Friday, August 1, 2008

Cowardice

I must qualify this post by saying I do not know what I would have done, BUT I hope I would have the sense of justice in this situation. On a bus ride from Alberta to Manitoba, a man attacked and killed another. The shocking part stems from the response of other passengers on the bus. No one attempted to help the victim. What's more, the bus stopped amid the screams of the victim and everyone fled. No person attempted to intervene. The cries of another for help were ignored.

Why did not anyone subdue the criminal? Were there no bags to bludgeon the attacker with? How can 35 people not overpower one? I am sure that it was terrifying to see another man attack another. I cannot imagine fleeing. My heart hurts thinking about this.

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