about a hundred thiry pounds soken wet, and the other kid is probably six feet, one-eighty. I explained to the young man that hey, he was just trying to say hi, and i got a little explative but in short i told him to leave Will alone because he didn't know who he was talking to.
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That was a very interesting story that you found. Its kinda weird and the people who gave the tickets were just looking for trouble, people can be stupid.
ReplyDeleteWow! I can't believe that the guy got a jaywalking for doing a good deed. I personally think that they should've considered what he prevented before issuing him a ticket. I appreciate those who step out of their way to help someone else in need. I think it makes the world a better place and makes you want to do something nice for someone else.
ReplyDeleteI also appreciate it when people go out of their way to help. It does make you want to help someone, and shows you that the world isn't entirely as shitty as it seems. The officer that issued the ticket to the jaywalker is the reason for the usual view of the world. But it's not all bad as the jaywalker has showed us.
ReplyDeletei actually read this when it came out, i was astonished that someone actually did that, but if you read the whole thing, he almost caused a bigger accident by getting out.
ReplyDeletei dont think that was the best thing you or your friend could have done, he probably wasnt in a good mood, or took what you said the wrong way
Amazing story and awesome post, except you missed the thesis. It is at the end. The authors construct the argument and answer the question about why people don't help in a crisis in the last section on lessons learned.
ReplyDeleteEven with missing the thesis you still made it into a very eye-opening post. Awesome post and great find on the good Samaritan story.
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