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kimbutgar

(21,155 posts)
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 08:41 PM Oct 2018

So I'm driving home from my substitute teaching job today and across a big intersection

I see a bunch of teenagers across from a high school beating and kicking this kid. I was going in the opposite direction plenty of cars around. I drove until I could make a left and drove down to where these kids were pulled up and honked my horn and screamed “what the fuck” they were big kids of different ethnicities and thought about getting out of my car but held back. Luckily the kid was able to get up and I drove away. I kicked myself that I didn’t call the police but there were so many cars and people walking around and no one did anything. I got home 5 minutes later and told my hubby who said I should have called the police. This was not ok but why didn’t other people stop and confront them? There were about 7-8 big heavy kids and I’m a 62 year old woman who would be outmatched. I’m thinking of that kid tonight and I hope he’s ok. Bullies today in orange maggots America get away because the illegitimate Russian asset president is a big asshole bully.

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So I'm driving home from my substitute teaching job today and across a big intersection (Original Post) kimbutgar Oct 2018 OP
tRump has bdamomma Oct 2018 #1
Bullies predate Trump. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #2
There were bullies around long before Trump-----I went virgogal Oct 2018 #3
Oh yes I remember the bullies growing up, now it feels on acceleration as a norm kimbutgar Oct 2018 #4
Good for you! Bullies have always existed, what Trump has done... WePurrsevere Oct 2018 #5
I would have called the police - but as for Dan Oct 2018 #6
If you'd had a cell phone on you, you could have called the police from your car. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #7

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
2. Bullies predate Trump.
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 09:11 PM
Oct 2018

This shit went on when I was a kid 40 years ago.

We live in a violent culture

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
3. There were bullies around long before Trump-----I went
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 09:19 PM
Oct 2018

to school in the 40s and it was dreadful----my kids went to school in the 70s and there were bullies around,though not as bad as in my day..

Trump's an asshole,but bullying has been around for a looooong time.

kimbutgar

(21,155 posts)
4. Oh yes I remember the bullies growing up, now it feels on acceleration as a norm
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 09:38 PM
Oct 2018

It’s acceptable in culture to be a bully because of our potus.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
5. Good for you! Bullies have always existed, what Trump has done...
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 09:54 PM
Oct 2018

Is to embolden them. Trump's a bully, he certainly shouldn't be thought of by kids as a roll model but unfortunately some seem to think he's a great one.

Dan

(3,563 posts)
6. I would have called the police - but as for
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 10:44 PM
Oct 2018

Getting out of the car to confront them - there is this equation: at what cost?

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)
7. If you'd had a cell phone on you, you could have called the police from your car.
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 10:49 PM
Oct 2018

Stay in the car with the windows closed and the doors locked and make the call.

I hope the kid's OK too. Scary shit going on.

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